Now, it should be incandescently clear that no one who has any concern for the integrity and life of America today can ignore the present war. If America's soul becomes totally poisoned, part of the autopsy must read Vietnam.
More Quotes from Martin King:
If you will protest courageously, and yet with dignity and Christian love, when the history books are written in future generations, the historians will have to pause and say, There lived a great people-a black people-who injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization.Martin King
When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love.
Martin King
When we look at modern man, we have to face the fact that modern man suffers from a kind of poverty of the spirit, which stands in glaring contrast with a scientific and technological abundance. We've learned to fly the air as birds, we've learned to swim the seas as fish, yet we haven't learned to walk the Earth as brothers and sisters.
Martin King
We refuse to believe that there is insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation.
Martin King
Whatever career you may choose for yourself - doctor, lawyer, teacher - let me propose an avocation to be pursued along with it. Become a dedicated fighter for civil rights. Make it a central part of your life. It will make you a better doctor, a better lawyer, a better teacher. It will enrich your spirit as nothing else possibly can. It will give you that rare sense of nobility that can only spring from love and selflessly helping your fellow man. Make a career of humanity.Commit yourself to the noble struggle for human rights.You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of your country and a finer world to live in.
Martin King
We shall match your capacity to inflict suffering with our capacity to endure suffering. Do to us what you will and we shall continue to love you.
Martin King
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: America Quotes, Honesty & Integrity Quotes, Present Quotes, War & Peace QuotesBased on Keywords: autopsy
I got to meet some of the best people I've ever met, and we all grew as people and as entertainers.
Carrie Underwood
I, personally, have found reading a continual support to writing.
Margaret Mahy
A man never feels more important than when he receives a telegram containing more than ten words.
George Ade