Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.

We have guided missiles and misguided men.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.

Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies – or else? The chain reaction of evil – hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars – must be broken, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.

It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.

At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.

Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.

There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate only love can do that.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.