Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. 

History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. 

If a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. 

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. 

I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. 

Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. 

The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. 

That old law about ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. 

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. 

Every man lives in two realms: the internal and the external. The internal is that realm of spiritual ends expressed in art, literature, morals, and religion. The external is that complex of devices, techniques, mechanisms, and instrumentalities by means of which we live. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.