"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed: we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Carve a tunnel of hope through the dark mountain of disappointment." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically... Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The Negro needs the white man to free him from his fears. The white man needs the Negro to free him from his guilt." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"A right delayed is a right denied." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"A man who won't die for something is not fit to live." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.