Martin Luther King Day

Today, the third Monday in January, the United States honors the life of civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

King, who advocated non-violent change, is best know for his “I Have a Dream” speech. But that famous oration is far from the only thing Dr. King had to say. Below are just a few other King quotes:

• “The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.”

• “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”

• “Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it. “

• “Let no man pull you low enough to hate him. “

• “If man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.”

• “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

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