MLK Quotes
Read the quotes below, all spoken by Martin Luther King. Then, comment on which one you like the best and why. If you know of other quotes by MLK and want to comment with those, that is fine, too. Just make sure you write why you like it.
MARTIN LUTHER KING QUOTES
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
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.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase
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.
A man who won't die for something is not fit to live
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.
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.
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.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite one is the very first one. I like it Because it tells you that you still have to like the people that dont like you.
ReplyDeleteDarkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
ReplyDeleteLet no man pull you low enough to hate him.
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ReplyDeleteA man who won't die for something is not fit to live
ReplyDeleteMy favorite quote is- "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." This is my favorite quote because it shows that positive energy is always greater and it is always better.
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ReplyDelete'If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving" I like this one because if you don't keep moving forward you are going to be stuck in the same place with no change, and the problems you have now will always be your problems
ReplyDeletethe 3 won because it is telling you to take a step closer in your faith in your religion
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ReplyDeleteBreckon10January 24, 2017 at 1:32 PM
The quote I like is, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." I liked this one because if you are in the dark you can't get out of the dark without light, and if you hate that you can't stop it without love.
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. I like this one because if you keep hating people you would have no one when you need them
ReplyDeleteMy favorite one is - 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.
ReplyDeleteThe first one because it tells you not to hate each other
ReplyDeleteMy favorite one is the first one because it talks about how there has to be change to be successful and you need to love people that hate you
ReplyDelete"A man who won't die for something is not fit to live," I like this quote because if you really want to change something but if you wont die for it. "You aren't fit to live."
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