Top 99 Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes About Silence

Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader who inspired millions with his words. Here are the top 99 quotes from Martin Luther King Jr. about silence:

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”
“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.”
“Not only will we have to repent for the sins of bad people; but we also will have to repent for the appalling silence of good people.”
“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.”
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
“The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.”
“There comes a time when silence is betrayal.”
“A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.”
“We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.”
“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.”
“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”
“We must use time creatively.”
“The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But… the good Samaritan reversed the question: ‘If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'”
“The time is always right to do what is right.”
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.”
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
“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.”
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
“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.”
“We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.”
“Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.”
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”
“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.”
“The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.”
“The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others.”
“The time is always right to do the right thing.”
“If a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.”
“The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.”
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'”
“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.”
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
“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 forward.”
“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.”
“I have decided to stick to love…Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”
“The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But… the good Samaritan reversed the question: ‘If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'”
“The time is always right to do what is right.”
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.”
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
“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.”
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
“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.”
“We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.”
“Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.”
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”
“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.”
“The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.”
“The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others.”
“The time is always right to do the right thing.”
“If a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.”
“The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.”
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'”
“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.”
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
“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 forward.”
“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.”
“I have decided to stick to love…Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
“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.”
“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

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