I refuse to accept the idea that the โisnessโ of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal โoughtnessโ that forever confronts him.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Difficult and painful as it is, we must walk on in the days ahead with an audacious faith in the future.
Martin Luther King, Jr.As the weeks and months unfolded, we realized that we were the victims of a broken promise.
Martin Luther King, Jr.What I'm saying to you this morning is that Communism forgets that life is individual. Capitalism forgets that life is social, and the Kingdom of Brotherhood is found neither in the thesis of Communism nor the antithesis of capitalism but in a higher synthesis.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Agape is something of the understanding, creative, redemptive goodwill for all men. It is a love that seeks nothing in return. It is an overflowing love; it's what theologians would call the love of God working in the lives of men. And when you rise to love on this level, you begin to love men, not because they are likeable, but because God loves them.
Martin Luther King, Jr.