We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.
Martin Luther King, Jr.But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars.
Martin Luther King, Jr.We must speak with all the humility that is appropriate to our limited vision, but we must speak.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Curtailment of free speech is rationalized on grounds that a more compelling American tradition forbids criticism of the government when the nation is at war... Nothing can be more destructive of our fundamental democratic traditions than the vicious effort to silence dissenters.
Martin Luther King, Jr.