We can either walk the highroad of brotherhood or the low road of man's inhumanity to man.
Martin Luther King, Jr.In this Revolution, no plans have been written for retreat. Those who will not get into step will find that the parade has passed them by.
Martin Luther King, Jr.I" cannot reach fulfillment without "thou." The self cannot be self without other selves. Self-concern without other-concern is like a tributary that has no outward flow to the ocean.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. ... We are perhaps the only nation which tried as a matter of national policy to wipe out its indigenous population. Moreover, we elevated that tragic experience into a noble crusade. Indeed, even today we have not permitted ourselves to reject or to feel remorse for this shameful episode.
Martin Luther King, Jr.