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Quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr.

In His Own Words -- Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. inspired a nation to change largely through his riveting speeches. Considered one of the greatest orators in United States history, his thoughts on racial equality have been repeated by many speakers throughout the years since his assassination. His skill with words powered King's nonviolent battle for integration and equal rights. Here are 10 quotations from the eminently quotable activist.

1. He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. -- "Stride Toward Freedom," 1958.

2. 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. -- "Strength to Love," 1963.

3. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. -- "Letter from Birmingham Jail," April 16, 1963.

4. Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. -- "Strength to Love," 1963.
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5. Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor. -- "Letter from Birmingham Jail," April 16, 1963.

6. The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. -- "Strength to Love," 1963.

7. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. -- "Letter from Birmingham Jail," April 16, 1963.

8. 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. -- "I Have a Dream," civil rights march on Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963. (Source: The New York Times)

9. Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals. -- "Why We Can't Wait," 1964.

10. The security we profess to seek in foreign adventures we will lose in our decaying cities. -- [Referring to U.S. Vietnam policy.] Address at Riverside Church, New York. (Source: History Today, April 1998)

MLK From the Grave: So Says Zelda Barrrons X

MARTIN LUTHER KING SPEAKS FROM SPIRIT WORLD!
FAMED NEGRO CLAIRVOYANT ZELDA BARRONS X SUMMONS MLK IN SAENCE ON EVE OF 39th YEAR SINCE ASSASSINATION FOR INTERVIEW WITH JOURNALIST WALDORF CARATHERS -

A selection from this supposed interview with the famed Martin Luther King:

CARATHERS: (EXCERPT) It is an honor to have this opportunity to speak with you Dr. King. What is the single most important thing you want to communicate to this generation of Negroes?

DR. KING: (EXCERPT) “Hate white people,” King said. “Honor me by showing you know that that speech on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C on August 28, 1963 was held for no other purpose than a means to an ends to see to it you made it to this day when you can be beside them on the streets and in the restaurants with the new gift God has given your souls through His Prophet and Scientist Yacub 7 Ali. You can honor me by burning each and every one of them according to the hatred, selfishness and perversion in their own heart.”

CARATHERS: (EXCERPT) King’s presence was stronger than the presenses of many living people I have encountered. He seemed ready, anxious to speak, again.

Anyone who has read any of Dr. King's sermons, listened to any of his speeches to his black brothers and sisters knows that this is a bunch of malarkey. Hard to imagine the level of self-hatred as well as racism (against whites, that is) in these individuals who have staged this completely ridiculous spirit contact. Dr. King must be crying in Heaven as he views people below who believe this utter sh--!