Martin Luther King Quotes on Justice

Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes on Justice

• “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
• ” No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. “― Martin Luther King Jr.
• “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.”― Martin Luther King Jr.
• ” The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood. “― Martin Luther King Jr.
• “That old law about ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
• ” The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice. “― Martin Luther King Jr.
• ” It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important. “― Martin Luther King Jr.
• “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
• ” Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane. “― Martin Luther King Jr.
• ” Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal. “― Martin Luther King Jr.
• ” I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law. “― Martin Luther King Jr.
• “Since being in India, I am more convinced than ever before that the method of nonviolent resistance is the most potent weapon available to oppressed people in their struggle for justice and human dignity.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
• ” The principle of self defense, even involving weapons and bloodshed, has never been condemned, even by Gandhi. “― Martin Luther King Jr.
• “A right delayed is a right denied.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
• “Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
• “I am not interested in power for power’s sake, but I’m interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
• “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
• “On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, ‘Is it politic?’ And Vanity comes along and asks the question, ‘Is it popular?’ But Conscience asks the question, ‘Is it right?” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
• “The time is always right to do what is right.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.