Skip to Search Skip to Live Player Skip to Content Skip to Footer

Entertainment News

10 Of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Most Powerful Quotes

By Andrea Swindall - Pop Culture Writer January 16th, 2023

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, here are ten quotes from his moving speeches and inspirational writings that still resonate today.

10 Of Martin Luther King’s Most Powerful Quotes
Share
"Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope."
10 Of Martin Luther King’s Most Powerful Quotes
Share
"There comes a time when people get tired of being pushed out of the glittering sunlight of life’s July and left standing amid the piercing chill of an alpine November."
10 Of Martin Luther King’s Most Powerful Quotes
Share
"A riot is the language of the unheard."
10 Of Martin Luther King’s Most Powerful Quotes
Share
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."
10 Of Martin Luther King’s Most Powerful Quotes
Share
"We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
10 Of Martin Luther King’s Most Powerful Quotes
Share
"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."
10 Of Martin Luther King’s Most Powerful Quotes
Share
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
10 Of Martin Luther King’s Most Powerful Quotes
Share
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
10 Of Martin Luther King’s Most Powerful Quotes
Share
"Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last."
10 Of Martin Luther King’s Most Powerful Quotes
Share
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

Sign me up for the 102.9 WMGK At Work Network email newsletter!

Join WMGK's At Work Network and get the latest rock news, exclusive presales, contests and more straight to you inbox.

By clicking "Subscribe" I agree to the website's terms of Service and Privacy Policy. I understand I can unsubscribe at any time.

Celebs

Tags

Martin Luther King,MLK