War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.

— Martin Luther King

We are not makers of history. We are made by history.

— Martin Luther King

We must accept finite disappointment but we must never lose infinite hope.

— Martin Luther King

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.

— Martin Luther King

We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the positive affirmation of peace.

— Martin Luther King

We must constantly build dykes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.

— Martin Luther King

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

— Martin Luther King

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

— Martin Luther King

We must use time creatively.

— Martin Luther King

Without love benevolence becomes egotism.

— Martin Luther King