THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUOTES TO CELEBRATE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

January 17th 2022 marks a memorable day in the United States of America because it’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of January each year.

HISTORY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY EXPLORED

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed annually on the third Monday of January, in recognition of King’s birthday, which is January 15th.

King Jr. was an influential civil rights leader and activist notable for his work on racial equality and ending racial segregation in the United States. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the nation  remembers and recognizes his achievements and the progress that he had made for the good of all mankind.

27 THOUGHT-PROVOKING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY QUOTES

To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we’ve put together 27 inspiring quotes by King.

• “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”

• “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”

• “If I cannot do great things I can do small things in a great way.”

• “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

• “Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.”

• “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”

• “Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.”

• “Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a constant attitude.”

• “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.”

• “People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they have not communicated with each other.”

• “We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

• “No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

• “Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.”

• “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”