Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes About Sacrifice

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  • Freedom has always been an expensive thing. History is fit testimony to the fact that freedom is rarely gained without sacrifice and self-denial.

    Self  
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.33, Beacon Press
  • We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifices. Capitalism was built on the exploitation of black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor, both black and white, both here and abroad.

    "Secretary Zinke, we can't afford to ignore diversity" by Andre Perry, www.cnn.com. March 27, 2018.
  • We will not build a peaceful world by following a negative path. It is not enough to say we will not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it. We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war, but on the positive affirmation of peace

    War  
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “"In a Single Garment of Destiny": A Global Vision of Justice”, p.109, Beacon Press
  • There is nothing more majestic than the determined courage of individuals willing to suffer and sacrifice for their freedom and dignity.

    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2010). “Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story”, p.67, Beacon Press
  • 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.), Alex Ayres (1993). “The Wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr”, Plume
  • Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable . . .

    Martin Luther King (Jr.), Alex Ayres (1993). “The Wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr”, Plume
  • I am indebted to my wife Coretta, without whose love, sacrifices, and loyalty neither life nor work would bring fulfillment. She has given me words of consolation when I needed them and a well-ordered home where #Christian love is a reality.

    Christian   Home  
    Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1964). “A Martin Luther King Treasury”
  • When people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.

    I've Been to the Mountaintop, delivered 3 April 1968, Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters), Memphis, Tennessee
  • I may be crucified for my beliefs and, if I am, you can say, "He died to make men free.

    Men  
  • As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation -- either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.

    Martin Luther King, Jr. (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.159, Beacon Press
  • It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.

    Love   War  
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students”, p.68, Beacon Press
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Martin Luther King, Jr. quotes about: 4th Of July Abundance Abuse Acceptance Activism Adversity Affirmations Age Aids Altruism American Dream Anger Animals Apathy Atheism Atmosphere Attitude Being Strong Belief Betrayal Birds Birth Bitterness Black History Blindness Bones Brotherhood Brothers Brothers And Sisters Bus Business Cancer Capital Punishment Capitalism Challenges Change Changing The World Chaos Character Charity Children Choices Christ Christianity Church Civil Disobedience Civil Rights Civil Rights Movement Coffee College Commitment Communism Community Compassion Conflict Conscience Constitution Country Courage Creation Creativity Crime Criticism Culture Darkness Death Death Penalty Decisions Declaration Of Independence Defeat Democracy Destiny Determination Difficulty Dignity Disappointment Discipline Discrimination Diversity Doom Dreams Drinking Drugs Dying Earth Eating Economics Economy Education Effort Emotions Encouragement Enemies Energy Equal Rights Equality Ethics Evil Excellence Exploitation Extremism Eyes Failing Fairness Faith Fathers Fear Feelings Fighting Forgiveness Freedom Friendship Frustration Fun Generosity Genius Giving Giving Back Giving Up Glory Goals God Goodness Grace Greatness Growth Guilt Guns Hard Work Harmony Hate Hatred Heart Heaven Hell Helping Others Hills History Home Hope Human Dignity Human Nature Human Rights Humanity Humility Hunger Hurt Ideology Ignorance Independence Injustice Inspiration Inspirational Inspiring Integrity Intelligence Jazz Jesus Jesus Christ Judging Justice Justification Knowledge Labor Language Leadership Learning Leaving Legacy Liars Liberalism Liberty Life Love Love And Hate Love Life Loyalty Lying Madness Making A Difference Mankind Marriage Materialism Military Mistakes Money Morality Morning Motivation Motivational Mountain Moving Forward Myth Negotiation Neighbors Non Violence Nonviolence Opinions Opportunity Oppression Optimism Overcoming Pain Passion Past Patriotism Peace Persistence Personality Perspective Philanthropy Philosophy Pleasure Police Politics Positive Poverty Power Praise Prejudice Procrastination Progress Property Protest Public Service Purpose Quality Racism Rage Reality Reconciliation Recovery Redemption Religion Religious Freedom Respect Responsibility Revenge Revolution Righteousness Rings Riots Risk Running Sacrifice Sad Salvation School Science Science And Religion Security Segregation Self Esteem Self Respect Serving Others Shame Silence Sin Skins Slavery Slaves Social Change Social Justice Socialism Society Son Songs Sorrow Soul Spirituality Strength Struggle Study Success Suffering Surrender Survival Survivor Teachers Teaching Temptation Time Today Torture Tragedy Transformation True Friends Truth Tyranny Uncertainty Unconditional Love Understanding Unity Universe Values Victory Vietnam War Violence Virtue Vision Volunteer Volunteerism Voting Waiting Walking Wall War Water Weakness Wealth Welfare Winning Wisdom Work Worship Writing Yoga Youth

Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Born: January 15, 1929
  • Died: April 4, 1968
  • Occupation: Civil rights activist