We had no alternative except that of preparing for direct action, wher…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
798 citations
We had no alternative except that of preparing for direct action, whereby we would present our very bodies as a means of laying our case before the conscience of the local and national community. ✨ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). Why We Can't Wait, p.57, Beacon Press
Death Time
32

More Author Quotes

Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a permanent attitude. That which I was not but could have been. That which I would have done but did not do. Can I find the fortitude to remember in truth, … ▶
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. ✨ Letter from Birmingham Jail, 16 Apr. 1963
I have a dream! To be free at last! Free at last! Free at last. And if a man has nothing to die for, Then his life is worth nothing.
We have no alternative but to protest. For many years we have shown an amazing patience... But we come here tonight to be saved from that patience that makes us patient with anything less than freedo … ▶
Without love, benevolence becomes egotism. ✨ Martin Luther King (Jr.) (2012). A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings, p.150, Beacon Press

We had no alternative except that of preparing for direct action, whereby we would present our very bodies as a means of laying our case before the conscience of the local and national community. ✨ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). Why We Can't Wait, p.57, Beacon Press

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes