Share this sentence
— Martin Luther King, Jr."As I like to say to the people in Montgomery: "The tension in this city is not between white people and Negro people. The tension is, at bottom, between justice and injustice, between the forces of light and the forces of darkness."
Discover more quotes
Previous Quote
Today we know with certainty that segregation is dead. The only question remaining is how costly will be the funeral.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Next Quote
There is such a thing as the freedom of exhaustion. Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that they give up. [...] The oppressed must never allow the conscience of the oppressor to slumber. [...] To accept injustice or segregation passively is to say to the oppressor that his actions are morally right.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Loading recommended content...