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"If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional. Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective."

Christmas sermon, Atlanta, Georgia, 1967.

Quotations - Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr., Clayborne Carson (Editor)

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Cover of The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Nobel Peace Prize 1964

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“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character,” said Dr. King,32 appealing to white Americans’ pride in their country as the Land of Opportunity and their sense of fairness, and making common cause with them in their hopes fo

Helen Pluckrose • Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody

“I believe.” “There are two types of laws,” he shared, “those that are just and those that are unjust. A just law,” Dr. King expounded, “is a man-made code that squares with the moral law. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law.… Any law that uplifts the human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality i

Sinek, Simon • Start With Why: The Inspiring Million-Copy Bestseller That Will Help You Find Your Purpose

Commitment Card

The pledge outlines ten commitments for nonviolent action in the civil rights movement, including daily meditation, love, service, and following movement instructions for freedom and justice.

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“Dr. King’s job was to interpret the ideology and theology of non-violence,” said Abernathy. “My job was more simple and down-to-earth. I would tell [people], ‘Don’t ride those buses.’”

Simon Sinek • Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

Pastor Martin Luther King Jr. may have understood American Protestantism better than anyone. By staging resistance at the center of ordinary life (again on buses and at diners), he revealed an overwhelming lack of flourishing.

Andrew Root • The Pastor in a Secular Age (Ministry in a Secular Age Book #2): Ministry to People Who No Longer Need a God

The Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, is now a museum. The facade of the motel has been left intact. Visitors are allowed to enter room 306, where Martin Luther King stayed right before his assassination.