Hartmut jenner biography of martin luther king

Live Together

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
— from his March 22, 1964, speech in St.

Louis

Not Fit to Live

"If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live."
— during a speech in Detroit on June 23, 1963

Having a Conscience

"On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?' And Vanity comes along and asks the question, 'Is it popular?' But Conscience asks the question, 'Is it right?' And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but he must do it because Conscience tells him it is right."
— during a Feb.

6, 1968, speech in Washington, D.C.

Never Lose Hope

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
— from In My