Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.

Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies - or else? The chain reaction of evil - hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broken, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.

It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.

At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.

It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

We have guided missiles and misguided men.