Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 until his death in 1968. He is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, tactics his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi helped inspire.
The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.
We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.
At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.