Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
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1. “I have a dream that every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain will be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.” Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream, 1963. 2. “Now, I say to you my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow. I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream, 1963. 3. “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. Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream, 1963. 3. ”I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.” Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream, 1963. 4. “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of it‛s creed. We hold these truths to be selfevident that all men are created equal.” Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream, 1963. 5. “From every mountainside, let freedom ring. When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God‛s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, ”Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream, 1963.
Note to the Teacher: • Discuss the quotes and words in bold. Students can circle additional words to study meanings. • Create a bulletin board using these quotes and a Martin Luther King, Jr. coloring page.
6. “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.” Martin Luther King, Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?,1967. 7. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction... The chain reaction of evil --hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars-must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.” Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength to Love, 1963. 8. “Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time. The need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.” Martin Luther King, Jr., Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Stockholm, Sweden, December 11, 1964. 9. “If a man hasn‛t discovered something that he will die for, he isn‛t fit to live.” Martin Luther King, Jr., Detroit Michigan. June 23, 1963. 10. “Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967.
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Name ________________________ Date ________________________
1. “I have a dream that every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain will be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.” Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream, 1963. 2. “Now, I say to you my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow. I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream, 1963. 3. “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. Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream, 1963. 3. ”I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.” Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream, 1963. 4. “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of it‛s creed. We hold these truths to be selfevident that all men are created equal.” Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream, 1963. 5. “From every mountainside, let freedom ring. When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God‛s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, ”Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream, 1963.
Note to the Teacher: • Discuss the quotes and words in bold. Students can circle additional words to study meanings. • Create a bulletin board using these quotes and a Martin Luther King, Jr. coloring page.
6. “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.” Martin Luther King, Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?,1967. 7. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction... The chain reaction of evil --hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars-must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.” Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength to Love, 1963. 8. “Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time. The need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.” Martin Luther King, Jr., Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Stockholm, Sweden, December 11, 1964. 9. “If a man hasn‛t discovered something that he will die for, he isn‛t fit to live.” Martin Luther King, Jr., Detroit Michigan. June 23, 1963. 10. “Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967.
For the Complete Lesson Plan (including a Martin Luther King, Jr. coloring page) Visit www.trcabc.com, Classroom Crafting with Carol, Culture & Social Studies.
