April 4th, 1968 – April 4th, 2018. 50 years that the world mourns the loss of one of its most prolific activists. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated because of his convictions, and 50 years later his words still live on. MEF honors the man, the fight, and the legacy. Here are 10 quotes to remember MLK by.
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. “
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. “
“The time is always right to do what is right. “
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. “
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. “
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. “
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others? “
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. “
“Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.”
“If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing can be more redemptive. ”