"There is little hope for us until..." - Quote by Martin Luther King Jr
There is little hope for us until we become tough-minded enough to break loose from the shackles of prejudice, half-truths, and down-right ignorance.
More by Martin Luther King Jr
“In the struggle for human rights and justice, Negros will make a mistake if they become bitter and indulge in hate campaigns.”
“Just as it is the duty of all men to obey just laws, so it is the duty of all men to disobey unjust laws.”
“Many people fear nothing more terribly than to take a position which stands out sharply and clearly from the prevailing opinion. The tendency of most is to adopt a view that is so ambiguous that it will include everything and so popular that it will include everybody. Not a few men who cherish lofty and noble ideals hide them under a bushel for fear of being called different.”
More on Truth
“A man avails himself of the truth so long as it is serviceable; but he seizes on what is false with a passionate eloquence as soon as he can make a momentary use of it.”
“Sometimes it is harder to accede to a thing than it is to see its truth.”
“When we do not know the truth of a thing, it is good that there should exist a common error which determines the mind of man, as, for example, the moon, to which is attributed the change of seasons, the progress of diseases, etc. For the chief malady of man is a restless curiosity about things which he cannot understand; and it is not so bad for him to be in error as to be curious to no purpose.”
More on Prejudice
“There’s no doubt that there’s some folks who just really dislike me because they don’t like the idea of a black President.”
“Logic: an instrument used for bolstering a prejudice.”
“What remarkable strength is shown by the person who can lay aside personal prejudices and work without friction with a group of individuals with whom he or she is not in accord on many subjects.”