Martin Luther King Jr. - Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

David King - "Climate change is the most severe problem that we are facing today, more serious even than the threat of terrorism."

Martin Luther King, Jr. - We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

Martin Luther King Jr. - From every mountainside, let freedom ring.

Martin Luther King Jr. - The goal of America is freedom. Abused and scorned though we may be, our destiny is tied up with America’s destiny.

Coretta Scott King - Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.

Tom Bodett - In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.

A. Philip Randolph - Freedom is never given; it is won.

Jimmy Carter - I'll never tell a lie. I'll never make a misleading statement. I'll never betray the confidence that any of you had in me. And I'll never avoid a controversial issue.

Martin Luther King, Jr. - Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.

Adam Schiff - Each year on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth, America has the opportunity to reflect on our nation's progress towards the realization of his dream.

Martin Luther King, Jr - Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.

Martin Luther King, Jr. - A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

Martin Luther King, Jr. - There comes a time when people get tired of being pushed out of the glittering sunlight of life's July and left standing amid the piercing chill of an alpine November.

The Ultimate Warrior - Martin Luther King can have his own self-titled birthday recognized as a national holiday, but not our country's first president?

Martin Luther King, Jr. - Only in the darkness can you see the stars.

Martin Luther King - We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.