The Martin Luther King, Jr. Companion: Quotations from the Speeches, Essays, and Books of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Softcover

King, Martin Luther, Jr.; King, Coretta Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312118511 ISBN 13: 9780312118518

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1995

Synopsis

A tribute to the Nobel Prize-winning civil rights and peace activist features a selection of inspirational quotes from his most acclaimed writings and speeches, including "I Have a Dream" and "I've Been to the Mountaintop." Reprint.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. Coretta Scott King lives in Atlanta.

Review:

Slavery-"Who are we? We are the descendants of slaves...We are the heirs of a past of rope, fire, and murder. I for one am not ashamed of this past. My shame is for those who became so inhuman that they could inflict this torture upon us."

Nonviolence-"Nonviolence is ultimately a way of life that men live by because of the sheer mortality of its claim."

Mankind-"We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers."

War-"Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided man."

Good and Evil-"The oceans of history are made turbulent by the ever-rising tide of hate. History is cluttered with the wreckage of nations and individuals that pursued that self-defeating path of hate. Love is the key to the solution of the problems of the world."

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0312118511
• ISBN 13: 9780312118518
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108