MLK Quotes about Love
The Power of Love
Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader and an advocate for non-violent protests. He is best known for his famous speech, “I Have A Dream”. But he also spoke and wrote extensively about love. Here are some of his words on this powerful emotion:
Love is the Ultimate Force
"Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illumines it."
Love is the Foundation of Life
"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
Love is the Most Important Thing
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
Love Breaks Down Walls
"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love."
Love is the Key to Happiness
"The time is always right to do what is right. Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."
Love is the Most Powerful Force
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."
Love is the Answer
"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. Love is the only force capable of uniting living beings so as to complete and fulfill them."
Love is the Key to World Peace
"If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values - that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control."