Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes

From the heart, there is no place in America for hatred or acts of prejudice or violence or anti-Semitism.

Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.

When all of us are acknowledged as the human equals that we really are, there will be no space left for bullying. It will no longer be wrong to choose one thing over another.

I'm not homophobic, I'm not a bigot, I'm not pandering to hatred.

The search for justice and security, the struggle for equality of opportunity, the quest for tolerance and harmony, the pursuit of human dignity - these are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.

My values - going back to my childhood - were always based on respect for all people and rejection of bigotry and racism.

I always say that tolerance doesn't depend on a country, because there is hate everywhere.

I just want people to be equal and fair to each other.

We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.

Jesus loves you and your partner and wants you to know how much he cares! That's like a daddy not loving his lil boy cuz he's gay and that is wrong and very sad! Like I said, everyone deserves to be happy. I am a Christian and I love you - gay or not. Because you are no different that anyone else! We are all God's children!

Hate has no place in the house of God. No one should be excluded from our love, our compassion or our concern because of race or gender, faith or ethnicity - or because of their sexual orientation.

Let us not forget such words, and all they mean, as hatred, bitterness, and rancor greed, intolerance, bigotry; let us renew our faith and pledge to man, his right to be himself and free.

People - whatever their race, religion, sexual preference - deserve to be treated as human beings.

I keep wanting people to realize that there needs to be a tidal wave of peace and love. People should be treated with love and respect regardless of the color of their skin or their sexual preference. We need to keep saying that as much as we can and as loud as we can.

Anyone who endorses violence, hatred or oppression is not welcome in America and never, ever will be!

A just society is not one built on fear or repression or vengeance or exclusion, but one built on love. Love for our families. Love for our neighbors. Love for the least among us. Love for those who look different or worship differently. Love for those we don't even know.

There are people who've said that I'm being brave for being openly supportive of gay marriage, gay adoption... With all due respect, I humbly dissent. I am not being brave, I'm a decent human being... Love is a human experience, not a political statement

It's outrageous to me when I see people hate on someone because of their sexuality. I hate the intolerance. I hate the judgment. I hate it so much.

I call on you not to hate, because hate does not leave space for a person to be fair and it makes you blind and closes all doors of thinking.

I disagree with Muhammad. I'm against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia. This is not a village of hate. It's a village of hope. Don't let midgets give us a bad name. There are still giants in Harlem, giants who will stand up for our children.

Barack and I see a future... where no one, no one is forced to live in the shadows of intolerance.

When I have kids, when I have a family and nieces and nephews, I'm gonna teach them to love more and be kinder and to not judge someone by the colour of their skin or any other thing.

Everyone should play their role in tearing down the wall of hatred.

And each of us can practice rights ourselves, treating each other without discrimination, respecting each other's dignity and rights.

Regardless of who you are or who you like, love is love.