Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes

Lord, give me the wisdom to know what's right and the courage to do what's right-even when it's hard.

Because right is right, to follow right Were wisdom in the scorn of consequence.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right.

It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.

We have to stand for the truth.

You have to stand up for what's right in life. Unless you do that... you're nothing.

Stand up for what is right, regardless of who is committing the wrong.

If a thing is right it can be done, and if it is wrong it can be done without; and a good man will find a way.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

I would rather be right and die than be wrong and kill.

I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.

Folks can believe what they like but eventually a man's got to declare if he's going to do what is right.

Better to fail at doing the right thing than to succeed at doing the wrong thing.

Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.

It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

You just have to do what you know is right.

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

Morality will perform all this; and Morality is the fruit of Illumination.

The greatest want of the world is the want of men - men who will not be bought or sold; men who in their inmost souls are true and honest; men who do not fear to call sin by its right name; men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole; men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall.

I think people are hungry for someone who will stand up on principle.

I don't pick up fights casually. I fight for what is right.

Being a Deol for me is to be honest; walking with my head held high and never having to bow in front of injustice.

I have to be honest with myself, and make sure I am doing things the right way.