Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes


War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.

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Topics
Change
Destruction
Diplomacy, Diplomats
Future
Negotiation, Negotiations, Negotiators
Peace
Reconciliation
Tomorrow
Violence
War
Coexistence
Armed Conflict
Resolution
Warfare
Conflict
Human Suffering
Chisel
War & Peace
War and Peace
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Born: January 15, 1929
  • Died: April 4, 1968
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Clergyman, Activist
Biography

Martin Luther King Jr. was an African American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the American civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King advanced civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi. He was the son of early civil rights activist Martin Luther King Sr.

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