“The question is not, “If I stop to help this man in need, what will happen to me?” The question is, ‘If I do not stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to them?’ That’s the question.”
–Martin Luther King Jr. on April 3, 1968 from “I’ve Been To the Mountaintop” sermon.
This is a quote that is worth mentioning and getting reexamined by the people all around the world of all ages. It states that the real important question is about what happens to others not about what might happen to you because of your actions that help out those people. Today, we are all worried about what happens to us or how what we do might affect us. This quote shows that we should think about others more than us. That is a hard thing to do but it is one of the important goals we should have and hopefully, one day accomplish.
“I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of a thermonuclear destruction. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.”
-Martin Luther King Jr. in 1964 from the Acceptance Speech of the Nobel Peace Prize
This quote shows Dr. King’s belief about the power of truth and love over violent wars. We can not solve problems with weapons. Though physical violence may look like controlling and preventing problems, it may be a temporary solution. What we need is a sincere effort to listen to and understand truth.
This website was created by J.H.L. from Tri-North Middle School.