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Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Anniversary 2025: For his nonviolent resistance to racial discrimination, Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed on January 15. (Image: Shutterstock)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed on January 15. The American civil rights activist, born in 1929, is regarded as one of the world’s greatest orators and most impactful speakers. He was assassinated in 1968. He was 39. For his nonviolent resistance to racial discrimination, Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. People are still moved by his remarks, which inspire international leaders to defend equality and fairness.
Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Anniversary: 10 Quotes
- True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.
- Life often leaves us standing bare, naked, and dejected with a lost opportunity.
- Love is the force that all of the great religions have seen as the supreme unifying principle of life. Love is somehow the key that unlocks the door which leads to ultimate reality.
- As long as the mind is enslaved, the body can never be free.
- Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
- Any nation or government that deprives an individual of freedom is in that moment committing an act of moral and spiritual murder. Any individual who is not concerned about his freedom commits an act of moral and spiritual suicide.
- The richer we have become materially, the poorer we have become morally and spiritually. We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers.
- Only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars.
- If you want to be important-wonderful. If you want to be recognized-wonderful. If you want to be great-wonderful. But recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. That’s a new definition of greatness.
- Non-violence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it.
