Inspiration

There are few people who represent The People that have made an impact so powerful it reverberated through the halls of history. The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr is one of the few.
MLKs message to those who sit idly by in challenging times was as piercing as daybreak through the night sky.
To all those who hope for change, to those who say this is the best we’ve got or where else is it better… let’s address that - because I’m sure those words were muttered by well meaning people during other challenging times like the fight for civil rights or even worse, during the legal system of slavery here in America.

I hope to inspire you by sharing these words of a great man ripped away from us.

“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people."

For those who claim to Follow Christ…

“The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But ... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?”

“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.”

“The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.”

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

“Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.”

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to Justice everywhere”

More MLK quotes can be found online - I highly recommend watching / listening to MLKs speeches that are posted on YouTube - I’ve posted his Speech - “The Other America” below, sources for this list include Inc.com article written by Bill Murphy Jr.