About This Quote
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words, "I have a dream," are one of the most famous and inspiring speeches in history. At the time of the speech, Dr. King was a young minister, but he had already been working for years on behalf of African American rights and equality.
He and his wife, Coretta, were attacked and even murdered for their beliefs by people who were convinced that black people deserved to be treated badly. Dr. King was an expert at speaking to crowds of thousands without seeming nervous or self-important.
He was so good at it that he started giving speeches almost every night during his tour in the south to raise money for his Southern Christian Leadership Conference. With this speech, Dr. King wanted to remind everyone that even though there were still many barriers between black people and white people in the United States, there was hope for change.
Source: I Have A Dream
Some Similar Quotes
- You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth.
- Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
- The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
- This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like...
- When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.
More Quotes By Unknown
- Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
- It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
- Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.
- I would always rather be happy than dignified.
- He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.