"In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred."– during his "I Have a Dream Speech" on Aug. 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
“在争取合法地位的过程中，我们绝不能犯下错误的行为。让我们不要企图以饮下仇恨和痛苦之杯来满足我们对自由的渴望。”
——1963年8月28日，他在华盛顿特区的林肯纪念堂发表“我有一个梦想”的演讲
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
– in a letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963
“任何地方的不公正都是对任何地方正义的威胁。”
- 1963年4月16日伯明翰监狱的一封信
"What is needed is a realization that power without love is reckless and abusive, and that love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love."
– from a speech at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Aug. 16, 1967 in Atlanta, Georgia
“我们需要的是认识到，没有爱的力量是鲁莽和滥用的，没有权力的爱是多愁善感和贫血的。权力最好的时候是爱去实现正义的要求，而正义最好的时候是爱去纠正一切反对爱的东西。”
——摘自1967年8月16日在佐治亚州亚特兰大举行的南方基督教领袖会议上的一次演讲
"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."
– from King's 1963 book Strength to Love
“衡量一个人的最终标准，不是他在舒适和方便的时刻所处的位置，而是他在面临挑战和争议时所处的位置。”
——摘自1963年金的《爱的力量》
