Martin Luther King Day: 10 memorable MLK quotes

Monday is Martin Luther King Day in the United States. The civil rights leader was also one of the most famed orators in American history. Here are a collection of 10 MLK quotes.

2. 'The ultimate measure of a man'

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This photograph, part of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, taken on August 28, 1963, shows President John F. Kennedy as he meets with the Leaders of the March On Washington. Martin Luther King Jr. is the third from the left.

“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.” –Strength to Love

"Strength to Love" is a collection of King’s sermons and speeches published in 1963, the same year he was named Time’s Man of the Year.

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