"We are not makers of history. We are made by history." ~~Martin Luther King, Jr.

Anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination - "Play it real pretty"

MLK was an amazing man of God. You never know what your last words will be. I'm sure he didn't. Like him, they were great.

King's last words on the balcony prior to his assassination were spoken to musician Ben Branch, who was scheduled to perform that night at an event King was attending: "Ben, make sure you play 'Take My Hand, Precious Lord' in the meeting tonight. Play it real pretty."

Then, at 6:01 p.m., April 4, 1968, a shot rang out as King stood on the motel's second floor balcony. The bullet entered through his right cheek, smashing his jaw, then traveled down his spinal cord before lodging in his shoulder.

via Martin Luther King, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

"There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us." ~~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing." ~~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love." ~~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear." ~~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"A man can't ride your back unless it's bent." ~~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal." ~~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.