Martin Luther Quotes

I must remain a child and pupil of the Catechism, and am glad so to remain.

Rough, boisterous, stormy and altogether warlike, I am born to fight against innumerable monsters and devils.

War for the sake of war is sin, but war for the sake of defense is duty.

We refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.

I cannot neglect prayer for a single day.

I have done nothing; the Word has done and accomplished everything.... I let the Word do its work!

Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one's whole being into the being of another.

The Mass is the greatest blasphemy of God, and the highest idolatry upon earth, an abomination the like of which has never been in Christendom since the time of the Apostles.

Every nation must now develop an overriding loyalty to mankind as a whole in order to preserve the best in their individual societies.

There is nothing more majestic than the determined courage of individuals willing to suffer and sacrifice for their freedom and dignity.

No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.

The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.

We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace.

A social movement that only moves people is merely a revolt. A movement that changes both people and institutions is a revolution.

Blood alone moves the wheels of history.

Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.

Heavy thoughts bring on physical maladies; when the soul is oppressed so is the body.

Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.

Be a sinner and sin boldly, but believe and rejoice in Christ even more boldly.

What shall we do with...the Jews?...I advise that safe-conduct on the highways be abolished completely for the Jews.

The church converteth the whole world by blood and prayer.

The heart of religion lies in its personal pronouns.

Love is somehow the key that unlocks the door which leads to ultimate reality.

A simple man with Scripture has more authority than the Pope or a council.

People must have righteous principals in the first, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.

Good and just society is neither the thesis of capitalism nor the antithesis of communism, but a socially conscious democracy which reconciles the truths of individualism and collectivism.

We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence.

Perhaps...the nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.

Voting is the foundation stone for political action.

The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.

A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject of all, subject to all.

Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control.

Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.

God is not hostile to sinners, but only to unbelievers.

God is entirely and personally present in the wilderness, in the garden, in the field.

Every genuine expression of love grows out of a consistent and total surrender to God.

[I] know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind's problems.

They were too God-intoxicated to be "astronomically intimidated." They brought an end to such ancient evils as infanticide and gladiatorial contest.

All we who believe on Christ are kings and priests in Christ.

Power properly understood is nothing but the ability to achieve purpose. It is the strength required to bring about social, political and economic change.

Keep feeling the need for being first. But I want you to be the first in love. I want you to be the first in moral excellence. I want you to be the first in generosity.

Violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem: it merely creates new and more complicated ones.

It is our experience that the nation doesn't move around questions of genuine equality for the poor and for black people until it is confronted massively, dramatically in terms of direct action.

All who call on God in true faith...will certainly be heard.

The strong man is the man who can stand up for his rights and not hit back.

It is neither safe nor prudent to do anything against conscience.

There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth.

When God creates faith in a man, that is as great a work as if He created heaven and earth all over again.

[E]very human life is a reflection of divinity, and... every act of injustice mars and defaces the image of God in man.

I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive goodwill will proclaim the rule of the land.