Today is a very important day in the US history not because it's Martin Luther King Day but also because it's Obama's inauguration.

This is the second time ever that the two days have overlapped and therefore, the fuss! This is the second inauguration for Barack Obama and this inauguration marks the beginning of the second term of Barack Obama as President and Joe Biden as Vice President.

This all clearly means that the country's first black president's swearing-in ceremony would be held on the day which is dedicated to its most famous civil rights activist, Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday which is held on the third Monday of January. It celebrates the birth of Martin Luther King Jr., who is well known for his racial equality campaigns in the US.

Martin Luther King headed the anti racial segregation movement in the US. Just like Mahatma Gandhi he was also an advocate of non-violent protest. Martin Luther King Jr. has been an inspiration for many. He was immortalized by his "I have a dream" speech, which he delivered in 1963 in Washington, D.C.

Here are some more inspiring quotes from Martin Luther King. Happy reading!


"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."


"Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase." 


"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."


"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."


"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward."


"Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way." 


"Only in the darkness can you see the stars."


"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." 


"A man who won't die for something is not fit to live." 


"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." 


"Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education." 


"Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others." 


"Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude."


"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree."


"There comes a time when silence is betrayal." 


"We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools."


"Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it." 


"Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last."


"The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence."


"Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars... Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."


We wish all our readers a Happy Martin Luther King Day!

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