The church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society. -Martin Luther King Jr.

 

The church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society.


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This quote is just one of 69 total Martin Luther King Jr. quotes in our collection. Martin Luther King Jr. is known for saying 'The church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Ten thousand fools proclaim themselves into obscurity, while one wise man forgets himself into immortality.

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Life's most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?

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I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.

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Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.

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At night always carry in your heart something from Holy Scriptures to bed with you, meditate upon it like a ruminant animal, and go softly to sleep; but this must not be too much, rather a little that may be well pondered and understood, that you may find a remnant of it in your mind when you rise in the morning.

Martin Luther King Jr.