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In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, we collected some of his most moving quotes from Tumblr.

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Many in the United States got the day off work Monday in celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a civil rights leader and minister credited with bringing equal rights to African Americans, and tangentially, many other minority groups. Even after his assassination in 1968, his legacy as well as his moving speeches have inspired people to follow in Dr. King?s path.

In honor of today, we collected some of the most widely shared MLK quotes from Tumblr, where they have been posted as uplifting messages to others. Click through the slideshow to see them all.

This quote is mysterious, and cannot be contributed to a speech. Can any of our smart readers point out if it's a real quote or a widely circulated fraud? Posted by thegreatunwrittennovel.

This quote is mysterious, and cannot be contributed to a speech. Can any of our smart readers point out if it's a real quote or a widely circulated fraud? Posted by thegreatunwrittennovel.

Personal favorite is for the everyday man: ?When you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity and it has worth.?

A lot has changed since the life of Martin Luther King Jr. There has been much progress in social rights, but the socio-economic divide continues to grow, as Paul Krugman points out in ?How Fares the Dream?? Remember, this is a day to celebrate his life, and continue his cause. MLK?s mission of racial and socio-economic equality continues at the hands of his disciples, long after his assignation. Happy Birthday Reverend King (the next day we still celebrate).

?A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.? ? Martin Luther King Jr., from ?The Domestic Impact of War,? 1967.

Singular great visions can mold an entire culture. People flocked to Martin Luther King Jr. Venues gave him stages and microphones. TV channels broadcasted his speeches because social good hung on his word. And his audience grew and grew.

This was an excellent idea, thank you so much for doing this! Mondays are my day off from work and I catch up on my writing and blogging and laundry all day, and I hate to confess I haven?t given the spirit of this day a lot of thought. Seeing this in my Reader put me in the proper perspective for today. Thanks so much! God bless!

Martin Luther has been a gr8 reformer who initiated the eradication of racism from USA. But hatred is characteristics of the heart? No man can remove it only God can.

?Change? was virtually what Martin Luther King brought to the American people. And this word ?change? is not just ordinary as one can appreciate its impact in the technology lane where great Electronics companies like LG has being able to come out with incredible OLED TVs with great designs, great features, easy to manipulate, and above all, makes life more comfortable and simple.