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Martin Luther King Jr. on fatherhood, character, and how to live

3 sourced quotes from Martin Luther King Jr., each with the original work, the year, and links to a primary or scholarly source you can check yourself. Selected for what they say to a man raising children.

“The time is always ripe to do right.”
Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963
“You suddenly find your tongue twisted... as you seek to explain to your six year old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park that has…”
Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
Strength to Love (1963), Chapter 5: "Loving Your Enemies", 1963

The right words for exactly where you are right now.

DadVice matches wisdom like this to the real situations of fatherhood — the hard conversation, the long night, the moment you do not know what to say. Every quote is sourced. No motivational filler.

Works quoted here: Letter from Birmingham Jail, Strength to Love (1963), Chapter 5: "Loving Your Enemies".