Blog about Leadership

On Monday, I shared a great leadership quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the day of remembrance of the leader. There is another quote from him that I have always liked. It’s not specifically about leadership, but it could still be applicable to what a leader encounters – it was definitely applicable to what Dr. King encountered.

Great quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”

This line is from Dr. King’s book published in 1963, Strength to Love in the fourth chapter, Love in action.

Every time I read this quote, I tend to smirk and let out a little chuckle, but if you really think about what Dr. King is speaking about, it’s not funny at all. Take a look at most of the problems in our modern world; take another look at most of the problems throughout history. How many times do you encounter “sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity?” Whether it’s the suicide bomber who kills himself in order to kill people he doesn’t even know with very little discrimination or the KKK member who violently acts out in hatred against a group of people because of the pigment of their skin. Need I continue: the holocaust, nearly every war, slavery…?

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