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We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Age: 39 †
Born: 1929
Born: January 15
Died: 1968
Died: April 4
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Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control.
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The strong man is the man who can stand up for his rights and not hit back.
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I've seen too much hate to want to hate, myself.
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