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That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.
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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It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.
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When I took up the cross I recognized it's meaning. The cross is something that you bear, and ultimately, that you die on.
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Without God, all of our efforts turn to ashes and our sunrise into the darkest of nights.
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I've always tried to be what I call militantly nonviolent. I don't believe that anyone could seriously accuse me of not being totally committed to the breakdown of segregation.
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