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If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover these precious values - that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control.
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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Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
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All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
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Friends are forever Boys are whatever.
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I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
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The idea of a superior or inferior race is a myth that has been completely refuted by anthropological evidence.
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The time is always right to do what is right.
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It's not burn baby burn, but learn, baby, learn, so that you can earn, baby, earn.
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