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War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.
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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We still have a choice today: nonviolence coesistence or violent coannihilation.
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Education without social action is a one-sided value because it has no true power potential.
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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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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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School takes 13 years, because that is how long it takes to break a child's spirit.
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