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I may not be the man I want to be I may not be the man I ought to be I may not be the man I could be I may not be the man I truly can be but praise God, I'm not the man I once was
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 will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.
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I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham.
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I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.
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When people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.
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There is nothing more tragic in all the world than to know right and not to do it.
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Violence brings only temporary victories violence, by creating many more social problems than it solves, never brings permanent peace.
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The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence.
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All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.
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Injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere.
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There is some good in the worst of us, and some evil in the best of us.
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Agape is disinterested love. . . . Agape does not begin by discriminating between worthy and unworthy people, or any qualities people possess. It begins by loving others for their sakes. . . . Therefore, agape makes no distinction between friend and enemy it is directed toward both.
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If you haven't found something worth dying for, you're not fit to live.
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