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We have before us the glorious opportunity to inject a new dimension of love into the veins of our civilization.

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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All life is interrelated. The agony of the poor impoverishes the rich the betterment of the poor enriches the rich. We are inevitably our brother's keeper because we are our brother's brother. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.
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Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.
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If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.
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This is the unusual thing about nonviolence -- nobody is defeated, everybody shares in the victory.
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A piece of freedom is no longer enough for human beings...unlike bread, a slice of liberty does not finish hunger. Freedom is like life. It cannot be had in installments. Freedom is indivisible--we have it all, or we are not free.
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The great military leaders of the past have gone, their empires have crumbled and burned to ashes. But the empire of Jesus, built solidly and majestically on the foundation of love, is still growing.
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We may win a battle, but if in doing so we have planted thousands of seeds of hatred and fear..the war is not over- only the present conflict has ceased. There will be no peace as long as we react to violence with violence.
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What good does it do to sit at the counter when you cannot afford a hamburger?
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The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists, who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood. The trailblazers in human, academic, scientific and religious freedom have always been nonconformists. In any cause that concerns the progress of mankind, put your faith in the nonconformist!
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Every nation must now develop an overriding loyalty to mankind as a whole in order to preserve the best in their individual societies.
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True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.
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History has thrust something upon me from which I cannot turn away.
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Our age is one of guided missiles and unguided men.
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A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our present policies... True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. A true revolution of values will soon look on uneasily upon the glaring contrast of poverty and wealth with righteous indignation.
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There's something about love that builds up and is creative. There is something about hate that tears down and is destructive. So love your enemies.
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We had no alternative except that of preparing for direct action, whereby we would present our very bodies as a means of laying our case before the conscience of the local and national community.
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One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust ... is in reality expressing the highest respect for law ... We will not obey your evil laws.
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Unconditional love will have the final word in reality.
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Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down. --From My Brother Martin, by Christine King Farris
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