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The church must be reminded that it is not the master, or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state.
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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The SILENCE of the good people is more DANGEROUS than the BRUTALITY of the bad people
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Vanity asks, is it popular? Politics ask, will it work? But conscience and morality ask, is it right?
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Right defeated is stronger than evil triumphant.
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