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Everyone has an opportunity to be great because everyone has an opportunity to serve.
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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There is something in this universe that justifies the biblical writer in saying, You shall reap what you sow. This is a law-abiding universe. This is a moral universe. It hinges on moral foundations. If we are to make of this a better world, we've got to go back and rediscover that precious value that we've left behind.
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If I lived in a Communist country today where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I believe I would openly advocate disobeying these anti-religious laws.
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If you can’t run, walk if you can’t walk, crawl, but keep moving forward!
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The evils of capitalism are as real as the evils of militarism and evils of racism.
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The movement for equality and justice can only be a success if it has both a mass and militant character the barriers to be overcome require both.
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