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Each one of us has the power to make others feel better or worse. Making others feel better is much more fun than making others feel worse. Making others feel better generally makes us feel better
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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As marvelous as the stars is the mind of the person who studies them.
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The greatest purveyor of violence in the world : My own Government, I can not be Silent.
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