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Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968)
US black civil rights leader & clergyman [more author details]
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Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.
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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
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Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars... Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
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Segregation is the adultery of an illicit intercourse between injustice and immorality.
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Ten thousand fools proclaim themselves into obscurity, while one wise man forgets himself into immortality.
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We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
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When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.
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The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.
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Martin Luther King Jr., "Strength to Love"
All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.
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Martin Luther King Jr., 'Strength to Love,' 1963
The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers.
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Martin Luther King Jr., 'Strength to Love,' 1963
Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.
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Martin Luther King Jr., December 11, 1964
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
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Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963
The church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society.
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Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 1963
Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: - 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'
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Martin Luther King Jr., Speech at Civil Rights March on Washington, August 28, 1963
I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
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Martin Luther King Jr., Speech in Detroit, June 23, 1963
...And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. So I'm happy tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man.
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Martin Luther King Jr., Speech in Memphis, April 3, 1968, the day before King was assassinated
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
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Martin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love, 1963
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
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Martin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love, 1963
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
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Martin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love, 1963

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