Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JROne of the great problems of mankind is that we suffer from a poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and technological abundance.
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We are not makers of history. We are made by history.
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Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.
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If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.
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We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience.
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Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
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Morality cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless.
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We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
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Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.
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Almost always the creative, dedicated minority has made the world better.
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One of the great problems of mankind is that we suffer from a poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and technological abundance.
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There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.
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If we do an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, we will be a blind and toothless nation.
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I have decided to stick to love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
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Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.
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We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.
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