True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JRHe who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.
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In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
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Whenever men and women straighten their backs up, they are going somewhere, because a man can’t ride your back unless it is bent
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Not only will we have to repent for the sins of bad people; but we also will have to repent for the appalling silence of good people.
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Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy to a friend.
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Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase.
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I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
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A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.
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Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.
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Lightning makes no sound until it strikes.
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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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True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.
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A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies.
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You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.
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Violence is not only impractical but immoral.
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