There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JROne has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.
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Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.
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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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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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Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy to a friend.
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Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.
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Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
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What affects one in a major way, affects all in a minor way.
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Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
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Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge, which is power; religion gives man wisdom, which is control.
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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
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Courage faces fear and thereby masters it.
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Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic.
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It does not matter how long you live, but how well you do it.
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At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.
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Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.
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