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Love is not a weak, spineless emotion; it is a powerful moral force on the side of justice.

Bernice King

In 1985, I was arrested, along with my mother and brother, Martin III, in a protest against apartheid at the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Arrest Mom Myself Politics Protest
Somehow, we have to realize that what we watch and what we listen to not only often reflects our most violent tendencies but cultivates more violence.
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Listening Ourselves Realization Reflection Violent Watch
Often, I am asked, ‘What was your father like?’ or, ‘What would he think?’ These are very difficult questions to answer, as I was so very young when I lost my father.
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Difficult Father Myself Question Young
My mother made countless sacrifices so that her children – and all children – could grow up in a better nation and world.
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Better Count Growth Mom Nation Sacrifice World
When I think about some of the policies that we make in this country, the policies are so self-driven.
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Country Drive Myself Policies Thinking
Always realize that even your strongest advocate and opponent is a part of the human family; albeit they may have small shortcomings and even strength in them, they are part of that human family.
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Family Human Realization Small Strong Yourself
Before my mother was a King, she was a gifted vocalist and musician, whose skill and academia garnered her a scholarship to the prestigious New England Conservatory for Music in Boston.
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Education Gift Mom Music Musician Scholarship Vocal
I spend a lot of time meditating, which is something that I don’t think most people know about me.
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Meditation Myself People Time
At Grinnell College, for the first time in my life, I was in an all-white setting. It was a shocking experience.
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College Experience Life Myself Shock Time
My mother was the strong wife, partner, and co-worker Martin Luther King, Jr. needed to be an effective leader, and he said so on many occasions.
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Himself Leadership Mom Need Occasion Partner Strong Wife
How do we expect change to occur if we are not willing to put on the whole armor of God and fight injustice wherever it raises its ugly head?
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Change Fight God Head Ugly Willing
It is time for humanity to reset our spiritual compass from self-centeredness to other-centeredness.
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Centre Humanity Spiritual Time
King-ian nonviolence is a way of thinking and living and is not confined to the work of social and systemic change.
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Change Live Social System Thinking Violence Way
After acknowledging that most law enforcement personnel are fair-minded and do a difficult job, it only takes one exception to create a terrible tragedy.
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Acknowledgement Difficult Exception Law Mindset Oneself Terrible Tragedy
Do we want to be successful, or do we just want to make noise just to make it? Or just to put something on the record? I’ll be honest with you, I’m tired of putting stuff on the record. I’m ready to see some real transformation and change.
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Change Honesty Myself Noise Record Success Transformation
As I reflect on the legacy of my father, the greatest aspect is his legacy of peace.
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Father Himself Legacy Peace Reflection

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