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.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JRHatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
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Violence is not only impractical but immoral.
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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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It is cheerful to God when you rejoice or laugh from the bottom of your heart.
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Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances.
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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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There is no gain without struggle.
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Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy to a friend.
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Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.
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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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It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.
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An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
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There comes a time when silence is betrayal.
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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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Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.
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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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