He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JRCowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances.
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Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.
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Almost always the creative, dedicated minority has made the world better.
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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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Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.
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Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.
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Lightning makes no sound until it strikes.
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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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The day we see the truth and cease to speak is the day we begin to die.
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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.
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Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
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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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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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Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge, which is power; religion gives man wisdom, which is control.
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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
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We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.
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