He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JRWe are not makers of history. We are made by history.
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I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
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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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What affects one in a major way, affects all in a minor way.
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Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
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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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Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.
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Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase.
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Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy to a friend.
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The road to freedom is a difficult, hard road. It always makes for temporary setbacks.
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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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Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
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Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
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Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic.
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Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.
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The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.