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 JRWe cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.
More Martin Luther King Jr Quotes
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Hate destroys the hater.
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Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.
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Whenever men and women straighten their backs up, they are going somewhere, because a man can’t ride your back unless it is bent
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What affects one in a major way, affects all in a minor way.
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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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Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.
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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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A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.
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Without love, there is no reason to know anyone, for love will in the end connect us to our neighbors, our children and our hearts.
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True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.
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Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.
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We must use time creatively – and forever realize that the time is always hope to do great things.
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The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.
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We all too often have socialism for the rich and rugged free market capitalism for the poor.
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Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.
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