Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JRBut I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.
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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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If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.
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Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.
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There comes a time when silence is betrayal.
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He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.
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Morality cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless.
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We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.
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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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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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A lie cannot live.
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Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
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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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We must use time creatively – and forever realize that the time is always hope to do great things.
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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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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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