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 JRNothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
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Lightning makes no sound until it strikes.
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One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.
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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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But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.
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What affects one in a major way, affects all in a minor way.
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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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Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.
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We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
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Be the peace you wish to see in the world.
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We must substitute courage for caution.
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Almost always the creative, dedicated minority has made the world better.
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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 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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At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.
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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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We must use time creatively – and forever realize that the time is always hope to do great things.
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Hate destroys the hater.
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He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.
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If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.
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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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I have decided to stick to love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
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Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances.
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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
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A lie cannot live.
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It is cheerful to God when you rejoice or laugh from the bottom of your heart.
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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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