Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
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We know what the birth of a revolution looks like: A student stands before a tank. A fruit seller sets himself on fire. A line of monks link arms in a human chain. Crowds surge, soldiers fire, gusts of rage pull down the monuments of tyrants, and maybe, sometimes, justice rises from the flames.
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I have been singing for the last 50 years, you know, so I deserve a break. Besides, there are talented singers around who can do justice to their work.
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Let us democratise knowledge. Let us universalise justice. Together, let us globalise compassion!
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We need to keep making our streets safer and our criminal justice system fairer - our homeland more secure, our world more peaceful and sustainable for the next generation.
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I'm supporting the charities that I supported during my lifetime, and I want to continue to do that.
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The death of chief justice Rehnquist and the president's nomination of John Roberts raises the stakes for the court and the American people exponentially.
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The social system grows rigid but the productive forces continue to expand, and conflict ensues between the forces of production and the social conditions of production.
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The right of all of our citizens to enjoy fair and equal access to housing opportunities is guaranteed by our laws. The U.S. Department of Justice is committed to fiercely protecting those rights in order to ensure the quality of life all Americans deserve.
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Isaac and I are going to Israel to ride for peace enviromental justice and a safer world for us all.
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In the matter of justice, all should be equal in your eyes.
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I used to say to my bubbe, 'Bubbe, is this story true?' And she'd say, 'Of course it's true! But it may not have happened.' What my bubbe was saying is profound: All stories are true. The truth is the journey you take through it - did it make you laugh, cry, seek and want justice? Then it's true.
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Even a single Justice can have a profound impact on the country.
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Without justice you won't have stability.
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Washington is designed not to solve problems. Congress is so beholden to the money that any solution in the general interest will be frustrated and subverted by the corporate interests who feel they will be damaged by progress, fair play and justice.
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Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.
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Regardless of who you are, I believe that everybody in this country is entitled to justice.
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My alignment is with what I perceive as just and fair. If it's with the Muslims, then I'm with the Muslims, if it's with the West then I'm with the West. It's about justice and fairness.
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Rule-following, legal precedence, and political consistency are not more important than right, justice and plain common-sense.
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It is in justice that the ordering of society is centered.
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We want our students to graduate from high school, but we want them to graduate with a plan, whether it's college or career.
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To say that God is an incorporeal substance, is to say in effect there is no God at all. What alleges he against it, but the School-divinity which I have already answered? Scripture he can bring none, because the word incorporeal is not found in Scripture.
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I was lucky that audiences in Mexico liked my work. I was even luckier when I got to do movies and plays with my brothers.
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So often we rob tomorrow's memories by today's economies.
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The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
