Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

I never cease to wonder at the amazing presumption of much of white society, assuming that they have the right to bargain with the Negro for his freedom.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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• Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.

  

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• Lord, for the erring thought Not unto evil wrought: Lord, for the wicked will Betrayed, and baffled still: For the heart from itself kept, Our thanksgiving accept. For ignorant hopes that were Broken to our blind prayer: For pain, death, sorrow, sent Unto our chastisement: For all loss of seeming good, Quicken our gratitude.

  

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• I never cease to wonder at the amazing presumption of much of white society, assuming that they have the right to bargain with the Negro for his freedom.

  

  Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Society
  • Freedom
  • Wonder