Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
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So when Jesus says "Love your enemies," he is setting forth a profound and ultimately inescapable admonition.
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The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny and their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.
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Brutality was imprisoned in a lumious glare revealing the naked truth to the whole world.
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Courage is an inner resolution to go forward despite obstacles; Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances.
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This Revolution is genuine because it was born from the same womb that always gives birth to massive social upheavals - the womb of intolerable conditions and unendurable situations.
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We in the West must bear in mind that the poor countries are poor primarily because we have exploited them through political or economic colonialism.
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Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World!
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A second basic fact that characterizes nonviolence is that it does not seek to defeat or humiliate the opponent, but to win his friendship and understanding.
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My mommy always said there were no monsters - no real ones - but there are.
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Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.
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I'm thinking of love in action and not something where you say, "Love your enemies," and just leave it at that, but you love your enemies to the point that you're willing to sit-in at a lunch counter in order to help them find themselves. You're willing to go to jail.
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We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifices. Capitalism was built on the exploitation of black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor, both black and white, both here and abroad.
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I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism, but of practical realism. Far from being the pious injunction of a Utopian dreamer, love is an absolute necessity for the survival of our civilization. To return hate for hate does nothing but intensify the existence of evil in the universe. Someone must have sense enough and religion enough to cut off the chain of hate and evil, and this can only be done through love.
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Every genuine expression of love grows out of a consistent and total surrender to God.
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Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve.
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To sway an audience, you must watch them as you speak.
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If I lived in a Communist country today where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I believe I would openly advocate disobeying these anti-religious laws.
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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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Hatred darkens life; love illumines it.
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The decision we must make now is whether we will give our allegiance to outmoded and unjust customs or to the ethical demands of the universe. As Christians we owe our allegiance to God and His will, rather than to man and his folkways.
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Liberalism provided me with an intellectual satisfaction that I never found in fundamentalism. I became so enamored of the insights of liberalism that I almost fell into the trap of accepting uncritically everything it encompassed.
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My faith in man is, at bottom, a faith in God.
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Love is the most durable power in the world. This creative force is the most potent instrument available in mankind's quest for peace and security.
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I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.