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Everybody can be great... because anybody can
serve. You don't have to have a college degree to
serve. You don't have to make your subject and
verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full
of grace. A soul generated by love. Martin
Luther King Jr.
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An individual who breaks a law that conscience
tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts
the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse
the conscience of the community over its
injustice, is in reality expressing the highest
respect for the law. Martin Luther King Jr.
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It comes as a great shock to discover that the
country which is your birthplace and to which you
owe your life and identity has not, in its whole
system of reality, evolved any place for
you. James Baldwin, 1965
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I have a dream that my four little children will
one day live in a nation where they will not be
judged by the color of their skin but by the
content of their character. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Freedom is never voluntarily given by the
oppressor it must be demanded by the oppressed.
Martin Luther King Jr.
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But somewhere, between his extremism and Martin
Luther Kings passiveness, the black rebellion
had come alive. Fire hoses, police dogs, mobs or
guns couldnt put it down. Gordon Parks
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A right delayed is a right denied. Martin Luther
King Jr.
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Power at its best is love implementing the
demands of justice. Justice at its best is love
correcting everything that stands against love.
Martin Luther King Jr.
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Dont strike back or curse if abusedShow
yourself courteous and friendly at all
timesReport all serious incidents to your leader
in a polite manner. Remember love and
nonviolence. Rules of conduct for Nashville civil
rights demonstrators, 1960
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Life's most urgent question is What are you
doing for others? Martin Luther King Jr.
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I am not interested in power for power's sake,
but I'm interested in power that is moral, that
is right and that is good. Martin Luther King
Jr.
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Take the first step in faith. You don't have to
see the whole staircase, just take the first
step. Martin Luther King Jr.
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I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so
tragically bound to the starless midnight of
racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace
and brotherhood can never become a reality... I
believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love
will have the final word. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent
about things that matter. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Human progress is neither automatic nor
inevitable... Every step toward the goal of
justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and
struggle the tireless exertions and passionate
concern of dedicated individuals. Martin Luther
King Jr.
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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice
everywhere. Martin Luther King Jr.
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You may write me down in history With your
bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very
dirt But still, like dust, Ill rise. Maya
Angelou, Still I Rise
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But, conscience asks the question, "Is it
right?." And there comes a time when one must
take a position that is neither safe, nor
politic, nor popular, but one must take it
because one's conscience tells one that it is
right. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Each person must live their life as a model for
others. Rosa Parks
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I contend that the Negro is the creative voice of
America, is creative America, and it was a happy
day in American when the first unhappy slave was
landed on its shores. Duke Ellington
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I have a dream that one day on the red hills of
Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons
of former slave owners will be able to sit
together at the table of brotherhood. Martin
Luther King Jr.
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We must combine the toughness of the serpent and
the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a
tender heart. Martin Luther King Jr.
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The hope of a secure and livable world lies with
disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to
justice, peace and brotherhood. Martin Luther
King Jr.
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We will remember not the words of our enemies,
but the silence of our friends. Martin Luther
King Jr.
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Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. which
cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who
wields it. It is a sword that heals. Martin
Luther King Jr.
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If a man hasn't discovered something that he will
die for, he isn't fit to live. Martin Luther
King Jr.
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The sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate
discontent will not pass until there is an
invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.
Martin Luther King Jr.
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A riot is the language of the unheard. Martin
Luther King Jr.
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So I'm happy tonight. I'm not worried about
anything. I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes have
seen the glory of the coming of the Lord! Martin
Luther King Jr.
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We are not makers of history. We are made by
history. Martin Luther King Jr.
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When this happens, when we let it ring, we will
speed the day when all of God's children, black
men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants
and Catholics, will be able to join hands and
sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual
"Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty,
we're free at last." Martin Luther King Jr.
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The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow
of justice. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to
yourself, "Here is an opportunity for me to
celebrate like never before, my own power, my own
ability to get myself to do whatever is
necessary." Martin Luther King Jr.
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All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and
importance and should be undertaken with
painstaking excellence. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Non-violence means avoiding not only external
physical violence but also internal violence of
spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but
you refuse to hate him. Martin Luther King Jr.
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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. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light
can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate only
love can do that. Martin Luther King Jr.
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The question is not whether we will be
extremists, but what kind of extremists we will
be... The nation and the world are in dire need
of creative extremists. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek,
but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
Martin Luther King Jr.