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" Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary. "

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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" Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal. "

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" I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. "

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" Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. "

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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. "

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" One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam. "

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" We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear. "

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" The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?' "

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" There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love. "

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" Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. "

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" Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. "

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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. "

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" The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood. "

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" We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. 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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" To other countries, I may go as a tourist, but to India, I come as a pilgrim. "

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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. "

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" We must use time creatively. "

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" Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. "

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" The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice. "

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" If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing can be more redemptive. "

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" Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. "

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" A lie cannot live. "

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" The principle of self defense, even involving weapons and bloodshed, has never been condemned, even by Gandhi. "

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" I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together. "

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