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Communism forgets that life is individual. Capitalism forgets that life is social, and the kingdom of brotherhood is found neither in the thesis of co...more

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We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface hidden tension that is already alive

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Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.

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The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and th...more

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I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all me...more

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It may well be that we will have to repent in this generation. Not merely for the vitriolic words and the violent actions of the bad people, but for t...more

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There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it i...more

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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 condit...more

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Three hundred years of humiliation, abuse and deprivation cannot be expected to find voice in a whisper.