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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 ...more

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I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evi...more

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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 b...more

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There can be no deep disappointment where there in not deep love.

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I'm concerned about a better world. I'm concerned about justice; I'm concerned about brotherhood; I'm concerned about truth. And when one is concerned...more

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May I say just a word to those of you who are struggling against this evil. Always be sure that you struggle with Christian methods and Christian weap...more

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We are going to win our freedom because both the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of the Almighty God are embodied in our echoing de...more

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

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At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love

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we shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We will meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what...more

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Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.

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My call to the ministry was not a miraculous or supernatural something. On the contrary it was an inner urge calling me to serve humanity.

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If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.

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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 broth...more

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As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation -- either to react with bitterness or seek ...more