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I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. I refuse to accept despair as the final re...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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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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Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.

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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 ...more

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Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy to a friend.

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Now there is a final reason I think that Jesus says, "Love your enemies." It is this: that love has within it a redemptive power. And there is a power...more

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I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear.