Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Civil Rights Leader

Courageous

“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 the critic of the state, and never its tool. If the church does not recapture its prophetic zeal, it will become an irrelevant social club without moral or spiritual authority.”

Doe Spiritual Church

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Civil Rights Leader

Creative

“The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers.”

Men Brother Humility

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Love

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

Life Love

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Hopeful

“Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.”

Inspirational Kings

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Motivated

“The great issue of life is to harness the drum major instinct.”

Issues Life Is Instinct

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Angry

“The SILENCE of the good people is more DANGEROUS than the BRUTALITY of the bad people”

People Silence

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Happy

“A productive and happy life is not something you find; it is something you make.”

Life Is Happy Life

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Sad

“We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifices. Capitalism was built on the exploitation of black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor, both black and white, both here and abroad.”

Believe Hard Work Black And White

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Sad

“History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.”

Wisdom Sad Bad Relationship

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Love

“Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.”

Love Justice Demand

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Love

“We must discover the power of love, the power, the redemptive power of love. And when we discover that we will be able to make of this old world a new world. We will be able to make men better. Love is the only way.”

Men Life Love Is

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Thoughtful

“I question and soul-search constantly into myself to be as certain as I can that I am fulfilling the true meaning of my work, that I am maintaining my sense of purpose, that I am holding fast to my ideals, that I am guiding my people in the right direction.”

People Soul Maintaining

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