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

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

Alive Surface Direct Action

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Civil Rights Leader

Spiritual

“One day the absurdity of the almost universal human belief in the slavery of other animals will be palpable. We shall then have discovered our souls and become worthier of sharing this planet with them.”

Soul Animal One Day

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Creative

“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”

Inspirational Motivational Inspiring

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Hopeful

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”

Inspirational Motivational

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Courageous

“O America, how you've taken necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes.”

Taken Class

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Sad

“Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other because they can not communicate; they can not communicate because they are separated.”

Hate Inspiring Fear

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Courageous

“An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.”

Motivational Kings Respect

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Courageous

“We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart.”

Heart Mind Tough

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Peaceful

“If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional. Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective.”

Mean Race Loyalty

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Regretful

“In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, such as 'right-to-work.' It provides no 'rights' and no 'works.' Its purpose is to destroy labor unions and the freedom of collective bargaining…. We demand this fraud be stopped.”

Fighting Rights Labor Laws

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Love

“Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.”

Love Kings Peace

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Spiritual

“The human heart is like a ship on a stormy sea driven about by winds blowing from all four corners of heaven.”

Heart Love Emotional

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