"It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important."
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
"Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars."
"Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
"Ten thousand fools proclaim themselves into obscurity, while one wise man forgets himself into immortality."
"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
"The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood."
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
"The church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society."
"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
"I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live."
"Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men."
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
"Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. 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 men are created equal.'"
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