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Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes: 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.
         

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.


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If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.



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

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



The time is always right to do what is right.

The time is always right to do what is right.



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

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




You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.



Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.



A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.



It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many



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

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





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He would write and write. He would make wonderful things happen. Some of it would be true. All of it would be true. Most of it would be true.

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The English were infuriating. Everything was designed to put an outsider at a disadvantage. If you had to ask, you didn't belong.

The English were infuriating. Everything was designed to put an outsider at a disadvantage. If you had to ask, you didn't belong.



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I would want to teach my children someday that they should strive to be successful.



The best way to improve economic prospects for women is to improve job prospects for the men in their lives, even if that means increasing the so-called pay gap.

The best way to improve economic prospects for women is to improve job prospects for the men in their lives, even if that means increasing the so-called pay gap.



I don't understand these national awards, because half of those who sit in judgement over Indian films do not... possess the competence to evaluate a film correctly.

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