Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.
From Martin Luther King, Jr.
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.
Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.
A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.
Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.
Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them.
The sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.
We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.
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