Martin Luther King, Jr day never meant much to me as a child, but now as I
have began studying this amazing man and his life, I am just amazed that one
such as this ever existed. In researching about both him and Mother Teresa,
it was really disturbing to see the number of attempts that have been made to
discredit them both.
| Some of my Favorite Quotes |
- Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided
missiles and misguided men.
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- Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot
drive out hate; only love can do that. We must learn to live together
as brothers, or perish together as fools.
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- If a man is called a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even
as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare
wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of
heaven and Earth will pause to say, Here lived a great street sweeper
who did his job well.
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- 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 a man hasn’t discovered something he will die for, he isn’t fit
to live.
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- When we let freedom ring...when we let it ring from every village
and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to
speed up that day when all of God's children: black men and white men,
Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics will be able to join hands
and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, Free at last, free
at last. Thank God almighty, we are free at last.
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- Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that
matter.
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- (Memphis, Tennessee, 3 April 1968, the evening prior to his assassination.)
Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place.
But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will.
And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over.
And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I
want you to know tonight, that we, as a people will get to the promised
land. And I'm happy, tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not
fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the
Lord.
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