Martin Luther King, Jr.

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The time is always right to do what is right. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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A lie cannot live. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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A man can't ride your back unless it's bent. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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