Martin Luther King, Jr.

We must use time creatively. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

#battlefield #casualties #down #great #great society

We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

#autumn #discontent #freedom #invigorating #legitimate

There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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It is incontestable and deplorable that Negroes have committed crimes; but they are derivative crimes. They are born of the greater crimes of the white society. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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