“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
“Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.”
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“Through violence you may murder a murderer, but you can’t murder murder,” he said. “Through violence you may murder a liar but you can’t establish truth. Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can’t murder hate. Darkness cannot put out darkness. Only light can do that.”
― Martin Luther King, Jr., on Leadership: Inspiration and Wisdom for Challenging Times
― Martin Luther King, Jr., on Leadership: Inspiration and Wisdom for Challenging Times
“The ends you serve that are selfish will take you no further than yourself but the ends you serve that are for all, in common, will take you into eternity.”
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“Partly as a result of the president’s inaction, by 1956 nearly every southern state had enacted legislation that declared the Brown ruling null and void.”
― Martin Luther King, Jr., on Leadership: Inspiration and Wisdom for Challenging Times
― Martin Luther King, Jr., on Leadership: Inspiration and Wisdom for Challenging Times
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