“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”
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“If you haven't confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started. ”
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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
“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
“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
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