Thoughts for MLK Day at the Dawn of a New Era

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An MLK Birthday Medley

“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”

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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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“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

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“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”

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“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and a conscientious stupidity.”

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“Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verbs agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.”

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“Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.”

 

—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)

• Editorial Comment: The Dream lives, even in these dark days.



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