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Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes: Every person must stand up and be accountable, but be responsible for their actions.
         

Every person must stand up and be accountable, but be responsible for their actions.


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I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.




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You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.



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.

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



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A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.



It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

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