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When religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.


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In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible.



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The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.



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Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.



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When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.



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Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.





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