Quotes

  1. “Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through
    continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our
    freedom.”
  2. “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice and healthcare is the most shocking and
    inhumane
  3. *“We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to
    learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers.”
  4. “Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a
    person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to
    the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.”
  5. “We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to
    learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers.”
  6. *“We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a
    society that can live with its conscience.”
  7. “Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase.”
  8. “If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then
    crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
  9. “Only in darkness can you see the
  10. “Philosophy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to
    overlook the circumstances of economic injustice, which makes
    philanthropy
  11. “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor
    politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is
    right.”
  12. “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and
    conscientious stupidity.”
  13. “It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated"
  14. “Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.”
  15. “We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a
    society that can live with its conscience.”
  16. “No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.”
  17. “A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.”
  18. *“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
  19. “Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”
  20. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
  21. “There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When
    we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.”
  22. *“There comes a time when silence is betrayal.”
  23. *“We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
  24. “A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.”
  25. “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final
    word.”
  26. “Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided
    missiles and misguided men.
  27. “That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind.
  28. *“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. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
  29. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
  30. “Philosophy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to
    overlook the circumstances of economic injustice, which makes philanthropy
    necessary.”
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