Martin Luther King, Jr birthday, January 21, 2013, King quotes are relevant today yet rarely quoted, Obama et al should embrace, Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek
Martin Luther King, Jr birthday, January 21, 2013, King quotes are relevant today yet rarely quoted, Obama et al should embrace, Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek
“Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest.”… Mahatma Gandhi
Today we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Isn’t it odd, with all of the great quotes from him, that we rarely hear many of them referenced.
“Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.”
“History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.”
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
“The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.”
“The time is always right to do what is right.”
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
“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.”
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
“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.”
“A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.”
“I am not interested in power for power’s sake, but I’m interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.”
“I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”
“Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.”
“A lie cannot live.”
More quotes at:
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/martin_luther_king_jr.html
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