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Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day
20 Jan 2014 10:39 #1
by ScienceChic
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day was created by ScienceChic
It's been really cute to hear my youngest re-tell what she's learned about him at school - can't wait til she's older and we can delve more deeply into bigger picture issues. This insight from decades ago yet pertinent today resonated most with me when I was re-reading his quotes this morning.
Share your favorite quote or historical moment about him!
Share your favorite quote or historical moment about him!
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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18 Jan 2016 09:57 #5
by MyMountainTown
Replied by MyMountainTown on topic Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day
Darkness cannot drive out darkness;
Only Light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate;
Only love can do that.
~Martin Luther King Jr.
Only Light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate;
Only love can do that.
~Martin Luther King Jr.
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15 Jan 2018 09:33 - 17 Jan 2022 11:19 #10
by ScienceChic
"Every man of humane convictions must decide on the protest that best suits his convictions, but we must all protest."
"The world now demands a maturity of America that we may not be able to achieve."
"True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring."
"But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.
We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promise of democracy."
I Have a Dream Speech text
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
Replied by ScienceChic on topic Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day
"Every man of humane convictions must decide on the protest that best suits his convictions, but we must all protest."
"The world now demands a maturity of America that we may not be able to achieve."
"True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring."
"But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.
We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promise of democracy."
I Have a Dream Speech text
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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