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Martin Luther King Quote

“I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law.”

— Martin Luther King

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We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

— Martin Luther King

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Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.

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I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today.

— Martin Luther King

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If a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live.

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Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

— Martin Luther King

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