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As a teenager I had never been able to accept the fact of having t

As a teenager I had never been able to accept the fact of having to go to the back of a bus or sit in the segregated section of a train. The first time I had been seated behind a curtain in a dining car, I felt as if the curtain had been dropped on my selfhood. – Martin Luther King,Jr., Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story, 1958

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I am convinced that the universe is under the control of a loving purpose, and that in the struggle for righteousness man has cosmic companionship. – Martin Luther King,Jr.

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Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. – Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

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When leaders act contrary to conscience, we must act contrary to leaders. – Veterans Fast for Life

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But while so many white Americans are unaware of conditions inside the ghetto, there are very few ghetto dwellers who are unaware of the life outside. The television sets bombard them day by day with the opulence of the larger society. – Martin Luther King,Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967

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