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A Testament of Hope
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. | Martin Luther King
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"We've got some difficult days ahead," civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., told a crowd gathered at Memphis's Clayborn Temple on April 3, 1968. "But it really doesn't matter to me now because I've been to the mountaintop. . . . And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land." These prohetic words, uttered the day before his assassination, challenged those he left behind to see that his "promised land" of racial equality became a reality; a reality to which King devoted the last twelve years of his life. These words and other are commemorated here in the only major one-volume collection of this seminal twentieth-century American prophet's writings, speeches, interviews, and autobiographical reflections. A Testament of Hope contains Martin Luther King, Jr.'s essential thoughts on nonviolence, social policy, integration, black nationalism, the ethics of love and hope, and more.
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bibliothecarivs
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'We are simply seeking to bring into full realization the American dream--a dream yet unfulfilled. A dream of equality of opportunity, of privilege and property widely distributed; a dream of a land where men no longer argue that the color of a man's skin determines the content of his character... ⬇️

bibliothecarivs ...the dream of a land where every man will respect the dignity and worth of human personality--this is the dream. When it is realized, the jangling discords of our nation will be transformed into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood, and men everywhere will know that America is truly the land of the free and the home of the brave.' 🔚 (edited) 3mo
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'The method of nonviolent resistance is effective in that it has a way of disarming the opponent, it exposes his moral defenses, it weakens his morale and at the same time it works on his conscience. ⬇️

bibliothecarivs 'It also makes it possible for the individual to struggle to secure moral ends through moral means. One of the most persistent philosophical debates of the centuries has been over the question of ends and means. There have been those from Machiavelli on down who have argued that the end justifies the means. ⬇️ 3mo
bibliothecarivs '...In a real sense, the means represent the ideal in the making and the end in process. So in the long run, destructive means cannot bring about constructive ends, because the end is preexistent in the means.' 🔚 3mo
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bibliothecarivs
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'The Constitution assured the right to vote, but there is no such assurance of the right to adequate housing, or the right to an adequate income. And yet, in a nation which has a gross national product of 750 billion dollars a year [in 1966], it is morally right to insist that every person has a decent house, an adequate education and enough money to provide basic necessities for one's family.'

Bookwomble Hell, yeah! ✊ 8mo
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#MLKDay 💭🖤 #JanuaryJazz 🥳🪩🪅

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

Eggs Perfection 🙌🏻💗🙏🏻 1y
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bibliothecarivs
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'Before the victory is won some may have to get scarred up, but we shall overcome. Before the victory of brotherhood is achieved, some will maybe face physical death, but we shall overcome. Before the victory is won, some will lose jobs, some will be called communists, and reds, merely because they believe in brotherhood... but we shall overcome.'

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bibliothecarivs
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'We hear this quite often, that only time can solve this problem.... Well the people who argue this do not themselves realize that time is neutral, that it can be used constructively or deconstructively. At points the people of ill will, the segregationists, have used time much more effectively than the people of good will. ⬇️

bibliothecarivs 'So individuals in the struggle must come to realize that it is necessary to aid time, that without this kind of aid, time itself will become an ally of the insurgent and primitive forces of social stagnation.' 2y
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Gaylagal2
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Have an inspiring Martin Luther King Day!
If you can't get out and volunteer on this day of service because of the pandemic, just try to be kinder and happier 🤓 It's sometimes hard to do with all that is going on 😁
#MartinLutherKingDay

Gissy Love this message!🙌It makes my heart warm if that dream can come true at this right moment! Beyond any skin color, beyond any culture, language, religion, sexual orientation! Just human beings!!! Every life counts!! 3y
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“Courage is an inner #resolution to go forward despite obstacles; Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances. Courage breeds creativity; Cowardice represses fear and is mastered by it. Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? ⬇️

TK-421 But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when we must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right.” #QuotsyJan21 3y
cozypunk Oooh, I feel called out. (In a good way.) I've been living more in cowardice than courage the last few years. 🤔 3y
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Andrew65
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So many great Martin Luther King quotes but the bottom one is one of my favourites!

#ThinkPositiveBePositive

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

DieAReader 😇Thank you @Andrew65 Needed to see this♥️ 3y
Andrew65 @Squidget It‘s such a great quote and so true. Also remember ‘it‘s darkest before the dawn‘! 3y
DieAReader @Andrew65 “The light shines in the darkness and the darkness can never extinguish it.” John 1:5 Got it tattooed on the inside of my forearm a number of years ago to remind myself. At the time, I had no forethought to how much I‘d need to be reminded of them. 3y
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Birdsong28 Thank you @Andrew65 😊📚📖 3y
Andrew65 @Birdsong28 😊👍 3y
Andrew65 @Squidget We need to hang onto these thoughts. 3y
CocoReads That‘s one of my favorites too! 3y
Andrew65 @CocoReads So many of his quotes are worth reading. 3y
tracey38 Perfect for current times. ❤ 3y
Deblovestoread One of my favorites, too. 3y
Cathythoughts Beautiful ❤️ 3y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but through continuous struggle.”

#Roll
#QuotsyJune20

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TheEllieMo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes though continuous struggle.”

#Change
#QuotsyApr20

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TheEllieMo
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Eggs
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The Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr was one of a kind: a fearless crusader for human rights, a minister, a writer, a spiritual leader, a husband, a daddy, a human of highly developed moral character.

#civilrightsmovement
#auldlangreads
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OriginalCyn620 🙌🏻📚❤️ 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
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cathysaid
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1. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Such a gorgeous, lyrical writing style ❤️
2. How do you continue to maintain hope when so often faced with the hopeless?
3. I‘m too scared to count 😱

@Eggs #wondrouswednesday

ljuliel What a perfect dinner guest, and what an honor it‘d be to meet him. I‘m glad I was alive ( although a kid) when he was here as such an inspiration. 4y
Eggs Thanks for joining in! MLK! Great choice👍🏼 4y
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“A genuine revolution of values means in the final analysis that our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional. Every nation must now develop an overriding loyalty to mankind as a whole in order to preserve the best in their individual societies.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, “Beyond Vietnam” speech #MLKday

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So important to remember this quote from the great man. One of my heroes, along with Nelson Mandela. 😍😍😍

#Out #QuotsyOct18

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BookishMe
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GatheringBooks missed you last night! a lot of people turned up and it was really an interesting, and somewhat polemical discussion! :) 6y
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abbsinwonderland
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"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal." -Martin Luther King Jr.
✨This is the last one that I have.. Once again, I truly enjoyed all of enteries and different ways and outlooks and views and all of it. You're all amazing. Don't ever forget that.
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kamoorephoto Thanks for that, sweet lady 💓💓💓💓 6y
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"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. 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." -Martin Luther King Jr.
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Bookgirl ❤️ 6y
WarpedSweetness ❤❤ 6y
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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that" -Martin Luther King Jr.
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DeborahSmall ❤️ 6y
ElishaLovesBooks 😍😍 6y
emily_m_tubb 😗💖 6y
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abbsinwonderland
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"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." -Martin Luther King, Jr.
✨What a better day to post some more inspiration/motivation from the giveaway than today? ?
@GypsyKat
@Krisjericho
@Bianca

LazyOwl Love the one about "just breathe". Very true for me as well. Love that people are sharing what gets them through. Very inspirational ? 6y
TrishB Some of these are amazing 💜 6y
GypsyKat Awe, thanks for including mine. These are lovely. 💗 6y
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Andrew65
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A great quote from a great man! #QuotsyDec17 #Light

jpmcwisemorgan Excellent reminder! 6y
Aswenson One of my favorites 6y
Andrew65 @jpmcwisemorgan Isn‘t it just! 6y
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Andrew65 @Aswenson Mine too! 6y
TK-421 I love this quote ❤️ 6y
Lmstraubie One of my favorite quotes 💕 6y
Andrew65 @TK-421 @Lmstraubie 😊👍 6y
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”

We need some love right now. The President's hateful speech this afternoon is just the dark that needs driving out.

#greatestloveofall
#augustgrrrl

BarbaraBB You are so right 7y
Cinfhen 🙌🏻 7y
merelybookish It just keeps getting darker. 😩 7y
[DELETED] 3216391035 Well said. 7y
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Weave
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Have a great week everyone!?
Week beginning: Monday 5th June 2017?

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." ~ A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches by Martin Luther King Jr ?

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Vexingcircumstance
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Suet624 I always get teary when I read this quote. 7y
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SuperPunkNinja
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This was my favorite sign today at the #womensmarch.

saresmoore Brilliant! 7y
B.Reader 💕💕💕 7y
OrangeMooseReads Absolute love for this poster ❤️❤️❤️👏👏 7y
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Daisydo Missed you, but boy wasn't it amazing! 7y
SuperPunkNinja @Daisydo I know! There were so many people I couldn't find anyone I knew. 7y
DogMomIrene Wow! That sign/art/statement is just brilliant! 💜❤️💜 7y
Graciouswarriorprincess Love it! One of the signs I saw had on it "You can't lead by Twitter!". 7y
Bookladylinda Wow! Love that!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾 7y
SuperPunkNinja @Graciouswarriorprincess I swear, protest signs give me faith in humanity's brilliance. 7y
Graciouswarriorprincess My favorite one I can't post it here but it was great! I agree! 😝 7y
SuperPunkNinja @Graciouswarriorprincess Now I REALLY want to see it! 7y
Graciouswarriorprincess @McShelfington I will see if I can post it. I took a picture! 7y
KVanRead ❤❤❤ 7y
Suet624 I can't figure out how I missed so many of your posts!! 7y
SuperPunkNinja @Suet624 No worries! ❤ 7y
Blueberry My daughter, @NataliePatalie, was at the Oakland March. Which one were you at? 7y
SuperPunkNinja @Blueberry We were at the San Jose march. 7y
Blueberry Love this picture. 7y
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Words to remember today. We must keep the truth close to our hearts and not be swayed.

✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

#Resist #AntiInauguration #ConstantVigilance

CherylDeFranceschi 😘💪🏻💪🏿💪🏾💪🏼 7y
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KerriNTurner

Missed yesterday's photo challenge due to illness, but I enjoyed going through everyone's recommendations inspired by Martin Luther King.