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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) 2mo
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bibliothecarivs
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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. ⬇️ 2mo
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.' 🔚 2mo
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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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Thinking about this time in history gives me the chills. I remember that image on tv where King and his compatriots are standing on the small balcony of a motel room moments before he is killed. Dyson does an in-depth analysis of Martin‘s speeches, his fears, his visions, and their relationship to politics and religion. It is a fact that the FBI made MLK‘s and his family‘s lives a living hell.
Day 8 #JoyousJanuaryReadathon
Day 2 #Sharreadathon ⬇️

Andrew65 Not enough has changed since this period unfortunately. Such a loss! 1y
Eggs @Andrew65 😢 1y
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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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