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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Posted by Amy Steele in Books on January 21, 2013
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'”
“At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.”
–Martin Luther King, Jr.
In college I took and African-American history class and read this wonderful biography on MLK:
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Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Posted by Amy Steele in Uncategorized on January 17, 2011
Quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr.:
A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.
At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.
A riot is the language of the unheard.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.
I also recommend this book [I read it in my African-American History class at Simmons College]:
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