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Martin Luther King III

"The vision preached by my father a half-century ago was that his four little children would no longer live in a nation where they would judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. However, sadly, the tears of Trayvon Martin's mother and father remind us that, far too frequently, the color of one's skin remains a license to profile, to arrest and to even murder with no regard for the content of one's character."

Source : "50 Years After March on Washington, Tens of Thousands Say Struggle for MLK’s “Dream” Continues". "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. August 26, 2013.

Martin Luther King III

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“I love 'Mad Men' & 'Nip Tuck.'”
“Men cannot labor on always. They must have intervals of relaxation. They cannot sleep through these intervals. What are they to do? Why, if they do not work or sleep, they must have recreation. And if they have not recreation from healthful sources, they will be very likely to take it from the poisoned fountains of intemperance. Or, if they have pleasures, which, though innocent, are forbidden by the maxims of public morality, their very pleasures are liable to become poisoned fountains.”
“The fact is, when people choose to be brave instead of smart, their courage is generally so threatening to those who are smart rather than brave that they end up being maligned, not congratulated. This is what the Bible says we can expect.”

Source : Gary A. Haugen (2009). “Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian”, p.118, InterVarsity Press
“Education makes some men wiser, others more ridiculous and foolish!”
“Vulgar souls look hastily and superficially at the sea and accuse it of monotony; other more privileged beings could spend a lifetime admiring it and discovering new and changing phenomena that delight them. So it is with love.”
“You can certainly destroy enough of humanity so that only the greatest act of faith can persuade you that what's left will be human.”
“The pressure makes me more intent about each shot. Pressure on the last few holes makes me play better.”
“You always face a bunch of hands trying to stop you from working.”

Source : Source: collider.com

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