1. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
2. “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.”
3. “Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.”
4. “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.”
5. “The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.”
6. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
7. “The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.”
8. “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”
9. “The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.”
10. “Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.”
11. “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.”
12. “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.”
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