"It is a tragic mix-up when the..." - Quote by Martin Luther King Jr
It is a tragic mix-up when the United States spends 500,000 for every enemy soldier killed, and only 53 annually on the victims of poverty.
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“I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.”
“There is no sound more powerful than the marching feet of a determined people.”
“We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers.”
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“A fig for your bill of fare; show me your bill of company.”
“Spend time with those you love. One of these days you will say either, 'I wish I had', or 'I'm glad I did.'”
“I think the hardest thing for a person is to know what those twelve things are that they need to work on that will bring the return of success to their life.”
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“Taking all the round of professions and occupations, you will find that every man is the worse for being poor; and the doctor is a specially dangerous man when poor.”
“Improving the health & productivity of the poorest is one of the best investments you can make in the future of the world”
“Hunger does not breed reform; it breeds madness and all the distemper's that make an ordered life impossible.”