"In a sense we've come to our..." - Quote by Martin Luther King Jr
In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men - yes, black men as well as white men - would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness... America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked 'insufficient funds.'
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“Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.”
“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.”
“It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.”
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“In America there must be only citizens, not divided by grade, first and second, but citizens, east, west, north, and south.”
“Obedience to the law of bread labour will bring about a silent revolution in the structure of society.”
“All people should be treated equally, regardless of who they are or who they love.”
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“So distribution should undo excess, and each man have enough.”
“I want people around the world to hear me. To all those who would do us harm, no act of terror will go unpunished. It will not dim the light of the values that we proudly present to the rest of the world. No act of violence shakes the resolve of the United States of America.”
“In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and to our country”