"Pity may represent little more than the..." - Quote by Martin Luther King Jr
Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul.
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“Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience, and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level. That's the way the system works. And since we know that the system will not change the rules, we are going to have to change the system.”
“The strong man holds in a living blend strongly marked opposites.”
“If a city has a 30% Negro population, then it is logical to assume that Negroes should have at least 30% of the jobs in any particular company, and jobs in all categories rather than only in menial areas.”
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“I never sympathise with the accused unless there's a chance the accused is not guilty, but I certainly don't ever sympathise with the criminal.”
“And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud.”
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“A Candle never Loses any of its Light while Lighting up another candle.”
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“Technology is unlocking the innate compassion we have for our fellow human beings.”