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“If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.”
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
― I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World
― I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World

“No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.”
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“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.”
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

“When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not have to tell him not to stand here or go yonder. He will find his 'proper place' and will stay in it. You do not need to send him to the back door. He will go without being told. In fact, if there is no back door, he will cut one for his special benefit. His education makes it necessary.”
― The Mis-Education of the Negro
― The Mis-Education of the Negro

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