 Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals. Author: Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Author: Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| 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. Author: Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing can be more redemptive. Author: Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists. Author: Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Prayer time must be kept up as duly as meal-time. Author: Matthew Henry |
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| Now the true soldiers of Christ must always be prepared to do battle for the truth, and must never, so far as lies with them, allow false convictions to creep in. Author: Origen |
| When a house is being built which is to be made as strong as possible, the building takes place in fine weather and in calm, so that nothing may hinder the structure from acquiring the needed solidity. Author: Origen |
| Perseverance is more than endurance. It is endurance combined with absolute assurance and certainty that what we are looking for is going to happen. Author: Oswald Chambers |
Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!
- Patrick Henry Author: Assorted Authors |
| The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed up in these two-common sense and perseverance. Author: Owen Feltham |
| The real difference between men is energy. A strong will, a settled purpose, an invincible determination, can accomplish almost anything; and in this lies the distinction between great men and little men. Author: Thomas Fuller |
