The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.Martin Luther King Jr.
“The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.”
Civil rights leader · 1929 – 1968
American Baptist minister who led the civil rights movement; Nobel Peace Prize laureate 1964.
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