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For Martin Luther King Jr. , courage was the prerequisite for all other virtues. He warned that 'our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. ' He distinguished between physical courage (bravery in the face of danger) and moral courage (bravery in the face of social pressure). He taught that cowardice asks 'is it safe? ', expediency asks 'is it politic? ', but conscience asks 'is it right? '. King challenges us to find the courage to do what is right, even when we are afraid.
"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
"Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty."
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice."
"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane."
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."
"We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear."
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
"He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love."
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
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