Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of j… - Martin Luther King Jr.

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Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.

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About Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (15 January 1929 – 4 April 1968) was an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize of 1964. He was the husband of Coretta Scott King, and father of Yolanda King and Martin Luther King III.

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Birth Name: Michael King Jr.
Alternative Names: Martin Luther King, Jr. • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. • Martin Luther King • Michael King • Dr. King • M. L. King • M.L. King • ML King • MLK • Martin Luther King Junior • Michael King Junior • Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. • The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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The richer we have become materially, the poorer we become morally and spiritually. We have learned to fly in the air like birds and swim in the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers.
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