(158 quotes found)
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically... Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”
“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.”
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
“Morality cannot be legislated but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless.”
“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.”
“The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.”
“Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.”
“We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.”
“Life's most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?”
