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“When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.”

“Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.”

“Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.”

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”

“There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.”

“After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”

“Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living.”

“In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”

“I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.”

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”

“I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.”

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”

“You are still young, free.. Do yourself a favor. Before it's too late, without thinking too much about it first, pack a pillow and a blanket and see as much of the world as you can. You will not regret it. One day it will be too late.”

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”

“Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face.”

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”

“One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings.”

“One individual may die for an idea, but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives.”

“The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class - it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity.”