About Martin Luther King Jr.
1929 – 1968
American Baptist minister and civil rights activist whose leadership was instrumental in the American civil rights movement. His words on justice, love, and courage endure as moral touchstones.
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“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
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