The Measure of a ManChristian Education Press, 1959 - 34 pages Why nonviolence matters Eloquent and passionate, reasoned and sensitive, this pair of meditations by the revered civil-rights leader contains the theological roots of his political and social philosophy of nonviolent activism. |
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... creation . Through his mind he can leap oceans , break through walls , and tran- scend the categories of time and space . The stars may be marvelous , but not so marvelous as the mind of man that com- prehended them . This is what the ...
... creation . Through his mind he can leap oceans , break through walls , and tran- scend the categories of time and space . The stars may be marvelous , but not so marvelous as the mind of man that com- prehended them . This is what the ...
Page 14
... created for the everlasting , born for eternity . We know that man is crowned with glory and honor , and so long as he lives on the low level he will be frustrated , disillusioned , and bewildered . Jesus told a parable one day , the ...
... created for the everlasting , born for eternity . We know that man is crowned with glory and honor , and so long as he lives on the low level he will be frustrated , disillusioned , and bewildered . Jesus told a parable one day , the ...
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... created equal and endowed by their Creator with cer- tain inalienable rights . Among these are life , liberty , and the pursuit of hap- piness . ' But , America , you strayed away from that sublime principle . You left the house of your ...
... created equal and endowed by their Creator with cer- tain inalienable rights . Among these are life , liberty , and the pursuit of hap- piness . ' But , America , you strayed away from that sublime principle . You left the house of your ...
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