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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Page 17
... things rather than per- Because of this a famine has broken out in your land . In the midst of all your material wealth , you are spir- itually and morally poverty - stricken , un- able to speak to the conscience of this world . America ...
... things rather than per- Because of this a famine has broken out in your land . In the midst of all your material wealth , you are spir- itually and morally poverty - stricken , un- able to speak to the conscience of this world . America ...
Page 30
... things of this world that we are unconsciously carried away by the rushing tide of materialism which leaves us ... things which we can see and touch and to which we can ap- ply our five senses have existence . Something should remind us ...
... things of this world that we are unconsciously carried away by the rushing tide of materialism which leaves us ... things which we can see and touch and to which we can ap- ply our five senses have existence . Something should remind us ...
Page 31
... things in this uni- verse are things that we never see . You walk out at night and look up at the beautiful stars as they bedeck the heav- ens like swinging lanterns of eternity , and you think you can see all . Oh , no . You can never ...
... things in this uni- verse are things that we never see . You walk out at night and look up at the beautiful stars as they bedeck the heav- ens like swinging lanterns of eternity , and you think you can see all . Oh , no . You can never ...
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