A small cluster of green seedlings grows through a crack in grey pavement in soft morning light.

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Strength to Love  ·  1963

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.

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Our interpretation.

King places society's hope in people who refuse to simply go along. Their nonconformity is disciplined and aimed at justice, peace and brotherhood. Being different isn't the point, in this view; serving those ideals is.

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