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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

I submit to you that if a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

This is a challenge about purpose. The speaker argues that a person who hasn't found something worth dying for isn't really fit to live, meaning a life needs a cause big enough to outweigh personal safety. It's a demanding standard about conviction, offered for the listener to weigh.

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