Monday, January 18, 2021

The ultimate measure of a man (Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.)

     The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

 --Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Strength to Love (1963)

Image source: The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., leading a 54-mile march for voting rights in 1965; at far right is recently deceased Georgia congressman John Lewis, who was 25 years old at the time. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/02/john-lewis-martin-luther-king-jr/552581/
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