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Biography - Martin Luther King Jr.:

American Baptist minister.
Born: 1929 - Died: 1968
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: United States
United States

Men, for years now, have been talking about war and peace. But now, no longer can they just talk about it. It is no longer a choice between violence and nonviolence in this world; it's nonviolence or nonexistence.
Martin Luther King Jr.


Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Cela fait des années que les humains parlent de guerre et de paix. Mais aujourd'hui, ils ne peuvent plus juste en parler. Le choix n'est plus entre la violence et la non-violence. C'est soit la non-violence, soit la non-existence.
Martin Luther King Jr.

German
Die Menschen haben jahrelang über Krieg und Frieden geredet. Aber jetzt können sie nicht mehr darüber reden. Es gibt in dieser Welt keine Wahl mehr zwischen Gewalt und Gewaltlosigkeit. Entweder Gewaltlosigkeit oder Nicht-Existenz.
Martin Luther King Jr.



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Quotes for: war


Quotes

Quotes about war:


There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
Benjamin Franklin / 





War is sweet to those who have no experience of it,
but the experienced man trembles exceedingly at heart on its approach.
Pindar / 





At the bottom of all patriotism there is war: that is why I am no patriot.
Jules Renard / 





War is not an adventure. It is a disease. It is like typhus.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery / 





Whatever makes for cultural development is working also against war.
Sigmund Freud / 





In time of war the laws are silent.
Marcus Tullius Cicero / 






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Quotes for: peace


Quotes

Quotes about peace:


Perhaps peace is more than happiness.
Henri Bosco / 





There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
Benjamin Franklin / 





If you want to live in peace with yourself, you have to accept yourself as you are.
Selma Lagerlöf / 





If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
Nelson Mandela / 





Better than a thousand hollow words
Is one word that brings peace.
Gautama Buddha / 





If you want to make peace there must be two people, you yourself and the neighbor opposite.
Aristide Briand / 






All about peace...




Quotes

Martin Luther King Jr. also said...


We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.
Martin Luther King Jr. / 





The time is always right to do what is right.
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.
Martin Luther King Jr. / 





If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do – you have to keep moving forward.
Martin Luther King Jr. / 





Life's most persistent and urgent question is: “What are you doing for others?”
Martin Luther King Jr. / 





True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.
Martin Luther King Jr. / 







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