Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress.
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I submit that an individual who breaks the law that conscience tells him is unjust and willingly accepts the penalty by staying in jail to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the very highest respect for law.Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
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We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
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Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'
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