Quotemeal: Oct. 19th, 1961

Thursday, October 19, 1961

"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.

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"No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism."
— William R. Inge —
"Preaching should break a hard heart and heal a broken one."
— John Newton —
"Our ground of hope is that God does not weary of mankind."
— Ralph W. Sockman —
"How would telling people to be nice to one another get a man crucified? What government would execute Mister Rodgers or Captain Kangaroo?"
— Philip Yancey —

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Illustration of 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."

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