| An awesome quote of a subtle truth.
“The roots are deep, and this condition in turn influences the character of the Negro Revolution. Our history teaches us that wielding the sword against racial superiority is not effective. The bravery of the Indian, employing spears and arrows against the Winchester and the Colt, had ultimately to eventuate in defeat. On the other hand, history also teaches that submission produces no acceptable result. Nonresistance merely reinforces the myth that one race is inherently inferior to the other. Negroes today are neither exercising violence nor accepting domination. They are disturbing the tranquility of the nation until the existence of injustice is recognized as a virulent disease menacing the whole society, and is cured. The Negro’s method of nonviolent direct action is not only suitable as a remedy for injustice; its very nature is such that it challenges the myth of inferiority. Even the most reluctant are forced to recognize that no inferior people could choose and successfully pursue a course involving such extensive sacrifice, bravery, and skill” (From Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther King Jr. pages 110-111).
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| Remain.
I prefer this word over a simple state of being (am, is, are, etc.).
I am your friend. He is your friend. She was your friend. We are your friends.
I remain your friend: seems to suggest that even if we go through tough times, through the thick and the thin--our friendship remains. It stands. It endures. It lasts.
It suggests a past: difficult. It states the present: true. It sees the future: hope.
"If we are faithless, God remains faithful--for He cannot deny himself" (2 Timothy 2:13). |
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| Liar, liar, pants on fire. |
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