The self cannot be self without other selves.
Interpretation
Our identity is shaped by our relationships with others.
This quote by Martin Luther King, Jr. emphasizes the interconnectedness of individuals, suggesting that one's sense of self is not isolated but rather developed through interactions with others. It reflects the idea that understanding who we are requires acknowledging the people around us, reinforcing the importance of relationships in defining our identity and existence.
In practice
In a discussion about community and belonging, this quote could highlight the importance of social connections.
This business of burning human beings with napalm, of filling our nation's homes with orphans and widows, of injecting poisonous drugs of hate into veins of peoples normally humane, of sending men home from dark and bloody battlefields physically handicapped and psychologically deranged, cannot be reconciled with wisdom, justice and love.
Music is the best consolation for a despaired man
We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
Israel... is one of the great outpost of democracy in the world
One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam.
Therefore, if God existed, only in one way could he serve human liberty - by ceasing to exist.
Who are you to condemn another's sin? He who condemns sin becomes part of it, espouses it.
Man is not on the earth solely for his own happiness. He is there to realize great things for humanity.
I always wondered if there was a purpose to the universe, if there was a plan, if there was some sort of organizing factor, hopefully that I played a role in.
After an error you need not only to remove the causes but also to correct the error itself: after a sin you must not only, if possible, remove the temptation, you must also go back and repent the sin itself. In each case an 'undoing' is required.
In order to speak about all and to all, one has to speak of what all know and of the reality common to us all. The sea, rains, necessity, desire, the struggle against death... these are things that unite us all.
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