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I try to give to the poor people for love, what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God.
Mother Teresa, Albanian-born Roman Catholic missionary. 
A Gift for God, "Riches" (1975).

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. 
Voltaire (1694-1778), French philosopher, author. Paraphrase of Voltaire's sentiments in his Essay on Tolerance,

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
Martin Luther, Jr. King (1929-68), U.S. clergyman, civil rights leader. Speech, 28 Aug. 1963, Washington, D.C. Sick of of searching for the best jobs for writers on the web? Just go to our website.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

And though I give all my goods to feed the poor and though I sacrifice myself and have not love, there is no profit. Love suffers long, and is kind: love does not envy; love does not grandstand nor think too much of oneself. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.
1ST Corinthians 13:3-4,7 (New Testament):

Be nice to the whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.
Bishop Desmond Tutu (Quoted in: New York Times (19 Oct. 1984)

A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948), Non-Violence in Peace and War, vol. 2, CH. 166 (1949), referring to Jesus.

But those rare souls whose spirit gets magically into the hearts of men, leave behind them something more real and warmly personal than bodily presence, an ineffable and eternal thing. It is everlasting life touching us as something more than a vague, recondite concept. The sound of a great name dies like an echo; the splendor of fame fades into nothing; but the grace of a fine spirit pervades the places through which it has passed, like the haunting loveliness of mignonette.
James Thurber (1894-1961), U.S. humorist, illustrator. Collecting Himself, "The Book-End" (1989; first published 1923). On Spirit

There is nothing in our book, the Koran, that teaches us to suffer peacefully. Our religion teaches us to be intelligent. Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery. That's a good religion.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

When ordinary people decide to do extraordinary things, they transform their lives and the lives of those around them.
Oprah Winfrey

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read. 
Thomas Jefferson

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation.
Herbert Spencer (From AA Spiritual Experience)

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