Notable and Quotable

Posted by Kendall Harmon

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.

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Posted September 4, 2007 at 6:41 am [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. William P. Sulik wrote:

“The church once changed society. It was then a thermostat of society. But today I feel that too much of the church is merely a thermometer, which measures rather than molds popular opinion.”

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Playboy Magazine, 1965.

September 4, 10:51 am | [comment link]
2. Mike Bertaut wrote:

Our problem today is that we have guided missiles and mis-guided men

—Dr. Martin Luther King, sermon, 1963.

September 4, 11:29 am | [comment link]
3. Sherri wrote:

Wow, great quotes. I especially love the one Dr. Harmon chose because - it was said by a man who knew where to stand in a time of “challenges and controversy.”

September 5, 11:42 am | [comment link]
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