One of the great tragedies of life is that men seldom bridge the gulf …

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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One of the great tragedies of life is that men seldom bridge the gulf between practice and profession, between doing and saying. ✨ Martin Luther King (Jr.) (2012). A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings, p.34, Beacon Press
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Jesus Christ was an extremist for love, truth and goodness. ✨ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a Dream and Other Great Writings, p.99, Beacon Press

One of the great tragedies of life is that men seldom bridge the gulf between practice and profession, between doing and saying. ✨ Martin Luther King (Jr.) (2012). A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings, p.34, Beacon Press

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