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1. Celebrating his life and his legacy: 

   Read each quote below and complete the reflection activity in no more than 300 words: Word document, double-spaced. 

   Dr. King quotations:

   1. “If you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl. But, by all means, keep moving.”
   2. “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.”
   3. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
   4. “I have decided to stick to love. . . . Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
   5. “Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.”
   6. Reflection activity:
      Complete a written reflection (no more than 300 words) on your favorite quote above:
   7. Identify which quote you are reflecting on.
   8. Why is it your favorite one, and what does it mean to you?
   9. Does the quote inspire you or remind you of something?