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More than any other Negro leader, King has sought to remind those in the movement against discrimination and segregation that they must always fight with just means, that they must never let their discontent turn into hatred. "Hate is always tragic," says King. "It distorts the personality and scars the soul. The way of non-violence is vital because it is the only way to reestablish the broken community This is the beauty of nonviolence. It says you can struggle without hating; you can wage war without violence...
...never quite dared trust himself to happiness. "I am so happy," he wrote, "that I superstitiously remind myself of my creditors...
...Marshal, fumblingly tried to hand Barnett a sheaf of court orders. In a sonorous drawl, Barnett said that as a matter of "policy" he could not accept any court orders. Doar, the No. 2 man in the Justice Department's civil rights division, persisted. "I want to remind you," he said, "that the Court of Appeals of the Fifth Circuit entered a temporary restraining order at 8:30 this morning enjoining you from interfering in any way with the registration of James Meredith at the University of Mississippi. We'd like to get on now, Governor...
...sign a separate peace treaty with its East German stooges, perhaps before the end of the year, thus provoking a new crisis in West Berlin. This is what prompted Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara, just back from a quick, two-day inspection trip to West Germany, to publicly remind Nikita Khrushchev that the U.S. intends to use nuclear arms, if necessary, to defend its "vital interest" of access to the city...
...never got a chance. No sooner had Passman entered the President's office than he launched into a long recitation, flung verbal graphs around the room, polka-dotted the President with decimal points, cascaded the room with statistics. When Passman finally left, the President turned to an aide. "Remind me," he groaned, "never to invite that fellow down here again...