Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
“He couldn't even tell whether he was angry or contrite, whether it was forgiveness he wanted or the power to forgive.”
— Richard Yates, book Revolutionary Road
Source: Revolutionary Road
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“And whether he wanted to be or not, he was famous.”
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Source: Outlaw Journalist (2008), Chapter 12, Truth Is Never Told In Daylight, p. 201
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Transhumanism (1957)
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“Men, forgive Him, for He knows not what He has done.”
José Saramago book The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
Source: The Gospel According to Jesus Christ (1991), p. 347; Jesus' last words from the cross.
Context: Jesus then realized he had been brought here under false pretences, as the lamb is led to sacrifice and that his life had been planned for death since the very beginning. Remembering the river of blood and suffering that would flow from his side and flood the entire earth, he called out to the open sky where God could be seen smiling, Men, forgive Him, for He knows not what He has done.