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If you succumb to the
temptation of using violence in your struggle, unborn generations will
be the recipients of a long and desolate night of bitterness. |
Ako vi
u vašoj borbi ne odlolite iskušenju da upotreijebite silu, dolazeće
generacije moraće za žetvu imati dugu i neutješnu noć. |
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If you love your
enemies you will discover that at the very root of love is the power of
redemption. |
Ako volite svoje
neprijatelje, otkrit ćete da duboko u korijenima ljubavi leži snaga
oslobođenja. |
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We know through
painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the
oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. |
Mi iz iskustva znamo
da tlačitelj nikada slobodnom voljom ne daje slobodu, dakle ona
mora biti zahtjev potlačenih. |
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I have a dream that
my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will
not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their
character. |
Ja imam san da će
moje četvero djece jednoga dana živjeti u naciji u kojoj niko o njima neće donositi sud po osnovu boje kože nego po osnovu
njihovog karaktera. |
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I refuse to accept
the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of
racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can
never become a reality. |
Odbijam
da prihvatim uvjerenje da su se ljudi toliko tragično upetljali u
bezzvjedanu ponoć rasizma, da svijetli dolazak dana mira i bratstva
nikada neće postati stvarnost. |
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Darkness cannot drive
out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only
love can do that. |
Mrak ne može
protjerati mrak; to može učiniti samo svjetlo. Mržnja ne može
protjerati mržnju; to može učiniti samo ljubav. |
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I have the audacity
to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their
bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality,
and freedom for their spirits. |
Toliko sam hrabar da
vjerujem da ljudi širom svijeta mogu imati po tri obroka dnevno za
svoje tijelo, obrazovanje i kulturu za svoj duh i dostojanstvo,
jednakost i slobodu za njihovu dušu. |