MLK Note Card - "Paint"

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In this note card, Dr. King expresses his ideals and philosophical viewpoints on "...shin[ing] only for the life of imitative mediocrity."

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MLK Note Card - "Paint"
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[Underlined:Paint] We would if we could, write the English of a Shakespeare, paint the fresca of a Michelangela, compose the music of a Beethoven, and live the consecrated life of a Jesus of Nazareth. But conscious of our inability to perform perfectly any of these accomplishments, we shine only for a life of initiative mediocrity.
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King, Martin Luther, Jr.