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title: "3 Luther Quotes By Taylor Branch"
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> [There's a natural tendency to sanitize and polish any historical icon whether it be George Washington chopping down the cherry tree or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-branch/there-s-a-natural-tendency-to-sanitize-and-polish-any-historical-icon/)

[Taylor Branch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-branch/)

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> [Martin Luther King was never an up close and personal figure in the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-branch/martin-luther-king-was-never-an-up-close-and-personal-figure-in-the/)

[Taylor Branch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-branch/)

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> [Martin Luther King was a leader for all Americans on our own professed values.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-branch/martin-luther-king-was-a-leader-for-all-americans-on-our-own/)

[Taylor Branch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-branch/)

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## Other authors on Luther

## More by Taylor Branch

> [“He scolded his listeners for being eager to sell off their few productive assets in exchange for articles of prestige. “You say you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-branch/he-scolded-his-listeners-for-being-eager-to-sell-off-their-few/)

[Taylor Branch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-branch/)

> [And to me, that's why the civil rights era is about the future, not about the past, because it's great lessons of how citizens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-branch/and-to-me-that-s-why-the-civil-rights-era-is-about-the-future-not/)

[Taylor Branch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-branch/)

> [I think the colleges should be free to give athletes less than a full scholarship, no scholarship and more than a scholarship. And the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-branch/i-think-the-colleges-should-be-free-to-give-athletes-less-than-a-full/)

[Taylor Branch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-branch/)

> [History is the key to citizenship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-branch/history-is-the-key-to-citizenship/)

[Taylor Branch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-branch/)

> [There's a natural tendency to sanitize and polish any historical icon whether it be George Washington chopping down the cherry tree or Martin Luther…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-branch/there-s-a-natural-tendency-to-sanitize-and-polish-any-historical-icon/)

[Taylor Branch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-branch/)

> [Martin Luther King was never an up close and personal figure in the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-branch/martin-luther-king-was-never-an-up-close-and-personal-figure-in-the/)

[Taylor Branch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-branch/)

> [Martin Luther King was a leader for all Americans on our own professed values.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-branch/martin-luther-king-was-a-leader-for-all-americans-on-our-own/)

[Taylor Branch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-branch/)

> [Truth requires a maximum effort to see through the eyes of strangers, foreigners, and enemies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-branch/truth-requires-a-maximum-effort-to-see-through-the-eyes-of-strangers/)

[Taylor Branch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-branch/)

> [There are an awful lot of people who despise government precisely because it opened the door for common citizenship for people of all races…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-branch/there-are-an-awful-lot-of-people-who-despise-government-precisely/)

[Taylor Branch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-branch/)

> [Where race is involved, there is a pronounced and proven tendency in the United States for the majority culture to willfully misremember the history…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-branch/where-race-is-involved-there-is-a-pronounced-and-proven-tendency-in/)

[Taylor Branch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-branch/)

> [The history of American patriotism is figuring out ways that we can work together to move forward and knit together the common government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-branch/the-history-of-american-patriotism-is-figuring-out-ways-that-we-can/)

[Taylor Branch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-branch/)

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