Those who crusade not for God in themselves but against the devil in others, never succeed in leaving the world better, but leave it as it was or sometimes even perceptibly worse than it was before the crusade began.

Aldous Huxley
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This quote is one of the most famous quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr. It is often interpreted to mean that people should not attempt to change society for the better but to focus rather on themselves. While this is true, it also holds a deeper meaning. The opposite can also be true: that those who focus on changing society for the better, and not just their own personal lives, will change society for the better and leave things better off than they were before they began.

Source: The Devils Of Loudun

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