Every man gives his life for what he believes. Every woman gives her life for what she believes. Sometimes people believe in little or nothing, and so they give their lives to little or nothing. One life is all we have, and we live it as we believe in living it…and then it’s gone. But to surrender who you are and to live without belief is more terrible than dying — even more terrible than dying young. Jeanne DArc
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In the late 1940s, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered this speech to a group of students in his hometown of Montgomery, Alabama. His words are a warning against giving your life over to something that is not true.

To live without belief is to live in fear and uncertainty, which in turn leads to unhappiness and fear in the future. It makes sense when you think about it: If you believe in nothing, what will you be when your beliefs are gone?

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