Quotation by

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul.

Sympathy

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Martin Luther King, Jr. is saying that pity is a distant feeling that leads to simple, detached actions like sending money without deeper involvement.

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