The 'tide in the affairs of men' does not remain at the flood; it ebbs…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The 'tide in the affairs of men' does not remain at the flood; it ebbs. We may cry out desperately for time to pause in her passage, but time is deaf to every plea and rushes on. Over the bleached bones and jumbled residue of numerous civilizations are written the pathetic words: 'Too late...' ✨ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). In a Single Garment of Destiny: A Global Vision of Justice, p.121, Beacon Press
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