Individuals may see the moral light and voluntarily give up their unju…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Individuals may see the moral light and voluntarily give up their unjust posture; but, as Reinhold Niebuhr has reminded us, groups are more immoral than individuals. ✨ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). Why We Can't Wait, p.59, Beacon Press
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Individuals may see the moral light and voluntarily give up their unjust posture; but, as Reinhold Niebuhr has reminded us, groups are more immoral than individuals. ✨ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). Why We Can't Wait, p.59, Beacon Press

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