The Negro cannot win the respect of his oppressor by acquiescing; he m…

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The Negro cannot win the respect of his oppressor by acquiescing; he merely increases the oppressor's arrogance and contempt. ✨ Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1968). I Have a Dream: The Quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr
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