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True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice. ✨ Martin Luther King (Jr.) (2007). Dream: The Words and Inspiration of Martin Luther King, Jr, p.55, Blue Mountain Arts, Inc.
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True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice. ✨ Martin Luther King (Jr.) (2007). Dream: The Words and Inspiration of Martin Luther King, Jr, p.55, Blue Mountain Arts, Inc.

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