A man can't ride your back unless it's bent. ✨ I've Been to the Mounta…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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A man can't ride your back unless it's bent. ✨ I've Been to the Mountaintop, delivered 3 April 1968, Mason Temple(Church of God in Christ Headquarters), Memphis, Tennessee
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