Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demand…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. ✨ Letter from Birmingham Jail, 16 Apr. 1963
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Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. ✨ Letter from Birmingham Jail, 16 Apr. 1963

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