We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people. ✨ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a Dream and Other Great Writings, p.96, Beacon Press
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We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people. ✨ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a Dream and Other Great Writings, p.96, Beacon Press

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