Let us rise up tonight with a greater readiness. Let us stand with a g…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Let us rise up tonight with a greater readiness. Let us stand with a greater determination. And let us move on in these powerful days, these days of challenge to make America what it ought to be. We have an opportunity to make America a better nation. ✨ I've Been to the Mountaintop, delivered 3 April 1968, Mason Temple(Church of God in Christ Headquarters), Memphis, Tennessee
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