If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional. Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective. ✨ Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1968). The trumpet of conscience, Harpercollins
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If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional. Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective. ✨ Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1968). The trumpet of conscience, Harpercollins

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