We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with it…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience. ✨ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a Dream and Other Great Writings, p.145, Beacon Press
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We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience. ✨ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a Dream and Other Great Writings, p.145, Beacon Press

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