I have come to see more and more that one of the most decisive steps t…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I have come to see more and more that one of the most decisive steps that the Negro can take is that little walk to the voting booth. That is an important step. We've got to gain the ballot, and through that gain, political power.
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Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. ✨ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, … ▶
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Morality cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless. ✨ Speech, Nashville, Tenn., 27 Dec. 1962

I have come to see more and more that one of the most decisive steps that the Negro can take is that little walk to the voting booth. That is an important step. We've got to gain the ballot, and through that gain, political power.

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