Nonviolence is not sterile passivity, but a powerful moral force which…

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Nonviolence is not sterile passivity, but a powerful moral force which makes for social transformation. ✨ Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nobel Peace Prize Speech in Oslo, Norway, www.nobelprize.org. December 10, 1964.
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Nonviolence is not sterile passivity, but a powerful moral force which makes for social transformation. ✨ Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nobel Peace Prize Speech in Oslo, Norway, www.nobelprize.org. December 10, 1964.

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