One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fa…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. ✨ Methodist Student Leadership Conference Address, delivered 1964, Lincoln, Nebraska
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