The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, b…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. ✨ Where do we go from here: Chaos or community?. Book by Martin Luther King, Jr., 1967.
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The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. ✨ Where do we go from here: Chaos or community?. Book by Martin Luther King, Jr., 1967.

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