The old law of an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind. It destroys co…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The old law of an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind. It destroys communities and makes humanity impossible. It creates bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers... In winning our freedom, we will so appeal to you heart and conscience that we will win you in the process.
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