It is hardly a moral act to encourage others patiently to accept injus…

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It is hardly a moral act to encourage others patiently to accept injustice which he himself does not endure. ✨ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a Dream and Other Great Writings, p.17, Beacon Press
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It is hardly a moral act to encourage others patiently to accept injustice which he himself does not endure. ✨ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a Dream and Other Great Writings, p.17, Beacon Press

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