I refuse to accept the idea that the “isness” of man's present nature …

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I refuse to accept the idea that the “isness” of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal “oughtness” that forever confronts him. ✨ I Have a Dream: The Quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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