A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man …

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true. ✨ Address on Courage, at Brown Chapel in Selma, Alabama, March 8, 1965.
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A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true. ✨ Address on Courage, at Brown Chapel in Selma, Alabama, March 8, 1965.

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