When any society says that I cannot marry a certain person, that socie…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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When any society says that I cannot marry a certain person, that society has cut off a segment of my freedom. ✨ Martin Luther King, Jr. (2017). Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations, p.29, Melville House
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When any society says that I cannot marry a certain person, that society has cut off a segment of my freedom. ✨ Martin Luther King, Jr. (2017). Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations, p.29, Melville House

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