Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a n…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. ✨ A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings.
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