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Famous Quote from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,


"We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline.
We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence.
Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force."


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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (more quotes by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. or books by/about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)


(1929-1968) US civil rights leader

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Speech delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963.
http://libertytree.ca/docs/freeatlast

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Civil Rights, Courage, Honor, Integrity, Justice, Love, Morals, Non-Violence, Peace, Respect, Spirituality, Virtue, Dignity, Black, Violence

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