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“I have consistently preached that nonviolence demands that the means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.”

— Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail (16 April 1963)
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About Martin Luther King Jr.

1929 – 1968

American Baptist minister and civil rights activist whose leadership was instrumental in the American civil rights movement. His words on justice, love, and courage endure as moral touchstones.

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