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“We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart.”

— Martin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love (1963), Ch. 1

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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