Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

I agree with Dante, that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of moral crisis maintain their neutrality. There comes a time when silence becomes betrayal.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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• I agree with Dante, that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of moral crisis maintain their neutrality. There comes a time when silence becomes betrayal.

  

  Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Silence
  • Reserved
  • Moral Crisis