Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

A second way that oppressed people sometimes deal with oppression is to resort to physical violence and corroding hatred.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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• A second way that oppressed people sometimes deal with oppression is to resort to physical violence and corroding hatred.

  

  Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Violence
  • Hatred
  • Oppression