Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

If I were constantly worried about death, I couldn't function. After a while, if your life is more or less constantly in peril, you come to a point where you accept the possibility philosophically.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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• If I were constantly worried about death, I couldn't function. After a while, if your life is more or less constantly in peril, you come to a point where you accept the possibility philosophically.

  

  Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Death
  • Accept
  • Worried