Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

If I lived in a Communist country today where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I believe I would openly advocate disobeying these anti-religious laws.

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• If I lived in a Communist country today where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I believe I would openly advocate disobeying these anti-religious laws.

  

  Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Laws
  • Christian Faith
  • Communist Country