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I cannot make myself believe that god wanted me to hate. i'm tired of violence, i've seen too much of it. i've seen such hate on the faces of too many sheriffs in the south. and i'm not going to let my oppressor dictate to me what method i must use. our oppressors have used violence. our oppressors have used hatred. our oppressors have used rifles and guns. i'm not going to stoop down to their level. i want to rise to a higher level. we have a power that can't be found in molotov cocktails.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I Cannot Make Myself Believe That God

Martin Luther King, Jr.
I cannot make myself believe that god wanted me to hate. i'm tired of violence, i've seen too much of it. i've seen such hate on the faces of too many sheriffs in the south. and i'm not going to let my oppressor dictate to me what method i must use. our oppressors have used violence. our oppressors have used hatred. our oppressors have used rifles and guns. i'm not going to stoop down to their level. i want to rise to a higher level. we have a power that can't be found in molotov cocktails.
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