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I often feel like saying, when i hear the question 'people aren't ready,' that it's like telling a person who is trying to swim, 'don't jump in that water until you learn how to swim.' when actually you will never learn how to swim until you get in the water. and i think people have to have an opportunity to develop themselves and govern themselves.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I Often Feel Like Saying, When I

Martin Luther King, Jr.
I often feel like saying, when i hear the question 'people aren't ready,' that it's like telling a person who is trying to swim, 'don't jump in that water until you learn how to swim.' when actually you will never learn how to swim until you get in the water. and i think people have to have an opportunity to develop themselves and govern themselves.
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