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The time has come for an all-out war against poverty. the rich nations must use their vast resources of wealth to develop the underdeveloped, school the unschooled, and feed the unfed. ultimately a great nation is a compassionate nation. no individual or nation can be great if it does not have a concern for "the least of these".
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The Time Has Come For An All-out

Martin Luther King, Jr.
The time has come for an all-out war against poverty. the rich nations must use their vast resources of wealth to develop the underdeveloped, school the unschooled, and feed the unfed. ultimately a great nation is a compassionate nation. no individual or nation can be great if it does not have a concern for "the least of these".
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