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Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes: Great people aren't those who are happy at times of convienience and content, but of how they are in times of catastrophy and controversy.
         

Great people aren't those who are happy at times of convienience and content, but of how they are in times of catastrophy and controversy.


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