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Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes: I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.
         

I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.


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I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.
         



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