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Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes: The oppressed must never allow the conscience of the oppressor to slumber. Religion reminds every man that he is his brother's keeper.
         

The oppressed must never allow the conscience of the oppressor to slumber. Religion reminds every man that he is his brother's keeper.


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