"Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable....Without persistent effort, time itself becomes an ally of the insurgent and primitive forces of irrational emotionalism and social destruction. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action."
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Martin_Luther_King,_Jr. in Stride Toward Freedom the Montgomery Story - Chapter XI Where Do We Go From Here (30 November 1957)
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