Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable… — Martin Luther King, Jr.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.

Letter from Birmingham Jail · 1963
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Provenance
Current citation
King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail (1963)." A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches, edited by James M. Washington. HarperOne, 2003.
Original citation
King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." 16 Apr. 1963.