"Wait" has almost always meant "Never." — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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"Wait" has almost always meant "Never."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Letter from Birmingham Jail · 1963

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1963

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

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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.

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King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." 16 Apr. 1963.

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