Luther Kings Limits

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Martin Luther King Jr. was a kind man. However even the kindest of men reach their limits. King met those limits, not in a physical fight. During his movement to end segregation, King never fought anyone hand to hand. In all the years that he spoke of human rights not one of his protests turned violent form his followers, but instead by police. In one of his more unknown quotes King said. “Peace is more precious than diamonds or gold,” he lived by that and died for it as well.
He handled everything with peace. He opposed the Vietnam war, he believed the well known quote, “Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die” said by Herbert Hoover (1944). King was most likely influenced by this seeing as he was 15 at the time. He
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No one treated like they were human. They were treated worse than dirt.They had to deal with the judgement stares of even children, the most innocent things this world has to offer you judging you on the color of your skin.
I never paid paid much attention to things in the past; why relive the past? We need to look back, see the damage that white men have done to this world. I’m not saying that they are the only ones to blame, but they are mostly to blame. If one thing never happened if one word wasn’t said they world might have been better, or worse. If King kept his head down if Rosa Parks had moved we might not have had the end segregation. We not might have the world that we have today.
There might be more bad times in the world. As long as we have good people in the world, like Martin Luther King Jr., it won’t last forever.We need to make sure that all the work that these people wasn’t for nothing.
The world isn't done improving. We can still make this world even better. If not for yourself, do it for other people. Nothing is better than lying in bed a knowing that you can finally sleep knowing that you will be never be forgotten. Well I think...I’ve never have felt that. If you find you let me

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