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Martin Luther King, Jr.

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

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The real problem is not just the harmful actions of wrongdoers, but that those who know what is right often choose not to speak up against it. This silence allows injustice to continue and makes the situation worse.

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