“The meaning of this story is not found in the drowning of the Egyptian soldiers, for no one should rejoice at the death or defeat of a human being. Rather, this story symbolizes the death of evil and of inhuman oppression and unjust exploitation.”

— Martin Luther King, Jr., book Strength to Love

Strength to Love, p. 73
1960s, Strength to Love (1963)

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