Martin Luther King, Jr.
(1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
“We always have a tendency to see those things that do not exist and to be blind to the great lessons that are right there before our eyes.”
Source: The Pilgrimage: A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom
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Context: To leave off action"? Well, damn me if I do! You know, Foley, I have only one eye,— I have a right to be blind sometimes... I really do not see the signal!
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
(1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
