"All too many others have been more cautious than courageous and have remained silent behind the anesthetizing security of stained-glass windows."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Courage, Silence, Security, Fear

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"All too many others have been more cautious than courageous and have remained silent behind the anesthetizing security of stained-glass windows."

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