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Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes: A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.
         

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.


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A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.
         



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