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Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes: True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.
         

True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.


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This page presents the quote "True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.". Author of this quote is Martin Luther King, Jr.. This quote is about life, compassion, inspirational, beggar, needs, edifice,.