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Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes: We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.
         

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.


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This page presents the quote "We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.". Author of this quote is Martin Luther King, Jr.. This quote is about integrity, repent, words and actions, character, this generation, anger, silence, good people, bad people,.