Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 8, 1987
Dr. King eschewed violence, relying instead on his eloquence and the moral force of his convictions.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Proclamation 5597—Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, 1987

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