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The subtle and deadly change of heart that might occur in you would be involved with the realization that civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless.
It demands great force and great cunning continually to assault the mighty and indifferent fortress of white supremacy, as Negroes in this country have done so long. It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck, and an even greater miracle of perception and charity not to teach your child to hate.
in our time, as in every time, the impossible is the least that one can demand

