I’m trying to recall an #MLK quote, something like, “Even if I can’t make you stop feeling racist feelings, we can change things so you can’t act on them towards me and that’s sufficient”
I’m sure I’m mangling it, but that’s the general sense. Anyone recall it?
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“It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.”This one maybe?
@bazkie@mstdn.social That’s it!
@pluralistic@mamot.fr Yay! You remembered it almost correctly, tho Dr. King’s version is ever so slightly more elegant! 🤩
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Eugene Debs:
Even if I could lead people into paradise, I would not, because if I could lead them in, someone else could lead them out
