“…freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
Martin Luther King Jr.'s ability to speak the complicated truth of the past, the present, and even the future is why today we are reading this quote. Not only is this quote by Martin Luther King Jr. extremely powerful, but also true.
Everyone has been oppressed at one point, though it may not be to the level that Martin Luther and his many followers and were subjected to, it still matters and is just as painful. The reason King's quotes are used to teach and learn is because they are so relate-able throughout everyday lives; at school, work, on the streets, and for many different reasons too. King gives us something to stand for, to fight for, when he says this. Oppression is all around us and will not be rid of until a group, or even just one person, stands up and demands the freedom that every human deserves.
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