“There is something in this universe that justifies the bibli…”

“There is something in this universe that justifies the biblical writer in saying, "You shall reap what you sow." This is a law-abiding universe. This is a moral universe. It hinges on moral foundations. If we are to make of this a better world, we've got to go back and rediscover that precious value that we've left behind.”

— Martin Luther King Jr.

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Title: Wikiquote: Martin Luther King Jr.
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Context

"Paul's Letter to American Christians", Sermon delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama (4 November 1956)

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Jr., Martin Luther King. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Martin Luther King Jr.. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.

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