Enemy Quote by Martin Luther King, Jr

“Now there is a final reason I think that Jesus says, 'Love your enemies.' It is this: that love has within it a redemptive power. And there is a power there that eventually transforms individuals.” quote by Martin Luther King, Jr — Download Open image

“Now there is a final reason I think that Jesus says, 'Love your enemies.' It is this: that love has within it a redemptive power. And there is a power there that eventually transforms individuals.”

Martin Luther King, Jr

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