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Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land...So I'm happy tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

1929-1968

Address to sanitation workers, Memphis, Tennessee [April 3, 1968], the night before his assassination

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