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Martin Luther King Jr. on Communism

1929–1968 United States

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First, Communism is based on a materialistic and humanistic view of life and history.

Strength to Love (1963)

I'm getting sick and tired of people saying that this movement has been infiltrated by Communists. There are as many Communists in this freedom movement as there are Eskimos in Florida.

Communism is based on an ethical relativism and a metaphysical materialism that no Christian can accept.

War is not the answer. Communism will never be defeated by the use of atomic bombs or nuclear weapons.

Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence (1967)

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