A small brass padlock closed around a tiny glass bell on a forest green felt cushion.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Silence about important matters is described as a form of life diminishing. The statement makes speaking up part of what keeps a life meaningful, rather than treating mere survival as enough. Its stark language gives moral disengagement the seriousness of an ending.

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