An open book and pale quill sit beside small brass scales and an ink pot beneath a golden beam of light.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker says moral progress covers a very long distance, yet its direction is toward justice. The line admits that change is slow while holding to confidence about where it ultimately leads. It offers patient hope rather than promising quick results.

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