Mauve and sage ribbons loop around one another on pale fabric.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

King describes everyone as caught up in one network. We're stitched into the same garment, so what touches one person touches everyone. It's a reminder that our fates are linked, even when the effects are indirect.

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