Themes
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The claim here is that freedom doesn't arrive as a gift from those holding power over others. It has to be asked for, insisted on, and pursued by the people who are denied it. Rights, in this view, are won through demand rather than handed down out of generosity.
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