Never before have I written so long a letter. I'm afraid it is much too long to take your precious time. I can assure you that it would have been muc… - Martin Luther King Jr.

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Never before have I written so long a letter. I'm afraid it is much too long to take your precious time. I can assure you that it would have been much shorter if I had been writing from a comfortable desk, but what else can one do when he is alone in a narrow jail cell, other than write long letters, think long thoughts, and pray long prayers?