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Shutdown latest: Jon Stewart roasts Democrats for ‘world-class collapse’ after eight senators cave to Trump (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] theoneandonlyeggboi@lemmings.world 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

That's not the quote.

Here it is:

First, I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can't agree with your methods of direct action;" who paternalistically feels he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by the myth of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait until a "more convenient season."

[–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 3 points 2 days ago

Full letter with the above quote

(Specific paragraph is about halfway down the page)