"No one is free until we are all free," remarked Martin Luther King, Jr. That is a wise comment, in my opinion. When one of us is oppressed, the injustice diminishes us all. We are diminished when any person is denied their freedom. King was not only talking about racial oppression in America, but also religious and political persecution as well. He knew that slavery, segregation, and other forms of discrimination kept all of us from being free. It made us feel bad when people did them to others so we tried to prevent it by fighting wars or keeping people down with laws. We need to be aware of how our actions affect others if we want to be free ourselves. Sometimes that means changing what we do so that it doesn't hurt others anymore, or even helping those who have been oppressing others to make them feel better. It's important to remember that everyone is entitled to their own opinions but not their own facts. I think most people will agree that slavery and segregation were wrong, even if they didn't know anyone who had been affected by it directly. In conclusion, I think Dr. King meant that before we can be free, we have to understand that we are all connected, and that when one of us is oppressed, the entire world is diminished.