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What point for I prove? Just because someone is wrong about one thing makes them wrong about another?
You proved that the best strategy isn't always the one that looks 'best.'
King knew that he couldn't fight every fight at once, so he stepped away from some issues.
Rustin [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayard_Rustin] didn't push King to deal with gay rights because he knew the time wasn't right.
King wasn't 'wrong' to ignore gay rights in 1964, he was smart enough to read the country and know when to be silent.