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Loretta Lynch used her final public speech as attorney general to criticize the “waves of hatred, waves of intolerance and injustice” in America.

Speaking Sunday, days before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in and hours before the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday, Lynch called for action.

“I know that while our accomplishments should make us proud, they must not make us complacent,” Lynch said, according to Politico.

“We cannot stop. We have to work. I know that in our pursuit of a brighter future, we still face headwinds. We still face oppositions. We see it. Waves of hatred, waves of intolerance and injustice that are still blowing in this country, and they seem to grow stronger the more that we achieve,” she added.

Lynch’s speech was delivered at the predominantly African-American 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, the location of the infamous 1963 church bombing responsible for the deaths of four young girls.

Lynch said that people have told her “Dr. King’s dream and all that has flowed from it is at risk like never before.”

But, the outgoing top cop added, “I’ve seen people speaking out, and marching, and organizing, and gathering in the time-honored tradition that has made this country stronger. … That’s what I’ve seen. And in their cries of justice, I’ve heard their belief that it can be attained.”

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