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HONORING MARTIN LUTHER KING

<>Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
<>We live in a world of guided missiles and misguided men.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
<>May I stress the need for courageous, intelligent, and dedicated leadership... Leaders of sound integrity. Leaders not in love with publicity, but in love with justice. Leaders not in love with money, but in love with humanity. Leaders who can subject their particular egos to the greatness of the cause.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
<>He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
<>A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
<>Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
(h/t greeneyes)

HONORING MARTIN LUTHER KING

Very nicely done. Thank you!

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HONORING MARTIN LUTHER KING
Very nicely done. Thank you!
1,019 posted on 01/20/2020 2:04:59 PM PST by USMC79to83
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Thanks Ransom for creating that FRAME for MLK quotes.
Thanks USMC for your appreciation. You are welcome.

As this day closes, I would like to share some more-editing a bit for simplicity and shorter length:

In his speech, prior to the a “man dies” statement-he says, “If a man happens to be 36....(snip)and some great opportunity to stand up for what is right-but he's afraid...(snip)he may go on to live until he's 80, but he's just as dead at 36 as he would be at 80, and the cessation of breathing in his life is merely a belated announcement of an earlier death of the spirit.

A bit later in his speech-”Like anybody, I would like to live a long life-longevity has it's place, but I'm not concerned about that now, I just want to do God's will.”

He concludes with talking about the promised land, and he may not get there with you. IIRC, this was his last speech-he was assassinated the next day.

The 60s and 70s were the decades of my young adulthood. MLK was always referred to as the Reverent Dr. MLK. His speeches were peppered with references to God. Yet today, he's Dr. MLK and LSM seems to avoid the aspect of his faith.

I thank God for leaders who preach love and action without violence. During this period, efforts were underway to foment violence/civil war, but those efforts failed. USA became a better country during those years, in many ways and he helped achieve it.

I have restored my tagline-not sure how/when it got deleted.

I am linking to what I think is an inspiring Video featuring leaders from this era-It begins with MLK, but has others mixed in. I almost always listen to it on MLK day, but also when I need a little inspiration.

I get a lift from listening to it—I hope you do too. It's called FREEDOM 101—click the link- I think you'll be glad you did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDRA3XFfDr4