Posted on 01/14/2005 3:24:52 PM PST by KiloLima
"Life's most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?" - Martin Luther King, Jr.
This year, on January 17th, we will celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Each year, thanks to a 1983 federal law that I was proud to vote for, we take the third Monday of January to commemorate Dr. King’s birthday, his vital message, and his enormous accomplishments.
In his "I Have a Dream" speech, Dr. King shared his vision of a land where people of every race, religion, and creed could realize the American dream of freedom and opportunity. And in his "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Dr. King clearly outlined his views for inclusion in America. He wrote: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live within the narrow, provincial 'outside agitator' idea. Anyone who lives within the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds." On Martin Luther King Day, we take this opportunity to reflect on the dream of an inclusive society in which all people are truly created equal.
On this day and all year long, Americans share in Dr. King’s extraordinary commitment to improving the lives of all Americans and all peoples of the world. We remember his dream and his call for everyone to take an active role in making it a reality.
One important tradition of Martin Luther King Day is to remember his call to action. Today, as we mark the national celebration of Dr. King’s birthday, let us not merely reflect on his work: let us live his legacy. On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I ask you to join me in vowing to make Dr. King’s dream a reality. Let us come together to take positive action to build a better, more inclusive, more peaceful America -- and while we are at it, an America where every vote counts.
I encourage you to learn more about Martin Luther King and his legacy by visiting the feature on my website at http://boxer.senate.gov/mlk/index.cfm.
Ahhh. The democrat mantra. Count every vote, legal or illegal, valid or invalid, stolen or fraudulent.
Can't just count every voter. They wouldn't win that way.
ah, my anglophilia is showing :)
use as you see fit, my FRiend
Crossing into your alternate universe may pose a problem for most Americans.
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