Martin Luther King, Jr. has been reduced to an abstract part of our nation’s history, remembered as a caricature or, worse, an excuse for a holiday, as if he lived hundreds of years ago. But he is of our time. His words are not quaint. He can speak for himself and he does so here.
See also: Ten OTHER Things Martin Luther King Said
“Our loyalties to the country should not be measured on our ability to kill, our loyalty to our country should be measured on our abilities to lead the country to higher heights of democracy.”
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this is really interesting and important and you should watch it
Love the part about doing the right things for the wrong reasons. Applies to every aspect of life.
“Our loyalties to the country should not be measured on our ability to kill, our loyalty to our country should be...