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January 19, 2004

Martin Luther King, Jr.

An editorial in the Rocky Mountain News today speaks volumes about why I think it so crucial that we continue to celebrate the ideas that Martin Luther King believed and espoused. While struggling so valiantly for racial equality, he never lost his faith in the American system of government or in Americans in general. His certainty and his strength marked him as a true patriot: a person who believes not only in nation, but in the bettering of that nation.

"I know some of you are asking today, 'How long will it take?' I come to say to you this afternoon however difficult the moment, however frustrating the hour, it will not be long, because truth pressed to earth will rise again.

"How long? Not long, because no lie can live forever.

"How long? Not long, because you will reap what you sow.

"How long? Not long, because the arm of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice."

The idealistic part of me (the part I hide with careful cynicism) believes that "the arm of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice."

I just have to add a little something to the end that makes it all make sense: "but the universe needs the hands of strong men and women to help the cause along at times."

So, as a nation, it seems right that we spend a day honoring the legacy and the work of Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. His efforts, and the labors of so many who believed as he did, surely changed the course of our nation for the better.

Read the RMN editorial.

Posted by zombyboy at January 19, 2004 10:33 AM | TrackBack

Comments

Oh yeah, and don't forget the fact that he is the biggest icon for civil rights for colored people, that's kind of important too, seeing as how colored people still aren't being treated as fair as us.
The universe certainly needs the big strong hands of men like The 700 Club's Pat Robertson or Rev. Jerry Fallwell to help pull this nation out of the hands of sinners.
I'd love the big strong hands of that hunky Billy Graham all over my body, mmmmm. He make this guy see God.

Posted by: Randy at January 19, 2004 03:26 PM

Well i think that Martin Luther King, Jr. has had a big impact on our nation today. He not only brung us together but he made people realize that is not your skin color or what you wear. Even though its still a lot of that still out there I still thank him for what hes done. And i will continue to celebrate his holiday and know that i am thankful.

Posted by: robin at January 30, 2004 12:07 PM