Keep the dream alive…

January 22, 2006 in misc. by Rob | No comments



Keep the dream alive , from the MLK memorial sculpture in downtown Atlanta (via flickr)

A little after his day of honor, but some worthy rememberances for any day -

From Dr. King’s speech on April 3, 1968 in Memphis, hours before his death:

Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop. And I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land. And I’m happy, tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.

This speech and a lot more of our greatest speeches are available to hear at this American Rhetoric site.

From “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution”, delivered at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., on 31 March 1968:

Through our scientific and technological genius, we have made of this world a neighborhood and yet we have not had the ethical commitment to make of it a brotherhood. But somehow, and in some way, we have got to do this. We must all learn to live together as brothers or we will all perish together as fools.