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Politics : The Left Wing Porch
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To: Mephisto who wrote (3924)2/9/2001 9:50:34 AM
From: Mac Con UlaidhRead Replies (2) of 6089
 
I never found text for the speech you mentioned. King's writings seem to be pretty well protected by copyrights. I did find some places with excellent excerpts. I think the book you are reading must be a goldmine! I spent several hours reading. Almost everything I read is still pertinent today. I particularly enjoyed a lengthy section about "moderate whites" in his letter from the Birmingham Jail. Many of us, on many issues, can still learn from that about the difference between action and changing things, and "consent given from a place of power, and under our rules".

One line he used from a declaration by a group of pastors concerning the Vietman war that struck a chord with me was (the first part paraphrased)

"A moment comes when silence is betrayal."

Whew. That will never cease to resonate.
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