Ah--I almost forgot...I had meant to make the return from the break by citing Martin Luther King back at the beginning of the week. Here's some historical review from MLK's last speech, in Memphis:
As you know, if I were standing at the beginning of time, with the possibility of general and panoramic view of the whole human history up to now, and the Almighty said to me, "Martin Luther King, which age would you like to live in?" - I would take my mental flight by Egypt through, or rather across the Red Sea, through the wilderness on toward the promised land. And in spite of its magnificence, I wouldn't stop there. I would move on by Greece, and take my mind to Mount Olympus. And I would see Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Euripides and Aristophanes assembled around the Parthenon as they discussed the great and eternal issues of reality.
But I wouldn't stop there. I would go on, even to the great heyday of the Roman Empire. And I would see developments around there, through various emperors and leaders. But I wouldn't stop there. I would even come up to the day of the Renaissance, and get a quick picture of all that the Renaissance did for the cultural and esthetic life of man. But I wouldn't stop there. I would even go by the way that the man for whom I'm named had his habitat. And I would watch Martin Luther as he tacked his ninety-five theses on the door at the church in Wittenberg.
...he stops, by the way, in the 20th century...
Great speech. I have listen to it over 50 times. Each time I listen I realize the genius in MLK. This guy can give this speech today with just a few lines change to update the time we are living in and This classic speech would be big(Obama victory included). I am surprize no rapper, singer, take up these lines for a song. It would be a seller
Posted by: Allen genus | July 01, 2009 at 09:48 PM