01/15/2007
MLK: Thought for a January Day
"Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time — the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to violence and oppression. Civilization and violence are antithetical concepts… Sooner or later all the people of the world will have to discover a way to live together in peace, and thereby transform this pending cosmic elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood. If this is to be achieved, man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love."
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at acceptance of 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.
Photos: shot at Battery Park, Manhattan, January 12, 2007.
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When I was a student at the University of Georgia, the campus radio station would fill their Sunday morning slot with recordings of the Reverend Dr. King's speeches. He was, and still is, the only paster I've ever wanted to hear on a Sunday morning. Rest in peace, Dr. King.
Posted by: peterparker | Jan 15, 2007 2:09:27 AM
Wow Peter, that's a coincidence; I'm a student at UGA now. I'm an B.S.A. Agribusiness major; I love it.
Andy, I don't know if you would, but I would really appreciate it if you could email me the top picture in high resolution; I just want to use it as my desktop. Your photography is really good!
Posted by: Chris Cary | Jan 15, 2007 3:46:13 AM
i am where i am today because dr. king did what he did. thank you for your ultimate sacrifice.
Posted by: bp | Jan 15, 2007 5:22:50 AM
Where have all the leaders gone?
I read the words of Dr. King, I listen to his speaches, to those of his contemporaries like JFK and RFK.
And I mourn. What an incredible person among incredible people. Inspiring. Leading. Showing humanity there are better things than bigotry, hatred and war.
How wretched our country was. How little progress we have made since.
I mourn.
Rad
Posted by: Rad | Jan 15, 2007 8:02:43 AM
Rad, in my opinion, it's not about having leaders, but instead it's all about the things that regular everyday people do to make their community better. People believe that the Civil Rights Movement bagan and ended with Dr. King, but that's not true. Both Rosa Parks and Bayard Rustin were involved in organizations long before Dr. King would begin his career. Many cities had local Civil Rights organizations, and without their efforts Dr. King's work wouldn't have been able to get off the ground.
I'm not mentioning this to take away from Dr. King's accomplishments, because his work and beliefs speak for themselves. I'm just saying that it takes more than just one person to effect change.
Posted by: Cadence | Jan 15, 2007 12:02:43 PM
...where are all the commenters?
Posted by: yeahisaidit | Jan 15, 2007 6:27:34 PM
The tone of this quotation reminds me of this:
"These are the tasks of magnanimous men:
to establish with truth, justice, charity, and liberty, new methods of relationships in human society,
true peace in the order established by God. We publicly praise such men and
earnestly invite them to persevere in their work with ever greater zeal. It is an imperative of duty; it is a requirement of Love.
Pope John XXIII, Pacem in Terris 1963
What if they were talking about us? What if they were talking about you?
Posted by: billofthedesert | Jan 16, 2007 1:55:18 AM