When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Friday, January 17, 2003
For the full text of Dr. King's address at Riverside Church, see the Black Commentator, "Byeond Vietnam: A Time to Break the Silence.
Dr. King's words are as true today as they were then.
In a time when the right wing is bellowing "Shut up!" in unison to liberals and progressives, it's important to speak up.
Copyright © 2001-03 Pam Shorey
(except the specific sources credited in quotes)
A time to break the silence
Even when pressed by the demands of inner truth, men do not easily assume the task of opposing their government's policy, especially in time of war. Nor does the human spirit move without great difficulty against all the apathy of conformist thought within one's own bosom and in the surrounding world. Moreover when the issues at hand seem as perplexed as they often do in the case of this dreadful conflict we are always on the verge of being mesmerized by uncertainty; but we must move on. --Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, April 4, 1967
For the full text of Dr. King's address at Riverside Church, see the Black Commentator, "Byeond Vietnam: A Time to Break the Silence.
Dr. King's words are as true today as they were then.
In a time when the right wing is bellowing "Shut up!" in unison to liberals and progressives, it's important to speak up.
Palema
6:30 AM
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