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In honor of Martin Luther the King. An excerpt from one of my favorite speeches, Where Do We Go From Here?:

"...I am concerned about a better world. I'm concerned about justice. I'm concerned abour brotherhood. I'm concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about these, he can never advocate violence. For through violence you may murder a murderer but you can't murder murder. Through violence you may murder a liar but you can't establish truth. Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can't murder hate. Darkness cannot put out darkness. Only light can do that.

And I say to you, I have also decided to stick to love. For I know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind's problems. And I'm going to talk about it everywhere I go. I know it isn't popular to talk about it in some circles today. I'm not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love, I'm talking about a strong, demanding love. And I have seen too much hate on the faces of sheriff's in the South. I've seen hate on the faces of too many Klansmen and too many White Citizens Councilors in the South to want to hate myself, because every time I see it, I know that it does something to their faces, and their personalities and I say to myself that hate is too great a burden to bear. I have decided to love."

They sure don't make 'em like they used to. Happy Birthday MLK.