Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a United States holiday marking the birthdate of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., observed on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of Dr. King’s birthday, January 15th.
In the words of his wife, the late Coretta Scott King, “the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his example -- the values of courage, truth, justice, compassion, dignity, humility and service that so radiantly defined Dr. King’s character and empowered his leadership. On this holiday, we commemorate the universal, unconditional love, forgiveness and nonviolence that empowered his revolutionary spirit.”
Below are a few selected quotes of this great American civil rights leader:
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
“Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: - ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal’.”
“I submit to you that if a man hasn’t discovered something he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.”
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
Today we honor the life and legacy of a great American with an American holiday bearing his name - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum
In the words of his wife, the late Coretta Scott King, “the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his example -- the values of courage, truth, justice, compassion, dignity, humility and service that so radiantly defined Dr. King’s character and empowered his leadership. On this holiday, we commemorate the universal, unconditional love, forgiveness and nonviolence that empowered his revolutionary spirit.”
Below are a few selected quotes of this great American civil rights leader:
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
“Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: - ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal’.”
“I submit to you that if a man hasn’t discovered something he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.”
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
Today we honor the life and legacy of a great American with an American holiday bearing his name - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum
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