Thursday, October 29, 2009

Where do we go from here?

The more I read of Dr. King the more I respect him. His understanding of human nature seems infinite and uncluttered by external distractions. In Dr. King's speech "where do we go from here" he continues to impress me with his skills of leadership and drive towards the goal of complete freedom.

The purpose of the speech was to voice that even though they've made some victories they are not done and to inform them where they stood in the big picture thus far. Dr. King does a great job of working along side the people that he is leading and showing them how they're going to beat segregation. He comes off as just one of their own, a normal guy, and that was attractive to his followers.
"First, We must massively assert our dignity and worth."
"Psychological freedom, a firm sense of self-esteem, is the most powerful weapon against a long night of physical slavery"
"We must work passionately and unrelentingly for first-class citizenship."
"We must never let up in our determination to remove every vestige of segregation..."

And probably my favorite quote of the speeches so far:
"Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love."

Also, I thought this is a way was funny just because the job he is referring to is his job.
"The job of arousing manhood within a people that have been taught for so many centuries that they are nobody is not easy"



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