MLK.... great American even better person.
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Yes, a man of great distinction. Most of us are too young to have heard his "I Have a Dream" speech when it was given, and few have ever taken the trouble to read the text. I have done so and it's a masterpiece, in which he uses the metaphor of the Declaration of Independence being a still unpaid promissory note in the case of people of his race. Read the text if you get a chance.
I think the two greatest speeches ever made on American soil are Lincoln's "House Divided" speech and Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
I think the two greatest speeches ever made on American soil are Lincoln's "House Divided" speech and Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
MrKnives
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Great efforts and public focus. As for a great person, I’ll reserve that for peoples actions vs words. Speak to your African American friends and you may get a mixed review of they knew some of his marriage details and other allegations. I wholey respect his common teachings and apes he’s but he too struggled and may not have beaten his own deamons. Not casting a negative stone on your post either but I just have a hard time declaring someone a great man who couldn’t refrain from honoring their commitments to the one person he should have devoted his primary focus of love to, his bride…