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Martin Luther King Jr.: 'A Time To Break The Silence' On War (crooksandliars)
Martin Luther King Jr.'s memory has been so whitewashed, even conservatives
frequently quote him out of his broader moral and social context. It's
important that we remember exactly what it was that made so many people love
him - and hate him: His willingness to call out his own country, not just on
racism, but on the military adventures that impoverished the people not just
in America, but in the countries with whom we go to war. Here's an excerpt
from his speech "Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence", delivered April
4th, 1967, at the Riverside Church in New York City:
> The war in Vietnam is but a symptom of a far deeper malady within the
American spirit, and if we ignore this sobering reality...and if we ignore
this sobering reality, we will find ourselves organizing "clergy and laymen
concerned" committees for the next generation. They will be concerned about
Guatemala -- Guatemala and Peru. They will be concerned about Thailand and
Cambodia. They will be concerned about Mozambique and South Africa. **We will
be marching for these and a dozen other names and attending rallies without
end, unless there is a ...