Text of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, August 28, 1963, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
If Dr. King were still alive, he'd be 84. I wonder how he would react to the playing of the race card, and the ridiculous, unfounded charges of racism so unfairly applied, and the ever-growing list of allegedly racial "code words."
Would he condemn that behavior?
I hope so.
Would he engage in it?
I hope not.
I like to think that Dr. King would not be an advocate of the soft bigotry of low expectations.
I like to think that he would not approve of the culture of dependency.
I like to think that Dr. King would encourage freedom, personal responsibility, and opportunities to determine one's lot in life rather than supporting the subjugation of the people to a massive, centralized government.
