Let’s all take off our snarkypants for one day, shall we, and really marvel at the power and prescience of Georgia’s own Dr. King. Listen to this, his famous last speech, delivered on April 3, 1968 to a group of striking Memphis sanitation workers, and try not to shed a tear:
Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop. And I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land. And I’m happy, tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.
YouTube also gives us this excellent speech that reminds us of King’s vehement anti-militarism.
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