Consider the following. We humans are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others' actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives when we do not benefit from others' activities. For this reason it is hardly surprising that most of our happiness arises in the context of our relationships with others. I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people. I look forward confidently to the day when all who work for a living will be one with no thought to their separateness as Negroes, Jews, Italians or any other distinctions. This will be the day when we bring into full realization the American dream -- a dream yet unfulfilled. A dream of equality of opportunity, of privilege and property widely distributed; a dream of a land where men will not take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few; a dream of a land where men will not argue that the color of a man's skin determines the content of his character; a dream of a nation where all our gifts and resources are held not for ourselves alone, but as instruments of service for the rest of humanity; the dream of a country where every man will respect the dignity and worth of the human personality. Rosa sat so Martin could walk, Martin walked so Barack could run, Barack ran so we all can fly. People are asking me about the race problem.... I know! of no race problem. The great problem that confronts the American people to-day is a national problem -- whether this great nation of ours is great enough to live up to its own convictions, carry out its own declaration of independence, and execute the provisions of its own constitution. |
. |
CBPM Index: |
Time for Jah People to Unite |
Sadik Cultural Group |
Contact: Steven Pina Sadik Cultural Group Tamale, Ghana CBPM's 762nd Member Phone Number: 233-248-499-173 Email Address: obri10@yahoo.com Web: www.cbpm.org/sadik |
. |