MARTIN LUTHER KING'S DAY

Hoje é feriado nos Estados Unidos, em homenagem a Martin Luther King, o homem que ganhou o Prémio Nobel da Paz em 1964.

Para além do seu mais conhecido discurso, há muitas outras frases dele que, para mim, englobam todo o seu pensamento e aquilo em que todos nós devíamos acreditar:

- We cannot be truly Christian people so long as we flaunt the central teachings of Jesus: brotherly love and the Golden Rule.

- It is quite easy for me to think of a God of love mainly because I grew up in a family where love was central and where lovely relationships were ever present.
"This nation cannot survive half slave and half free."
- I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and non violent redemptive goodwill will proclaim the rule of the land.

No discurso de aceitação do Prémio Nobel:
Most of these people will never make the headlines and their names will not appear in Who's Who. Yet when years have rolled past and when the blazing light of truth is focused on this marvellous age in which we live -- men and women will know and children will be taught that we have a finer land, a better people, a more noble civilization -- because these humble children of God were willing to suffer for righteousness' sake.

E o seu sonho:
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed - we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.

"Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last."
Ele tinha um sonho, mas ele ainda não se tornou realidade!