I know you are asking today, How long will it take? (Speak, sir) Somebodys asking, How long will prejudice blind the visions of men, darken their understanding, and drive bright-eyed wisdom from her sacred throne? Somebodys asking, When will wounded justice, lying prostrate on the streets of Selma and Birmingham and communities all over the South, be lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men? Somebodys asking, When will the radiant star of hope be plunged against the nocturnal bosom of this lonely night, (Speak, speak, speak) plucked from weary souls with chains of fear and the manacles of death? How long will justice be crucified, (Speak) and truth bear it? (Yes, sir) I come to say to you this afternoon, however difficult the moment, (Yes, sir) however frustrating the hour, it will not be long, (No sir) because truth crushed to earth will rise again. (Yes, sir) How long? Not long, (Yes, sir) because no lie can live forever. (Yes, sir) How long? Not long, (All right. How long) because you shall reap what you sow. (Yes, sir) How long? Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elijah Muhammad and Martin Luther King Jr.:The Meeting
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 06:29:52 +0000
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