Today, in anticipation of Martin Luther King Day, I went back and thoroughly reread Dr. King’s I’ve Been to the Mountaintop speech — the very last speech he ever gave, on the day before he was assassinated.
It’s a beautiful speech, both powerful and intelligent. It is the speech of a man who seems to know that he may not be alive for much longer, yet who finds peace in knowing that he has been able to make the world a better place during the time he was given.
It’s a speech that would not be understood by the idiot criminal in Washington, because it is deeply spiritual, and because it speaks to our shared humanity. Reading it reminded me what we are fighting for right now.
Make no mistake about it, America is under attack. Those of us who believe in freedom and human dignity — and there are many of us — need to push back forcefully against our nation’s enemies, especially when those enemies have taken up residence in the White House.
Dr. King’s beautiful words and ideas are powerful tools in that struggle. If your love this country, I know that his words will resonate with you as well.