King 40 Years Ago

All my respect to the King. Why say anything, when somebody else has already said it so much better? This speech is extremely relevent today as we face new battles on many old frontiers.

Thank you Marty.

Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence
By Rev. Martin Luther King
Clergy and Laity Concerned

Tuesday 04 April 1967

Speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 40 years ago, on April 4, 1967, at a meeting of Clergy and Laity Concerned at Riverside Church in New York City.

I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. I join with you in this meeting because I am in deepest agreement with the aims and work of the organization which has brought us together: Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam. The recent statement of your executive committee are the sentiments of my own heart and I found myself in full accord when I read its opening lines: "A time comes when silence is betrayal." That time has come for us in relation to Vietnam.

The truth of these words is beyond doubt but the mission to which they call us is a most difficult one. Even when pressed by the demands of inner truth, men do not easily assume the task of opposing their government's policy, especially in time of war.


Read the full address here:
http://www.truthout.org/docs_05/011805F.shtml