Martin Luther King Day

On Monday we celebrate Martin Luther King Day. Once or twice in a generation the world delivers a great leader of human rights. Most recent names like King, Anthony, Gandhi, Walesa, Tutu and Mandela. People who risk their lives for the betterment of humanity. For the basic dignities that are our right. Each and every person reading this today owes much to those before them who risked their lives for the freedoms we now enjoy. Most every right and dignity gained by humanity has been delivered through those considered to be radicals. Threats to the establishment. Martin Luther King was indeed a radical. A radical for change. For the betterment of humanity. For dignity. For opportunity. For equality. The fight for human rights and civil liberties is far from over. The assault on humanity's freedom is endless. As Thomas Jefferson, another radical, told us, there is something within man that seeks to dominate and even enslave his fellow man when given unchecked and uncontrolled power. Do you believe your freedoms are guaranteed? Will you allow your freedoms to be taken from you? Or will you defend them? Even for those you disagree with?

We now live in an era where we can watch one of the greatest speeches on human rights.