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To: NormsRevenge
The response shocked us, too.

Here is an exerpt from Dr. King's Speech, "Rediscovering Lost Values":

"The other thing is that we have adopted a sort of a pragmatic test for right and wrong--whatever works is right. If it works, it's all right. Nothing is wrong but that which does not work. If you don't get caught, it's right. That's the attitude, isn't it? It's all right to disobey the Ten Commandments, but just don't disobey the Eleventh, Thou shall not get caught. That's the attitude. That's the prevailing attitude in, in our culture. No matter what you do, just do it with a, with a bit of finesse. You know, a sort of attitude of the survival of the slickest. Not the Darwinian survival of the fittest, but the survival of the slickest--who, whoever can be the slickest is, is the one who right. It's all right to lie, but lie with dignity. It's all right to steal and to rob and extort, but do it with a bit of finesse. It's even all right to hate, but just dress your hate up in the garments of love and make it appear that you are loving when you are actually hating. Just get by! That's the thing that's right according to this new ethic.

My friends, that attitude is destroying the soul of our culture! It's destroying our nation! The thing that we need in the world today, is a group of men and women who will stand up for right and be opposed to wrong, wherever it is. A group of people who have come to see that some things are wrong, whether they're never caught up with. Some things are right, whether nobody sees you doing them or not.

All I'm trying to say is, our world hinges on moral foundations. God has made it so! God has made the universe to be based on a moral law. So long as man disobeys it he is revolting against God. That's what we need in the world today--people who will stand for right and goodness. It's not enough to know the intricacies of zoology and biology. But we must know the intricacies of law. It is not enough to know that two and two makes four. But we've got to know somehow that it's right to be honest and just with our brothers. It's not enough to know all about our philosophical and mathematical disciplines. But we've got to know the simple disciplines, of being honest and loving and just with all humanity. If we don't learn it, we will destroy ourselves, by the misuse of our own powers."
9 posted on 01/15/2004 4:40:57 PM PST by tuckrdout (Terri Schindler Schiavo deserves to have her wishes honored. Give her a divorce!)
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To: tuckrdout
I will tell you another disgusting thing that I know. Mr. Jessie Jackson is the most vile elitist racist that you will ever meet.

A person that I knew who worked at Dulles airport and attended to the "needs" of all VIP clients, had many tales to tell. The one about Jackson was the most incredible.

Seems Jackson will not "lower" himself to speak directly to "lowly" airport workers. He ignored this wonderful white lady when she asked him a direct question, and instead had to direct all her questions to his "aide", who would then re-ask Jackson! Jackson looked right through her, and behaved as if she were not even there!

He does not carry on the Dr. King legacy! Anyone who thinks so, is hopelessly decieved!
18 posted on 01/15/2004 4:52:45 PM PST by tuckrdout (Terri Schindler Schiavo deserves to have her wishes honored. Give her a divorce!)
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