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In reply to the discussion: Martin Luther King Day [View all]

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10. missing a NOT
Mon Jan 20, 2014, 06:18 PM
Jan 2014

"There are many Negroes in Chenango County."

Wiki says he was right, that Chenango county is less than 1% black, and 97.65% white.

I would not insult people by calling them savages. Nor does ignorance have to be frightening.

Until Somerby brought it to my attention some years ago, I, yes even I myself, was ignorant of these words of Martin Luther King.

These words, which essentially say that "even the ignorant can be great"

I still use them as the signature for my email

"Everybody can be great. Because everybody can serve.

You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don't have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve. You don't have to know Einstein's theory of relativity to serve. You don't have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve.

You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love." - Martin Luther King

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