what do we stand up for today, what do we protect and cherish so that our future generations we know what we enjoy today?
I am thankful for the countless many who did protect and envision a future for us. they left and preserved vital resources and because they did so we stand to reap the fruits of their sacrifices.
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when was the last time that you or I actually stood up for something? actually put our money where our mouth is to stand up for what is right? how often do we imagine ourselves coming to the rescue yet stand by the wayside when our voice is needed?
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"I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can't agree with your methods of direct action;" who paternalistically feels he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by the myth of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait until a "more convenient season." Shallow understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection." -- MLK
