“Somehow this madness must cease. We must stop now. I speak as a child of God and brother to the suffering poor of Vietnam.I speak for those whose land is being laid waste, whose homes are being destroyed, whose culture is being subverted. I speak for the poor in America who are paying the double price of smashed hopes at home and death and corruption in Vietnam. I speak as a citizen of the world, for the world as it stands aghast at the path we have taken. I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it must be ours.”

MLK definitely did have a dream, but dare I say that “peace” was his passion. I think people have oversimplified Martin much like Malcolm and tried to paint these men with black and white when there is so much intriguing grey that colors their lives.

Martin was a disciple of Gandhi and walked through life in a Christ-like fashion. The abundance of violence and aggression that consumes mankind today suggests that Martin’s dream has only been partly achieved…