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Jan. 19th, 2009 12:02 pm"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."
--The end of Lincoln's 2nd inaugural address
Lincoln's words seem so apt as we face Bush's last day in office and the task of healing so many wounds around the world and in our nation. I realize that many will be quoting MLK's dream speech today, but as I'm looking at the future, I still go back to my favorite of his quotes:
"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
--MLK
I really hope that the wrongs of the past 8 years (and beyond) can be brought to justice and eventually forgiven.
--The end of Lincoln's 2nd inaugural address
Lincoln's words seem so apt as we face Bush's last day in office and the task of healing so many wounds around the world and in our nation. I realize that many will be quoting MLK's dream speech today, but as I'm looking at the future, I still go back to my favorite of his quotes:
"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
--MLK
I really hope that the wrongs of the past 8 years (and beyond) can be brought to justice and eventually forgiven.
