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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of
of social uplift is approaching spiritual death."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of (Original Post)
grahamhgreen
Jan 2014
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onethatcares
(16,166 posts)1. oh hell yeah
those words ring so true. As a nation we've lost our way and our soul. When I ask folks, "what does America stand for?", I don't get
many responses, just weird looks and shoulder shrugs.
thanks for posting that
bvar22
(39,909 posts)2. DURec!
That says it all.
Thank You.
[font size=3]"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death."[/font]
-----Martin Luther King, Jr.
grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)3. Thank you! Dr. King is still pointing the way:)
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)4. Recommended X 1000!
indepat
(20,899 posts)5. Those controlling the levers of power must have long ago experienced spiritual death
Rex
(65,616 posts)6. We reached spiritual death when some fuckwad shot and killed you.
I can only dream of what today would be like with Dr. King still alive and active in the world.