Quote of the Week-4/27/09

"Before I can live with other folks, I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience."

~Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, US novelist (1926 - )

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Assembly & Inauguration Reflection:

Welcome! Please take a few minutes to reflect or "comment" on the significance of this turning point in history as well as your reflections on today's Martin Luther King, Jr. assembly.

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Happy Blogging about "The Dream"!

"I Have a Dream"

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today!"

Men of the Year-Time Magazine

Martin Luther King was named Man of the Year in 1963 and Barack Obama in 2008!

Who would have thought that the two men we are celebrating in the year 2009 at DSMS as we wonder "has the the dream has been realized" . . . would have been chosen as "Man of the Year".



The Journey Video:


President Barack Obama Video:

Famous Quotes. . .

1. "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

2. "America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page of the policies of the past." Barack Obama

3. "One day we must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we seek, but that it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

4. "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

5. "If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer." Barack Obama

Voices of DSMS Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.

6. "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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7. "Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago." Barack Obama

8. "If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well." Martin Luther King



9. "This union may never be perfect, but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected." Barack Obama

10. "The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

11. "In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr.

12. "In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?" Barack Obama

13. "Yes we can." Barack Obama

Obama Makes History-"Yes We Can"

November 5, 2008: Barack Obama addresses America after becoming the first African-American president in United States history.

"America is a place where all things are possible. Voices can make a difference young and old, black and white, rich and poor, democrat and republican, disabled and not disabled. We are the United States of America. The hope of better day has been a long time coming. This election brought change to America."

Thanks to America citizens, family, McCain, Palin campaign team members and Biden. "New schools to build. The road ahead will be long, the climb will be steep. We will get there. We as a people will get there. There will be set backs and false starts. We know government can't solve every problem. Block by block, brick by brick. This victory is the chance to make a change. A new spirit of service, patriotism and responsibility. Look after ourselves and each other."

"In this country we rise and fall as one nation, as one people. I hear your voices. I need your help and I will be your president too. Our destiny is shared. Democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope. America can change. Our union can be perfected. This election had many firsts. Ann Nixon Cooper age 106 years old has seen the heartache and hope. She has lived to see women vote, struggles and progress. Ann Cooper saw the buses in Montgomery and a preacher from Atlanta that told the people we shall overcome. She knows how America can change."

Yes We Can Music Video


"Yes We Can! If our children shall live to see the next century, what change will they see? This is our moment our time. To restore prosperity. While we breathe, we hope. Yes We Can!"

"I Have a Dream" Speech

August 8, 1963

Forty-five years ago on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. the African American civil rights movement witnessed a turning point when Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.



Select this link to read MLK's speech.