Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a poignant example of a man standing on faith and principles, regardless of the risks, discomfort and persecution.

In his work of pressing the United States government for civil rights of the nation’s ex-slaves and in his anti-war stance on Vietnam, he made an enemy of the FBI and the U.S. President. Even his companions in the Civil Rights Movement deserted him.

He was a man standing on principle, refusing to sit in spite of threats and public disgrace because he believed he had truth and justice on his side.

Questions that his example compel us to ask ourselves:

What will we stand for?

Will we remain standing in the face of criticism and threat?

What is the cost to our souls, consciousness and freedom if we do not?

The excerpts in this episode is from Dr. King’s speech at Ebenezer Baptist Church November 5, 1967 titled, ‘But If Not’.

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