Re:Reuters photographer was killed after being left behind i...
by maerF0x0 on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @02:26PM
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> “If we don’t go, who will?”
I just want to take a moment to honor the courage and sentiments of the man behind these words. RIP, may your family be ever proud.
They echo MLK's Ive been to the mountain top [1]
> That's the question before you tonight. Not, "If I stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to my job. Not, "If I stop to help the sanitation workers what will happen to all of the hours that I usually spend in my office every day and every week as a pastor?" The question is not, "If I stop to help this man in need, what will happen to me?" The question is, "If I do not stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to them?" That's the question.
or (attributed) Dietrich Bonhoeffer [2]
> First they came for the Communists,... there was no one left
May we soberly continue to consider these thoughts as we approach world affairs.
I just want to take a moment to honor the courage and sentiments of the man behind these words. RIP, may your family be ever proud.
They echo MLK's Ive been to the mountain top [1]
> That's the question before you tonight. Not, "If I stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to my job. Not, "If I stop to help the sanitation workers what will happen to all of the hours that I usually spend in my office every day and every week as a pastor?" The question is not, "If I stop to help this man in need, what will happen to me?" The question is, "If I do not stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to them?" That's the question.
or (attributed) Dietrich Bonhoeffer [2]
> First they came for the Communists,... there was no one left
May we soberly continue to consider these thoughts as we approach world affairs.
[1]: https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkivebeentothemou...
[2]: http://www.knowyourquotes.com/First-They-Came-For-The-Commun...