WORDS OF WISDOM
Intellectually adrift, an alarming number of Americans can no longer ascertain their own self-interest and are now being led by the "pied-pipers" of our day. Twisting so-called "American ideals and principles" past the point of any semblence to their original intent or meaning; these pipers lead many Americans to the banks of one raging river after another; wars, economic disasters, societal intolerances, and ethical bankruptcies.
We invite those willing to think for themselves to listen to, and/or read the following. Our failure to heed the wisdom and warnings they contain have led to many of today's ills.

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Stokely Carmichael, "Black Power" (1966)

Shirley Chisholm, "Equal Rights" (1970)

Dwight Eisenhower, "Farewell Address" (1961)

Jesse Jackson, "Convention Address", Democratic National Convention (1988)

Barbara Jordan, "Who, Then, Will Speak for the Common Good?", Democratic
     National Convention (1976)

Barbara Jordan, "Statement on the Articles of Impeachment" (1974)

John F. Kennedy, "Separation of Church and State" (1960)

John F. Kennedy, "Free Press & Governmental Secrecy" (1961)

Martin Luther King, "Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence" (1967)

Martin Luther King, "I Have a Dream" (1963)

Martin Luther King, "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)

Huey P. Long, "The Difference Between Republicans and Democrats"

Barack Obama, "A More Perfect Union" (2008)

Mary Church Terell, "What It Means to be Colored in Capital of the U.S." (1906)

Elie Wiesel, "The Perils of Indifference" (1999)

Malcolm X, "Ballot or Bullet" (1964)

Malcolm X, "Grassroots" (1963)

 

Sen. John F. Kennedy addressing the Greater Houston Ministerial Association on September 12, 1960.

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