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cranberry__sauce's review against another edition
4.0
A collection of two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s works—the open letter "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and the sermon "The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life." I really enjoyed the former, but the latter was good, though not great.
jkstonge's review against another edition
4.75
"Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection."
"Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability."
"the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love?"
"the goal of America is freedom. Abused and scorned though we may be, our destiny is tied up with America's destiny."
MLK JR is so well spoken.
Eloquent, to the point, confronting but without hate. Loved reading through this.
"Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability."
"the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love?"
"the goal of America is freedom. Abused and scorned though we may be, our destiny is tied up with America's destiny."
MLK JR is so well spoken.
Eloquent, to the point, confronting but without hate. Loved reading through this.
weeohh's review against another edition
5.0
"Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection."
Powerful and determined.
Powerful and determined.
jess_mango's review against another edition
5.0
Powerful, eloquent words from MLK. Unfortunately, this is still as relevant today as it was over a half century ago.
Text of draft and audio recording of MLK reading the letter available here: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/letter-birmingham-jail
Text of draft and audio recording of MLK reading the letter available here: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/letter-birmingham-jail
wenyd's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5
blake_lavanchy's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Revisiting Letter from Birmingham Jail is always an arresting experience. Perhaps the most readable, incisive, and radical from one of the most important and eloquent leaders.
Also, the additional selection of The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life was excellent. Reading the sermon of King’s both highlights his preaching and thinking later in his life and also provides genuinely moving insights on life, The Bible, America, and the human condition.
Also, the additional selection of The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life was excellent. Reading the sermon of King’s both highlights his preaching and thinking later in his life and also provides genuinely moving insights on life, The Bible, America, and the human condition.