Realization II

"They say to each of us, black and white alike, that we must substitute courage for caution. They say to us that we must be concerned not merely about who murdered them, but about the system, the way of life, the philosophy which produced the murderers. Their death says to us that we must work passionately and unrelentingly for the realization of the American dream."
--Martin Luther King, Jr.,
"Eulogy For The Martyred Children"
September 18, 1963, Birmingham, Alabama
Delivered at funeral service for three of the children--Addie Mae Collins, Carol Denise McNair, and Cynthia Diane Wesley--killed in the bombing. A separate service was held for the fourth victim, Carole Robertson