American Bar Association President Deborah Enix-Ross issued the following statement Monday as the nation honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:
“Today, the American Bar Association celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and joins the nation in remembering his words and actions that so profoundly changed our society.
“Dr. King devoted his life to improving America and moving it closer to his vision of a “Beloved Community,” where everyone is cared for, absent of poverty, hunger and hate. He tirelessly advocated for justice and equality, and he did so through nonviolence and communication, saying that we cannot “satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.”
“As we continue to pursue Dr. King’s goals, we would be wise to remember his words: “Men hate each other because they fear each other. They fear each other because they don’t know each other, and they don’t know each other because they don’t communicate with each other.”
“By collaborating in a civil manner, Americans can hear and even accommodate different views. We can appreciate the essential role of civil discourse in maintaining the representative government and freedoms that give us hope in our creation of the Beloved Community.”
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