Amata Honors Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
“Each year in the United States we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., because of the enormous role his message has had in shaping modern civil rights, even beyond the borders of the United States, but especially deeply influencing American thought, academics, laws, politics, and more.
“His message of equality for all is now a flourishing ideal that the American people seek to uphold, to the lasting benefit of people of any heritage and the ongoing strengthening of the country.
“In Washington, D.C., his Memorial on our National Mall includes some of his many powerful quotations from his famous speeches, sermons, and letters. One of his briefest quotations is a personal favorite of mine, that he said in several major public speeches: ‘The time is always right to do what is right.’
“Martin Luther King, Jr., was a dedicated preacher as well as our most prominent civil rights leader. We honor his commitment to achieving change through peaceful efforts and persuasion, and as a result, his message is timeless.”
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