“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”
Edmund Burke

Like many freedom fighters, rebels and enemies of the state that came before and after him, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. died standing up, a free man; not as a slave on his knees.

He, and those who’ve risked everything to spread the message of love, liberty, and peace, knew their duty – and the price they had to pay.

On this day, as the country remembers the works of Dr. King, we offer you the following from the late Floyd Westerman.