Comparing and Contrasting G.W. Bush's speech of September 11, 2001 with Dr. King's speeches form the basis of this five page paper. There are two bibliographic sources cited.
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would move a country to action. The speeches, "Where do we Go from Here" made by Martin Luther King, and the September 21, 2001 State of the Union address by
President Bush both address some of the same issues of direction for the American public. Though there are some dissimilarities between them, personally, professionally, and emotionally, they both seem to
be putting forth the same message: Forward. We move forward. "Among the moral imperatives of our time, we are challenged to work all over the world with unshakable determination to
wipe out the last vestiges of racism," said King. "It is no mere American phenomenon. Its vicious grasp knows no national boundaries"(King 1989). King states that racism and prejudice do
not exist only in the United States, but world wide. He goes on to state that America is the one country who seems to set the trend in human rights
causes, therefore, he is urging those within the sound of his voice to move forward with this idea in mind, that America, eventually, would listen. And, then, the world would
listen, too. The world that King proposed would not only be free of racism, but also free from ignorance and poverty. To that end, he called for "a revolution of
values," so that the "world-wide neighborhood," would be transformed into a "world-wide brotherhood"(King 1989). This sentiment is also expressed in President
Bushs speech. The acts of terror which were perpetrated on New York City and Washington, DC were racism taken to its ultimate extreme. Those who hated and feared what the
United States stood for, decided to strike out against her, much as the initial stirrings of civil rights was resisted. "Our