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Earlier this week, we recognized the 82nd birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., perhaps the greatest moral and spiritual leader in our nation’s history. Each of us in our own way reflected on Dr. King’s teachings, and his message had more relevance than ever in light of the tragic shootings in Tucson. 

It’s a sign of progress that a man who was an agitator, whose ideas were considered revolutionary during his life, has achieved mainstream iconic status in death. But as we all share his legacy, there is a very real danger that some people will, in a self-serving way, distort Dr. King’s vision to justify the very policies he gave his life opposing. 

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