"The pulpits, with rare exceptions, are filled with men careful to consult with the popular will, as though there were no Higher Law." --William Lloyd Garrison in his newspaper "The Liberator" during the American Anti-Slavery Movement

"War leaves the country with three armies -- an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves." --German proverb

"War is the greatest plague that can affect humanity; it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it." --Martin Luther

"All war is an atrocity." --Horatio Herbert

"Before the war is ended, the war party assumes the divine right to denounce and silence all opposition to war as unpatriotic and cowardly." --Senator Robert M. La Follett

"Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon itself." --Lao Tzu

Monday is a national holiday! Merry Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to all. It is a day to celebrate the non-violent changes that overcame legal forced segregation in America. It is a day to remember The Dream and rededicate ourselves to liberty and justice for all. It is a time to be inspired by Dr. King and the thousands of heroes who marched and protested and demanded their rights in a spirit of brotherly love and non-violence.

Merry MLK Day to you. Let freedom ring!

"I boldly assert, that it is my honest conviction, that there is no legal or lawful slavery in America, in any proper sense of the word; and that there never was any such (legal) slavery." --Benjamin Shaw 1846

Here is some really good hiddenhistory -- The Top 10 Greatest Americans of All Time. They are posted on my blog -- Christian Challenge. There is a link to the right under "Blogs I Like." Check it out.

To find the Top 10, go to non-religious Christian Challenge and then go to "Recent Posts" and click "more". Then scroll down and you will begin to notice the 10 articles about my Top 10. Click on the one's you want to read. What do you think about my choices? Let me know in the comments.