In his 1967 speech, Martin Luther King Jr. calls for an end to the Vietnam War and for a new world order based on justice and peace. He argues that the war is immoral and unjust, and that it is a distraction from the real issues of poverty and racism in the United States. He also argues that the war is a symptom of a larger problem of militarism and imperialism, and that the only way to end the war is to end the system that created it. He calls for a new world order based on nonviolence, economic justice, and human rights. He also calls for a new understanding of the world, one that is based on love and understanding rather than fear and hatred. Finally, he calls for a new spirit of brotherhood and sisterhood, one that transcends race, class, and nationality.
By Martin Luther King Jr. · First published 1967 · Genre: Non-Fiction, Speech, History