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Martin Luther King Jr

  
                          
    
Racism - there is no place in this world for it and I think it honourable to stand up against it despite the fact that some people might go against you. We are all worthy of a place in this world and our race, creed, sexuality and beliefs shouldn't matter, we all deserve respect no matter who we are. 
In the past there had been many inspirational political and religious leaders; Martin Luther king jr, Mother Teresa, President Kennedy, John Lennon and Mahatma Gandhi. These leaders all fought for peace and equality, they fought for change against injustice, against racism and discrimination, against poverty and oppression, they stood up for what they believed in, they took a stand and made a difference in the world. They made history. 
Although racism and oppression and poverty and injustice still exist today, we have seen many positive changes and it was people like Martin Luther king that strove for that. He strove for freedom and change in an unjust world and with the inauguration of the first African American president, his dream came true. 
It was people like Martin Luther king that fought for people's rights and fought for equality and with the introduction of female bishops and same sex marriages, the people are free and his dream came true. 
But who leads us now, now that there is no Martin Luther king, there is no MotherTeresa, there is no John Lennon; who can compare to them now, who will keep the fire burning and fight for our injustices. Who can we look up to, who will inspire us and give us hope? Where are all the Martin Luther king's, where are all the the Mother Teresa's of our time?


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