Spirit of Leadership

THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP

inspired them to have the courage to abandon their painful, but accustomed, role of being a slave labor force in Egypt. The result was that they were willing to follow him out into the desert where there was no civilization and no source of food or water. They had caught the vision for this Land that Moses told them about, a “land flowing with milk and honey,” and were influenced to follow him into the unknown wilderness with confidence. Martin Luther King Jr. The unforgettable speech, “I Have a Dream,” encap sulates the purpose, passion, and inspiration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A leader and symbol of American blacks’ struggle for civil rights, Dr. King helped to change both laws and hearts in America, leading to greater equality and freedom in the country. Here are some of his inspirational words from that speech: I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are cre ated equal.” ...I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. 4 Dr. King’s purpose was the pursuit of equality, and his conviction and passion were a vision of his country, the United States, in which freedom was every person’s right and privilege. His passion became an obligation that set him on a course of self-sacrifice. Hundreds of thousands of people caught his vision, which became not only his destiny,

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