Letter From Birmingham Jail
April 16, 1963
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial “outside agitator” idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds.
I Have a Dream Speech
August 28, 1963
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
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 created equal.”
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four 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. I have a dream today.
I’ve Been To the Mountain Top Speech
Closing of Last Speech April 3, 1968
Select Quotes
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.
Hatred paralyses life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it.
Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
A right delayed is a right denied.
I submit to you that if a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.
Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars….Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Featured Recipe
Ham Turkey and Cheese Open-Face Sandwich
I like sandwiches. They are quick and easy for any meal from breakfast right through a midnight snack.
Everyone knows the story of the Earl of Sandwich. However, sandwiches have really been around since at least the first century, B.C. (History of Sandwiches) Sandwiches really took off when pre-sliced bread was sold in stores.
Today’s recipe is filling enough that when served with a salad and/or some soup, it is a quick and inexpensive and dinner.
I am sharing a process with you today. You can use any kind of bread, meat, cheese or other fillings that you like. You can also make this sandwich with left over ham or turkey.
Today I am going to make two different sandwiches: One using pears and the other using apricot preserves.
This is what you will need for 2 people:
About ½ loaf crusty Italian bread
4 slices of deli ham
4 slices of deli turkey
2 slices of white cheddar cheese
About ½ tablespoon olive oil
Optional Extra Fillings
½ pear (¼ for each sandwich)
OR
2 tablespoons apricot preserves
Here is what you do:
Preheat the broiler.
If using the pear wash it and cut in half. Cut out the seeds. Slice very thinly; or as thinly as you can without nicking your fingers.
Cut the bread in half like for a sub sandwich. Using a pastry brush, brush the cut side with a bit of the olive oil.
Toast the bread until lightly crisp outside but tender inside.
NOTE: I use my toaster oven/brolier to make the sandwiches, rather than the broiler in my oven.
Fold a slice or two of turkey onto the toasted bread.
If using pears, place a few pear slices on top of the turkey.
Or
If using the apricot preserves, spread the preserves over the turkey.
Then fold a slice or two of the ham on top of the pears, or preserves. If you are not using either pears or preserves, just fold the ham on top of the turkey.
Lay a slice of the cheese on top of all. You may want to cut or tear the slice of cheese in half to fit the length of the bread like I did.
Return to the broiler and cook until the cheese melts and begins to bubble slightly.
Serve warm with a salad and/or soup.
If you make both sandwiches, cut them in half and sample both.
Bon appétit!!!
Cost
Basic Sandwich
About ½ loaf of crusty bread $0.65
4 slices of deli ham $2.30
4 slices of deli turkey $1.40
2 slices white cheddar cheese $0.94
About ½ tablespoon olive oil $0.23
Total Cost = $5.52
+Plus add in the cost of one of the optional items below.
Cost per sandwich = $2.76
This cost is much cheaper than buying even a fast food hamburger these days.
Cost Optional Extra Fillings
½ pear $0.53
OR
2 tablespoons apricot preserves $0.24
Quote of the Day
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.
Ambrose Redmoon
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