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Friday, April 04, 2008

In the Name of Love

By Samantha on April 4, 2008 at 06:12 pm
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I meant to post this earlier but got sidetracked by life.

Early morning, April four
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky.
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride.

In the name of love
What more in the name of love.
In the name of love
What more in the name of love.

Pride (In The Name Of Love)
The Unforgettable Fire
U2

A bit inaccurate since King was shot in the evening but haunting none the less. Today is the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in case you were wondering what this is about.

Sam of Uncle Sam’s Cabin.

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Rob
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There’s an ad running about a King special on the History Channel (or maybe Discovery?) using this music.

I found it compelling.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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Rob on April 4, 2008 at 09:10 pm
Samantha

It’s always been one of my favourite U2 songs. The imagery evoked by the entire song is, as you say, compelling. “Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for another” and all that.

Samantha on April 4, 2008 at 09:22 pm
Rob
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I actually can’t stand U2, but this song is pretty good.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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Rob on April 4, 2008 at 09:24 pm
Pilgrim

Samantha,

I posted a piece on MLK this morning (a day late but I was too busy yesterday to write). Check it out.

Election ‘08 - We Are So Screwed

Pilgrim on April 5, 2008 at 09:47 am
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