It Bends Towards Justice

Hi Friends & Family,

Quite inspired by Obama’s speech tonight, I went digging into my lit files for this essay:
http://www.granta.com/Magazine/Granta-77/What-We-Think-of-America-Michael-Ignatieff

I had picked up this issue of Granta when I was still living in London during a time when America’s popularity was at an all time low.  The invasion of Iraq and the unilateralism shown in our government’s actions had made an “impression” on the Europeans.  The essay was a part of a larger compilation entitled “What We Think of America.”  Needless to say, the messages were mixed.

Among the slew of essays both negative and positive, I found this one written by a Canadian Harvard professor, and like Obama’s speech, I found it inspirational and wanted to share it with you all on this most historic of nights. =)

-Wendy

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“How long? Not long, because the arm of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

-MLK

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