Subscribe to The Spectator

Friday 10 February 2012

Latest issue

Buy the current issue

Jobs at Telegraph

Friday, 4th April 2008

In honour of Martin Luther King

James Forsyth 7:10pm

Forty years ago today, Martin Luther King was assassinated. Here is the end of the last speech by this great man and Bobby Kennedy's moving words on King's death which are, as Joe Klein says, some of the finest ever spoken. 

Blogs: Martin Bright | Susan Hill | Alex Massie | Melanie Phillips | Faith Based | Cappuccino Culture

Actions: Email to a friend  |   Permalink   |   Comments (1) | Subscribe

Post this entry to:   del.icio.us | Digg | Newsvine | NowPublic | Reddit

Comments Post comment

Fabio P.Barbieri

April 4th, 2008 8:32pm Report this comment

It says something about Robert Kennedy - about how, for instance, his brother could get away with making him Attorney General, and about the hole he left at the heart of the Democratic Party when he died in turn - that he could speak of Aeschylus as his favourite poet, and quote him very much to the point. That was not written ahead of time by some hired writer or other: it was a man who had a serious education, who recognized and understood greatness, and who could make it speak for him.

Post comment

Back to top

Cartoons

Tag Cloud

Coffee House archive

sponsored links

Spectator recommends

Spectator classifieds

THE PRESENT FINDER

1,700 Unusual Christmas Presents Request Catalogue 01935 815 195 Quote SPEC10 for 10% discount www.presentfinder.co.uk

OLIVE BRANCH FLORISTS

Pimilco based Florist with online ordering Web: www.olivebranch.net Tel: 020 7630 1868 Fax: 020 7233 8844

RUFFS Bespoke Signet rings

62 Shore Road, Warsash, Southampton, SO31 9FT Telephone: 01489 578867 Web site: www.ruffs.co.uk