WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus and Co-Chairman Sharon Day released the following message commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:
“As we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today, we reflect on his monumental impact on America,” said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. “We celebrate his life, spirit and enduring legacy of a more just society where opportunity is equally afforded to all.”
“Dr. King’s vision transformed a nation and his work healed the wounds of the sinister injustices of racism and segregation. In 2012, when we look back to 1963, the year Dr. King delivered his famous speech from the Lincoln Memorial, we realize how far we’ve come. But we also recognize there is more work to be done.
“America is indeed a better place thanks to Dr. King, but the work of forming a ‘more perfect union’ is never finished. As Americans, we must continually fight against the prejudice, hate and injustice that is still present in our society.”
“As Republicans, we strongly believe that America must be a nation where, in the words of the Pledge of Allegiance, there truly is ‘liberty and justice for all,’” said RNC Co-Chairman Sharon Day. “On this day when we honor the memory of a great civil rights leader, let us recommit ourselves to the cause of freedom and the dream of a nation with true equality of opportunity.”
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