Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Saya di Birmingham karena ketidakadilan ada...

"Saya di Birmingham karena ketidakadilan ada di sini. Sama seperti para nabi abad kedelapan meninggalkan desa-desa kecil mereka dan membawa "demikianlah firman Tuhan" mereka jauh melampaui batas-batas kota asal mereka; dan ketika Rasul Paulus meninggalkan desanya yang kecil di Tarsus dan membawa Injil Yesus Kristus ke hampir setiap dusun dan kota di dunia Graeco-Roman, saya juga terdorong untuk membawa Injil kebebasan ke luar kota asal saya. Seperti Paul, saya harus terus-menerus menanggapi permintaan bantuan dari Makedonia."

--- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Versi Bahasa Inggris

I am in Birmingham because injustice is here. Just as the eighth century prophets left their little villages and carried their "thus saith the Lord" far beyond the boundaries of their home towns; and just as the Apostle Paul left his little village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to practically every hamlet and city of the Graeco-Roman world, I too am compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my particular home town. Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid.