0: Just as
the tragic process in LA is going to be a long,
long, long term,
putting the communities back together,
but also in these tragedies,
people from around the world are focused and want to be able to help.
And that's the best of what Americans represent.
Coming together people,
they're not concerned about the issues that we sometimes engage in.
They're concerned about being of assistance to lift people up.
So in a real sense,
that's sort of what the King Holiday is supposed to be about,
working to eradicate what my father and mother
talked about.
But my father coined the phrase eradicating the triple
evils, and he defined them as the evil of poverty,
the evil of racism.
And we've added bigotry and the evil war or violence.
So when we see where our nation and world is,
it really says we have a lot of work to do.
Individuals can do something, which is great,
but we collectively have to work on these issues to make our society better.
1: And it is our turn.
And I think about the strength and the determination of those who have come
before us.
And I also think what will happen if we give up and give in for those that are
coming behind us. We are facing a backlash,
inevitable backlash of perceived progression.
But we always will continue to expand and move
forward as long as we do our part in doing so.