Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget
falls drop by drop upon the heart,
until, in our own despair,
against our will,
comes wisdom
through the awful grace of God.
Delivered in Indianapolis on the day MLK was assassinated, RFK’s remarks, including those words from Aeschylus, represent a high-water mark in our national discourse. Riots later broke out in 60 cities, but Indianapolis was not among them. Two months and two days later, 44 years ago today, he would be gone as well.
Source: americanrhetoric.com