Monday is Martin Luther King day. For the past ten years or so, I've made it a practice to reread Dr. King's Letter from Birmingham Jail. It is one of my favorite works of philosophy. You find quite a few allusions to ancient thinkers like Socrates, Plato, and Aquinas, many theologians, and one of the most stirring exhortations to live and act according to principles of higher justice that you will read. It is lovely to have it in mind as we read Plato's Apology and the Phaedo as well.
Here's a link to the article.
https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html
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