America, the land of the free and home of the brave, has lived up to this idea of freedom fit for the future, only to regulate what has not been granted. People around the world are dealing with the views of others, dealing with the inequality and discrimination because of their differences. The text, “Eulogy for Dr. Martin King Jr.”, a eulogy by Robert F. Kennedy, explains that throughout countless oppressions of segregation and inequality, the people of America are forced to fight for their basic right to freedom. Frederick Douglass, an African-American abolitionist, stands by and fights for his people, the minorities that are denied their rights as equals. In hopes for a change to be made, Douglass states, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” Frederick explains that if people do not …show more content…
Freedom should be demanded because changes seldom occur without acts of defiance from the oppressed and freedom has often failed to be fully given to some as promised. To begin, the speech “ Eulogy for Dr. Martin King Jr.” by Robert F. Kennedy supports the idea of freedom being demanded because changes seldom occur without acts of defiance from the oppressed. For example Kennedy states, “ Or we can make an effort, as Martin Luther King did, to understand and to comprehend, and to replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand with compassion and love.” (Kennedy CR26). In other words, Kennedy is trying to tell his audience that changes will only occur if they take action in the correct direction like King did. Also Kennedy is trying to calm his audience of King’s