News and commentary about white-collar crime, enforcement, and compliance
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Compliance people often talk about integrity. Living with it, on the other hand, can be a lot harder. One American who did that was Rosa Parks.… Continue Reading
Here in Austin, the street named for Martin Luther King Jr. isn’t what I expected. Unlike most of the dozen or so MLK streets I’d seen around the country, this one — in the very heart of the city — is prosperous, vibrant, and inviting.… Continue Reading
Martin Luther King, Jr. argued that Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violent resistance was ‘‘the only morally and practically sound method open to oppressed people in their struggle for freedom.’’
Dr. King first encountered Gandhi’s ideas during his studies at Crozer Theological Seminary in 1949, according to the Martin Luther King, Jr.… Continue Reading
There was so much to admire in Martin Luther King — his courage, his faith, and his humility all come to mind. But by any measure, one of his most remarkable traits was an ability to see the way life intersects, how each of us depends on a far-flung legion every day just to survive.… Continue Reading
Webster defines courage as the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. Thomas Jefferson said one man with courage is a majority. Martin Luther King proved Jefferson right.… Continue Reading
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., FEDERAL HOLIDAY, 2014
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Each year, America sets aside a day to remember a giant of our Nation’s history and a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement.… Continue Reading
In April 1963, after being jailed in Birmingham, Alabama for leading non-violent protests against segregation there, Dr. Martin Luther King saw in the newspaper a statement by eight fellow clergymen.
The local white ministers criticized ‘outside agitators’ like King and praised the Birmingham police for ‘keeping the peace.’… Continue Reading