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WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 /Standard Newswire/ -- House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement honoring the life and legacy of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.:
"Today we celebrate the life and legacy of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., a preacher who sought racial harmony and whose ministry advanced the cause of equality. Tomorrow, we will inaugurate America's first African-American president, Barack Obama. It is fitting and right that many of the followers of Reverend King in his lifetime are able to witness this historic event in their lifetimes. The election of our first African-American president offers enduring hope that anyone, of any color, of any creed, can aspire to the greatest of achievements. This event also underscores that Americans truly are capable of living up to our highest ambition, as explained in the Declaration, that '...all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.'
"The election of Barack Obama as the president of the United States is the most tangible evidence yet that we are fulfilling Reverend King's dream that Americans are to be judged not by the color by their skin, but by the content of their character."
