Martin Luther King is a great American hero who used peaceful protest to show the evil of segregation and by so doing won many of a battle without lifting a sword but then he stepped a bit too far into “Vietnam”. Many good people can debate the merits of the Vietnam and how it was fought but on the other hand know one can truly debate the merits of a state enforced segregation policy. This not only divided his base of support but hurt his image around the country as he stated ” the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.”
Martin Luther King is just one example of a great leader that didn’t know when victory is truly enough, we can see this continuing to occur in many of the Presidents and leaders before and after his legacy. The truth is when we get involved in a passionate cause for good against evil can we end after we’ve succeeded? It is important to continue good works throughout our lives but maybe insuring that those works continue to be successful is enough. It is difficult to relegate one’s self from being involved in great project to lesser projects but the good those projects have done and you want them to continue to do should be enough. Yet sometimes the ego can replace the need for change for the need to be in the spotlight again.