Differences And Similarities Between King And Heschel

While both King and Heschel had very different religious beliefs, they still impacted each other and the fought together for Civil Rights. For both of them, Civil Rights was a prominent cause that they needed to fight for. They both also thought that religious affiliation shouldn’t affect politics (127). They both had religious followers, and they both taught very similar morals and ethics. Dr. King often preached about Civil Rights and how important it was. “Heschel, for example, was particularly touched during the march from Selma to Montgomery by King’s references to the Exodus in his sermon, describing three types among the Israelites who left Egypt and he viewed King’s choice of the Exodus over Jesus as a significant moment in Christian-Jewish
Watching someone suffer and not doing or saying anything is just as bad as being the person causing the suffering. If you do not do anything, you may as well not be there. When hearing the quote, “In a free society some are guilty but all are responsible”, two things came to mind. The first is the famous quote by Hillel, “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when?”. This shows that if you do not help others what is your purpose. It also shows that if you do not help them who will help you when you need it. Similarly the poem First They Came for the Jews. In this poem, it talks about how the author did not stand up for anyone and when he was being persecuted, there was no one left to stand up for him. In our society, a free society, if we do nothing we are nothing. White privilege is one of the worst and most combattable thing in our society. By teaching our children right from wrong, to stand up for those who can’t, and all men are created equal, we will be preventing a huge