In a week dominated by Rupert Murdoch and News International, we discussed, ironically, in our MBA course on organisations and leadership this famous speech by Martin Luther King. This speech was delivered on August 28 1963, and reasons for why it is such a landmark speech have been exhaustively discussed elsewhere. The oratory is masterful, and Luther King’s speech is enmeshed with powerful social values, such as law and justice, the American dream, and religion, in discussing a constructive non-violent response to segregation, overcoming any feelings of bitterness or resentment.