King argues from a humanist perspective, saying that the US is “caught in an inescapable network of mutuality; tied in a single garment of destiny” (210) with the rest of the world. In other words, to realize the American Dream, we must view adopt a more generous and harmonious view of the world. He wonders if maybe we spend too much money building military bases instead of showing concern for other countries. I agree with his idea, but it seems overly idealistic given the US’s status, at the time, in a cold war with Russia. War was always imminent, and we need to ready ourselves for that. When I think about if this MLK’s would function today, I find it difficult to believe that it would. There are so many people with deep rooted ideologies that are fundamentally opposed to the basis of American culture.