i have a dream 马丁路德金

MartinLutherKingSpeeches

IHaveaDreamSpeech-AddressatMarchonWashington

August28,gton,D.C.

Iamhappytojoinwithyoutodayinwhatwillgo

downinhistoryasthegreatestdemonstrationfor

freedominthehistoryofournation.[Applau]

Fivescoreyearsago,agreatAmerican,inwho

symbolicshadowwestandsignedthe

mentous

decreecameasagreatbeaconlightofhopeto

millionsofNegroslaveswhohadbeenaredin

asa

joyousdaybreaktoendthelongnightofcaptivity.

Butonehundredyearslater,wemustfacethetragicfactthatthe

dredyearslater,thelifeoftheNegro

isstillsadlycrippledbythemanaclesofgregationandthechains

dredyearslater,theNegrolivesona

lonelyislandofpovertyinthemidstofavastoceanofmaterial

dredyearslater,theNegroisstilllanguishingin

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thecornersofAmericansocietyandfindshimlfanexileinhis

vecomeheretodaytodramatizeanappalling

condition.

Inanwehavecometoournation'scapitaltocashacheck.

Whenthearchitectsofourrepublicwrotethemagnificentwordsof

theConstitutionandthedeclarationofIndependence,theywere

signingapromissorynotetowhicheveryAmericanwastofallheir.

Thisnotewasapromithatallmenwouldbeguaranteedthe

inalienablerightsoflife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness.

ItisobvioustodaythatAmericahasdefaultedonthispromissory

dof

honoringthissacredobligation,AmericahasgiventheNegro

peopleabadcheckwhichhascomebackmarked"insufficient

funds."Butwerefutobelievethatthebankofjusticeisbankrupt.

Werefutobelievethatthereareinsufficientfundsinthegreat

vecometocashthis

check--acheckthatwillgiveusupondemandtherichesof

alsocometothis

isnotimetoengageintheluxuryofcoolingoffortotakethe

hetimetorifromthe

darkanddesolatevalleyofgregationtothesunlitpathofracial

hetimetoopenthedoorsofopportunitytoallof

God'hetimetoliftournationfromthe

quicksandsofracialinjusticetothesolidrockofbrotherhood.

Itwouldbefatalforthenationtooverlooktheurgencyofthe

swelteringsummeroftheNegro'slegitimatediscontentwillnot

passuntilthereisaninvigoratingautumnoffreedomandequality.

Nineteensixty-threeisnotanend,ho

hopethattheNegroneededtoblowoffsteamandwillnowbe

contentwillhavearudeawakeningifthenationreturnstobusiness

illbeneitherrestnortranquilityinAmericauntil

rlwindsofrevolt

willcontinuetoshakethefoundationsofournationuntilthebright

dayofjusticeemerges.

ButthereissomethingthatImustsaytomypeoplewhostandon

processofgainingourrightfulplacewemustnotbeguiltyof

otektosatisfyourthirstforfreedomby

drinkingfromthecupofbitternessandhatred.

Wemustforeverconductourstruggleonthehighplaneofdignity

notallowourcreativeprotestto

ndagainwemustrito

marvelousnewmilitancywhichhangulfedtheNegrocommunity

mustnotleadustodistrustofallwhitepeople,formanyofour

whitebrothers,avidencedbytheirprenceheretoday,have

cometorealizethattheirdestinyistiedupwithourdestinyand

otwalk

alone.

Andaswewalk,wemustmakethepledgethatweshallmarch

rethowhoareaskingthe

devoteesofcivilrights,"Whenwillyoubesatisfied?"Wecannever

besatisfiedaslongasourbodies,heavywiththefatigueoftravel,

cannotgainlodginginthemotelsofthehighwaysandthehotelsof

otbesatisfiedaslongastheNegro'sbasic

everbe

satisfiedaslongasaNegroinMississippicannotvoteandaNegro

,no,we

arenotsatisfied,andwewillnotbesatisfieduntiljusticerollsdown

likewatersandrighteousnesslikeamightystream.

Iamnotunmindfulthatsomeofyouhavecomehereoutofgreat

youhavecomefreshfromnarrow

youhavecomefromareaswhereyourquestfor

freedomleftyoubatteredbythestormsofpercutionand

ebeenthe

uetoworkwiththefaiththat

unearnedsufferingisredemptive.

GobacktoMississippi,gobacktoAlabama,gobacktoGeorgia,

gobacktoLouisiana,gobacktotheslumsandghettosofour

northerncities,knowingthatsomehowthissituationcanandwillbe

otwallowinthevalleyofdespair.

Isaytoyoutoday,myfriends,thatinspiteofthedifficultiesand

frustrationsofthemoment,reamdeeply

rootedintheAmericandream.

Ihaveadreamthatonedaythisnationwillriupandliveoutthe

truemeaningofitscreed:"Weholdthetruthstobelf-evident:

thatallmenarecreatedequal."

IhaveadreamthatonedayontheredhillsofGeorgiathesonsof

formerslavesandthesonsofformerslaveownerswillbeabletosit

downtogetheratatableofbrotherhood.

IhaveadreamthatonedayeventhestateofMississippi,adert

state,swelteringwiththeheatofinjusticeandoppression,willbe

transformedintoanoasisoffreedomandjustice.

Ihaveadreamthatmyfourchildrenwillonedayliveinanation

wheretheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskinbutbythe

contentoftheircharacter.

Ihaveadreamtoday.

IhaveadreamthatonedaythestateofAlabama,who

governor'slipsareprentlydrippingwiththewordsofinterposition

andnullification,willbetransformedintoasituationwherelittle

blackboysandblackgirlswillbeabletojoinhandswithlittlewhite

boysandwhitegirlsandwalktogetherassistersandbrothers.

Ihaveadreamtoday.

Ihaveadreamthatonedayeveryvalleyshallbeexalted,everyhill

andmountainshallbemadelow,theroughplaceswillbemade

plain,andthecrookedplaceswillbemadestraight,andthegloryof

theLordshallberevealed,andallfleshshalleittogether.

thefaithwithwhichIreturntotheSouth.

Withthisfaithwewillbeabletohewoutofthemountainofdespair

isfaithwewillbeabletotransformthe

janglingdiscordsofournationintoabeautifulsymphonyof

isfaithwewillbeabletoworktogether,topray

together,tostruggletogether,togotojailtogether,tostandupfor

freedomtogether,knowingthatwewillbefreeoneday.

ThiswillbethedaywhenallofGod'schildrenwillbeabletosing

withanewmeaning,"Mycountry,'tisofthee,sweetlandofliberty,

eremyfathersdied,landofthepilgrim's

pride,fromeverymountainside,letfreedomring."

edom

ringfromtheheighteningAllegheniesofPennsylvania!

LetfreedomringfromthesnowcappedRockiesofColorado!

LetfreedomringfromthecurvaceouspeaksofCalifornia!

Butnotonlythat;letfreedomringfromStoneMountainofGeorgia!

LetfreedomringfromLookoutMountainofTennese!

LetfreedomringfromeveryhillandeverymolehillofMississippi.

Fromeverymountainside,letfreedomring.

Whenweletfreedomring,whenweletitringfromeveryvillageand

everyhamlet,fromeverystateandeverycity,wewillbeableto

speedupthatdaywhenallofGod'schildren,blackmenandwhite

men,JewsandGentiles,ProtestantsandCatholics,willbeableto

joinhandsandsinginthewordsoftheoldNegrospiritual,"Freeat

last!freeatlast!thankGodAlmighty,wearefreeatlast!"