第22章 我有一个梦想(第1页)
第22章我有一个梦想
IHaveaDream
马丁·路德·金MartinLutherking,Jr
Ihaveadreamthatohisnationwillriseupahetreemeaningofitscreed:“Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident:thatallmeedequal。”
Ihaveadreamthatoheredhillsiathesonsofformerslavesandthesonsofformerslave-ownerswillbeabletositdowableofbrotherhood。
IhaveadreamthatoateofMississippi,adesertstate,swelteringwiththeheatofinjustidoppressioraoanoasisoffreedomandjustice。
Ihaveadreamthatmyfourlittlewillonedayliveinaheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskinbutbythetoftheircharacter。
Ihaveadreamtoday。
IhaveadreamthatoeofAlabama,whosegovernor’slipsarepresentlydrippingwiththewordsof“iion”and“nullifi”,willbetraoasituatiolebladblackgirlswillbeabletojoinhandswithlittlewhiteboysandwhitegirlsandwalktogetherassistersandbrothers。
Ihaveadreamtoday。
Ihaveadreamthatonedayeveryvalleyshallbeexalted,everyhillandmountainshallbemadelhplaceslain,andthecrookedplaceswillbemadestraight,andthegloryoftheLordshallberevealed,andallfleshshallseeittogether。
Thisisourhope。ThisisthefaithwithwhichIreturh。Withthisfaithwewillbeabletohewoutofthemountainofdespairastohisfaithwewillbeabletotransformthejanglingdiscordsofournationiifulsymphonyofbrotherhood。Withthisfaithwewillbeabletether,tether,tether,togotojailtogether,tostandupfether,knowingthatwewillbefreeoneday。
ThiswillbethedaywhenallofGod’swillbeabletosingwithanewmeaning,“Mytry,’tisofthee,sweetlaheeIsing。Lahersdied,landofthepilgrim’spride,fromeverymoufreed。”
Aobeagreatnation,thismustbeetrue。
&freedfrioushilltopsofNeshire。
&freedfromthemightymountainsofNewYork。
&freedfromtheheighteningAllegheniesofPennsylvania!
&freedfromthesnoedRockiesofColorado!
&freedfromthecurvaceouspeaksofia!
Butnotonlythat;letfreedfromStoainia!
&freedfromLookoutMountainofTennessee!
&freedfromeveryhillandeverymolehillofMississippi。
Fromeverymoufreed。
freed,wheringfrea,fromeverystateay,weeedupthatdaywhenallofGod’s,bladwhitemen,JewsaestantsandCatholics,willbeabletojoinhandsandsinginthewordsoftheoldNegrospiritual,“Freeatlast!Freeatlast!ThankGodalmighty,wearefreeatlast!”
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我有一个梦想:总有一天就算是密西西比这样一个被不公正与种族压迫的热潮所统治着的荒漠之州,也能转变成一方自由和正义的绿洲。
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