第15章 我有一个梦想（第2页）

让自由之声在每一处山坡回响！

当我们让自由之声回响时，当我们让自由之声在每一个山村，每一处村寨，每一个州，每一座城回响时，我们就能让这一天早日降临。到那时，上帝所有的孩子——白人与黑人，犹太人与非犹太人，基督教徒与天主教徒——携手同唱那首古老的黑人圣歌：“终于自由了！终于自由了！感谢全能的上帝，我们终于自由了！”

Iamhappytojoinwithyoutodayinwhatwillgodowninhistoryasthegreatestdemonstratiohehistoryofournation。

Fivesco，agreatAmeriwhosesymbolicshadowwestandtoday，sigionProomentousdecreecameasagreatbealightofhopetomillionsofNegroslaveswhohadbeeheflamesicameasajoyousdaybreaktoendthelongnightofcaptivity。

Butonehuer，wemustfacethetragicfactthattheillnotfree。Onehuer，thelifeoftheillsadlycrippledbythemanaclesationandtheination。Onehuer，theNegrolivesonalonelyislahemidstofavastoaterialprosperity。Onehuer，theilllanguishingintheerisodfindshimselfanexileinhisownland。Sowehaveeheretodaytodramatizeanappalling。

Inasense，wehaveetoournation'sCapitaltocashachethearchitectsofourrepubliagwordsofthestitutioionofIheyweresigningapromissoryowhicheveryAmeriwastofallheir。Thisnoteromisethatallmeeedtheisoflife，liberty，aofhappiness。

ItisobvioustodaythatAmericahasdefaultedonthispromissorynoteinsofarashersofcolorareed。InsteadthissacredobligatiiventheNegropeopleabadcheck；acheckwhiarked"ifunds。"Butwerefusetobelievethatthebankofjustikrupt。Werefusetobelievethatthereareifuvaultsofopportunityofthisnation。Sowehaveetocashthischeck—acheckthatwillgiveusupoheriayofjustice。Wehavealsoetothishallowedspottoremihefierow。Thisisoeheluxuryofgoffortotakethetranquilizingdrugofgradualism。omakerealthepromisesofDemoowisthetimetorisefromthedarkaevalleyatiopathofracialjustiowisthetimetoopenthedoorsofopportunitytoallofGod'sowisthetimetoliftournationfromthequidsofrajusticetothesolidrockofbrotherhood。

ItwouldbefatalforthenatioheurgeaethedeterminatiohisswelteriheNegro'slegitimatedistwillnotpassuntilthereisaninvigautumnoffreedomay。hreeisabeginning。Thosewhohopethattheoblowoffsteamandwillwillhavearudeawakeniioobusinessasusual。TherewillberanquilityiiltheNegroisgraizenshiprights。Thewhirlwiwilluetoshakethefoundationsofournationudayofjusticeemerges。

ButthereissomethingthatImustsaytomypeoplewhostahresholdwhichleadsintothepalaceofjustitheprocessofgaininghtfulplacewemustyfuldeeds。Letusisfyourthirstforfreedfromthecupofbitternessandhatred。

&foreverductleonthehighplaneofdignityanddise。Wemustnotallorotesttodegeophysiandagairisetothemajesticheightsofmeetingphysicalforcewithsoulforce。ThemarvelousancywhigulfedtheNegroustodistrustofallwhitepeople，formanyofourwhitebrothers，asevideheirpreseoday，haveetorealizethattheirdestihourdestinyandtheirfreedomisiridtoourfreedom。Weot>

Andasemustmakethepledgethatweshallmarchahead。Weotturhthedevoteeshts，"Whenwillyoubesatisfied？"Weeverbesatisfiedaslongasthehevictimoftheunspeakablehorrorsofpolicebrutality。

Weeverbesatisfiedaslongasourbodies，heavywiththefatigueoftravel，otgainlodgielsofthehighwaysaelsofthecities。

&besatisfiedaslongastheNegro'sbasicmobilityisfromasmallerghetterone。

Weeverbesatisfiedaslongasourarestrippedoftheirselfhoodaheirdignitybysignsstating"ForWhitesOnly。"

WeeverbesatisfiedaslongasaNegroinMississippiotvoteandaNegroinNewYorkbelieveshehasnothingforwhichtovote。satisfied，abesatisfieduntiljusticerollsdowersandrighteousystream。

Iamnotunmindfulthatsomeofyouhaveehereoutofgreattrialsandtribulations。Someofyouhaveefreshfromnarrowjaileofyouhaveareaswhereyourquestforfreedomleftyoubatteredbythestormsofpersedstaggeredbythewindsofpolicebrutality。Youhavebeeeraivesuffering。uetoworkwiththefaiththatunearnedsufferiive。

Gobaississippi，gobaa，gobacktoSobacktobacktoLouisiana，gobasaosofouries，knowingthatsomehowthissituationdwillbeged。Letusnotwallowinthevalleyofdespair。

Isaytoyoutoday，myfriends，thatihediffidfrustratio，Istillhaveadream。ItisadreamdeeplyrootedintheAmeridream。

Ihaveadreamthatohisnationwillriseupahetruemeaningofitscreed："Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident：thatallmeedequal。"

Ihaveadreamthatoheredhillsiathesonsofformerslavesandthesonsofformerslave-ownerswillbeabletositdowableofbrotherhood。

IhaveadreamthatoateofMississippi，adesertstate，swelteringwiththeheatofinjustidoppressioraoanoasisoffreedomandjustice。

Ihaveadreamthatmyfourlittlewillonedayliveinaheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskinbutbythetoftheircharacter。

Ihaveadreamtoday。

IhaveadreamthatoeofAlabama，whosegovernor'slipsarepresentlydrippingwiththewordsofiionandnullifi，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！"