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我有一个梦想I Havea Dream1963年8月23日,马丁•路德•金组织了美国历史上影响深远的“自由进军”运动他率领一支庞大的游行队伍向首都华盛顿进军,为全美国的黑人争取人权他在林肯纪念堂前向25万人发表了著名的演说《我有一个梦想》,为反对种族歧视、争取平等发出呼号马丁•路德•金1964年获诺贝尔和平奖1968年4月4日他在田纳西州被暗杀在演说中,他说出了著名的平等口号我梦想有一天,这个国家将会奋起,实现其立国信条的真谛“我们认为这些真理不证自明人人生而平等”ihaveadreamthatonedaythisnationwillriseupandliveoutthetruemeaningofitscreed/zweholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal.z/我梦想有一天,在佐治亚州的红色山岗上,昔日奴隶的儿子能够同昔日奴隶主的儿子同席而坐,亲如手足ihaveadreamthatonedayontheredhi11sofgeorgia,thesonsofformerslavesandthesonsofformerslaveownerswillbeabletositdowntogetheratthetableofbrotherhood.我梦想有一天,我的四个孩子将生活在一个不是以肤色的深浅,而是以品格的优劣作为评判标准的国家里ihaveadreamthatmyfourlittlechildrenwillonedayliveinanationwheretheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskinbutbythecontentoftheircharacter.演讲全文ihaveadreambymartinlutherking,jr.iamhappytojoinwithyoutodayinwhatwi11godowninhistoryasthegreatestdemonstrationforfreedominthehistoryofournation.fivescoreyearsago,agreatamerican,inwhosesymbolicshadowwestandtoday,signedtheemancipationproclamation,thismomentousdecreecameasagreatbeaconlightofhopetomillionsofnegroslaveswhohadbeensearedintheflamesofwitheringinjust ice.itcameasajoyousdaybreaktoendthelongnightoftheircaptivity.butonehundredyearslater,thenegrostillisnotfree.onehundredyearslater,thelifeofthenegroisstillsadlycrippledbythemanaclesofsegregationandthechainsofdiscrimination.onehundredyearslater,thenegrolivesonalonelyislandofpovertyinthemidstofavastoceanofmaterialprosperity,onehundredyearslater,thenegroisstilllanguishedinthecornersofamericansocietyandfindshimselfanexileinhisownland.andsowe,vecomeheretodaytodramatizeashamefulcondition.inasensewe,vecometoournation,scapitaltocashacheck.whenthearchitectsofourrepublicwrotethemagnificentwordsoftheconstitutionandthedeclarationofindependence,theyweresigningapromissorynotetowhicheveryamericanwastofallheir,thisnotewasapromisethatalImen,yes,blackmenaswellaswhitemen,wouldbeguaranteedthe^unalienablerights^of^life,libertyandthepursuitofhappiness.z/itisobvioustodaythatamericahasdefaultedonthispromissorynote,insofarashercitizensofcolorareconcerned.insteadofhonoringthissacredobligation,americahasgiventhenegropeopleabadcheck,acheckwhichhascomebackmarked^insufficientfu nds.〃butwerefusetobelievethatthebankofjusticeisbankrupt.werefusetobelievethatthereareinsufficientfundsinthegreatvaultsofopportunityofthisnation.andso,we,vecometocashthischeck,acheckthatwi1Igiveusupondemandtherichesoffreedomandthesecurityofjustice.wehavealsocometothishallowedspottoremindamericaofthefierceurgencyofnow.thisisnotimetoengageintheluxuryofcoolingoffortotakethetranquilizingdrugofgradualism,nowisthetimetomakerealthepromisesofdemocracy,nowisthetimetorisefromthedarkanddesolatevalleyofsegregationtothesunlitpathofracialjustic e.nowisthetimetoliftournationfromthequicksandsofracial injusticetothesolidrockofbrotherhood,nowisthetimetomakejusticearealityforal1ofgodJ schildren.itwouldbefatalforthenationtooverlooktheurgencyofthemoment.thisswelteringsummerofthenegro,s1egitimatediscontentwillnotpassuntilthereisaninvigoratingautumnoffreedomandequality.nineteensixty-threeisnotanend,butabeginning.andthosewhohopethatthenegroneededtoblowoffsteamandwillnowbecontentwillhavearudeawakeningifthenationreturnstobusinessasusual.andtherewillbeneitherrestnortranquilityinamericauntilthenegroisgrantedhiscitizenshiprights.thewhirlwindsofrevoltwillcontinuetoshakethefoundationsofournationuntilthebrightdayofjusticeemerges.butthereissomethingthatimustsaytomypeople,whostandonthewarmthresholdwhichleadsintothepalaceofjusticeintheprocessofgainingourrightfulplace,wemustnotbeguiltyofwrongfuldeeds.letusnotseektosatisfyourthirstforfreedombydrinkingfromthecupofbitternessandhatred.wemustforeverconductourstruggleonthehighplaneofdignityanddiscipline.wemustnotallowourcreativeprotesttodegenerateintophysicalviolence.againandagain,wemustrisetothemajesticheightsofmeetingphysicalforcewithsoulforce.themarvelousnewmilitancywhichhasengulfedthenegrocommunitymustnotleadustoadistrustofallwhitepeople,formanyofourwhitebrothers,asevidencedbytheirpresenceheretoday,havecometorealizethattheirdestinyistiedupwithourdestiny.andtheyhavecometorealizethattheirfreedomisinextricablyboundtoourfreedom.wecannotwalkalone.andaswewalk,wemustmakethepledgethatweshallalwaysmarchahead.wecannotturnback.therearethosewhoareaskingthedevoteesofcivilrights,z/whenwillyoubesatisfied/zwecanneverbesatisfiedaslongasthenegroisthevictimoftheunspeakablehorrorsofpolicebrutality,wecanneverbesatisfiedaslongasourbodies,heavywiththefatigueoftravel,cannotgainlodginginthemotelsofthehighwaysandthehotelsofth ecities,wecannotbesatisfiedaslongasanegroinmississippicannotvoteandanegroinnewyorkbelieveshehasnothingforwhichtovote.no,no,wearenotsatisfied,andwewillnotbesatisfieduntil/zjusticerollsdownlikewaters,andrighteousnesslikeamightystream./ziamnotunmindfulthatsomeofyouhavecomehereoutofgreattrialsandtribulations.someofyouhavecomefreshfromnarrowjailcells.andsomeofyouhavecomefromareaswhereyourquest一一q tiestforfreedomleftyoubatteredbythestormsofpersecutionandstaggeredbythewindsofpolicebrutality,youhavebeentheveteransofcreativesuffering.continuetoworkwiththefaiththatunearnedsufferingisredemptive.gobacktomississippi,gobacktoalabama,gobacktosouthcarolina,gobacktogeorgia,gobacktolouisiana,gobacktotheslumsandghettosofournortherncities,knowingthatsomehowthissituationcanandwillbechanged.letusnotwallowinthevalleyofdespair,isaytoyoutoday,myfriends.andsoeventhoughwefacethedifficultiesoftodayandtomorrow,isti1Ihaveadream.itisadreamdeeplyrootedintheamericandream.ihaveadreamthatonedaythisnationwillriseupandliveoutthetruemeaningofitscreed/zweholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal.z/ihaveadreamthatonedayontheredhillsofgeorgia,thesonsofformerslavesandthesonsofformerslaveownerswillbeabletositdowntogetheratthetableofbrotherhood.ihaveadreamthatonedayeventhestateofmississippi,astateswelteringwiththeheatofinjustice,swelteringwiththeheatofoppression,wi1Ibetransformedintoanoasisoffreedomandjustice.ihaveadreamthatinyfourlittlechildrenwillonedayliveinanationwheretheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskinbutbythecontentoftheircharacter.ihaveadreamtoday!ihaveadreamthatoneday,downinalabama,withitsviciousracists,withitsgovernorhavinghislipsdrippingwiththewordsof^interposition^and^nullification--onedayrightthereinalabamalittleblackboysandblackgirlswillbeabletojoinhandswithlittlewhiteboysandwhitegirlsassistersandbrothers.ihaveadreamtoday!ihaveadreamthatonedayeveryvalleyshalIbeexalted,andeveryhi1landmountainshallbemadelow,theroughplaceswillbemadeplain,andthecrookedplaceswi1Ibemadestraight;/zandthegloryofthelordshallberevealedandallfleshshallseeittogeth er./zthisisourhope,andthisisthefaiththatigobacktothesouthwith.withthisfaith,wewillbeabletohewoutofthemountainofdespairastoneofhope.withthisfaith,wewillbeabletotransformthejanglingdiscordsofournationintoabeautifulsymphonyofbrotherhood.withthisfaith,wewillbeabletoworktogether,topraytogether,tostruggletogether,togotojailtogether,tostandupforfreedomtog ether,knowingthatwewillbefreeoneday.andthiswi1Ibetheday一thiswillbethedaywhenallofgod,schildrenwillbeabletosingwithnewmeaningmycountry,tisofthee,sweetlandofliberty,oftheeising.landwheremyfathersdied,landofthepilgrim,spride,fromeverymountainside,letfreedomring!andifamericaistobeagreatnation,thismustbecometrue.andsoletfreedomringfromtheprodigioushilltopsofnewhampshire.letfreedomringfromthemightymountainsofnewyork.letfreedomringfromtheheighteningallegheniesofPennsylvania.letfreedomringfromthesnow-cappedrockiesofColorado.letfreedomringfromthecurvaceousslopesofCalifornia.butnotonlythatletfreedomringfromstonemountainofgeorgia.letfreedomringfromlookoutmountainoftennessee.letfreedomringfromeveryhillandmolehillofniississippi.fromeverymountainside,letfreedomring.andwhenthishappens,whenwea11owfreedomring,whenweletitringfromeveryvillageandeveryhamlet,fromeverystateandeverycity,wewi1Ibeabletospeedupthatdaywhenallofgod,schildren,blackmenandwhitemen,jewsandgentiles,protestantsandcatholics,willbeabletojoinhandsandsinginthewordsoftheoldnegrospiritualfreeatlast!freeatlast!thankgodalmighty,wearefreeatlast!。