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1、MartinLutherKing，Jr•:nIHaveaDreamndelivered28August1963,attheLincolnMemorial,WashingtonD.C.Iamhappytojoinwithyoutodayinwhatwillgodowninhistoryasthegreatestdemonstrationforfreedominthehistoryofournation.Fivescoreyearsago,agreatAmerican,inwhosesymbolicshadowwestandtoday,signedtheEmancipationProclamati
2、on.ThismomentousdecreecameasagreatbeaconlightofhopetomillionsofNegroslaves,whohadbeensearedintheflamesofwitheringinjustice.Itcameasajoyousdaybreaktoendthelongnightoftheircaptivity・Butonehundredyearslater,theNegrostillisnotfree.Onehundredyearslater,thelifeoftheNegroisstillsadlycrippledbythemanaclesof
3、segregationandthechainsofdiscrimination.Onehundredyearslater,theNegrolivesonalonelyislandofpovertyinthemidstofavastoceanofmaterialprosperity.Onehundredyearslater,theNegroisstilllanguishedinthecornersofAmericansocietyandfindshimselfanexileinhisownland・Andsowe°vecomeheretodaytodramatizeashamefulcondit
4、ion.Inasensewehavecometoournation'scapitaltocashacheck・WhenthearchitectsofourrepublicwrotethemagnificentwordsoftheConstitutionandtheDeclarationofIndependence,theyweresigningapromissorynotetowhicheveryAmericanwastofallheir.Thisnotewasapromisethatallmen,yes,blackmenaswellaswhitemen,wouldbeguaranteedth
5、eunalienablerightsoflife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness•ItisobvioustodaythatAmericahasdefaultedonthispromissorynote,insofarashercitizensofcolorareconcerned・Insteadofhonoringthissacredobligation,AmericahasgiventheNegropeopleabadcheck,acheckwhichhascomebackmarked''insufficientfunds.nButwerefusetobel
6、ievethatthebankofjusticeisbankrupt.Werefusetobelievethatthereareinsufficientfundsinthegreatvaultsofopportunityofthisnation.Andsowehavecometocashthischeck,acheckthatwillgiveusupondemandtherichesoffreedomandthesecurityofjustice・WehavealsocometothishallowedspottoremindAmericaofthefierceurgencyofNow.Thi
7、sisnotimetoengageintheluxuryofcoolingoffortotakethetranquilizingdrugofgradualism.Nowisthetimetomakerealthepromisesofdemocracy.Nowisthetimetorisefromthedarkanddesolatevalleyofsegregationtothesunlitpath
