I Have A Dream
I say to you today, my friends,
so even though
we face the difficulties of today and
tomorrow,
I still have a dream.
It is a dream deeply rooted in the
American dream.
I have a dream
that one day
this nation will rise up
and live out the true meaning of its
creed:
"We hold these truths to be
self-evident: that all men are created equal."
I have a dream
that one day on the red hills of
Georgia
the sons of former slaves and the sons
of former slave owners
will be able to sit down together at a
table of brotherhood.
I have a dream
that one day
even the state of Mississippi,
a state, sweltering with the heat of
injustice,
sweltering with the heat of
oppression,
will be transformed into an oasis of
freedom and justice.
I have a dream
that my four children
will one day live in a nation where
they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their
character.
I have a dream today.