HaveaDream
马丁·路德·金
MartinLutherking,Jr
Ihaveadreamthatonedaythisnationwillriseuandliveoutthetreemeaningofitscreed:“Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident:thatallmenarecreatedequal。”
IhaveadreamthatonedayontheredhillsofGeorgiathesonsofformerslavesandthesonsofformerslave-ownerswillbeabletositdowntogetheratatableofbrotherhood。
IhaveadreamthatonedayeventhestateofMississii,adesertstate,swelteringwiththeheatofinjusticeandoression,willbetransformedintoanoasisoffreedomandjustice。
Ihaveadreamthatmyfourlittlechildrenwillonedayliveinanationwheretheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskinbutbythecontentoftheircharacter。
Ihaveadreamtoday。
IhaveadreamthatonedaythestateofAlabama,whosegovernor’slisareresentlydriingwiththewordsof“interosition”and“nullification”,willbetransformedintoasituationwherelittleblackboysandblackgirlswillbeabletojoinhandswithlittlewhiteboysandwhitegirlsandwalktogetherassistersandbrothers。
Ihaveadreamtoday。
Ihaveadreamthatonedayeveryvalleyshallbeexalted,everyhillandmountainshallbemadelow,theroughlaceswillbemadelain,andthecrookedlaceswillbemadestraight,andthegloryoftheLordshallberevealed,andallfleshshallseeittogether。
Thisisourhoe。ThisisthefaithwithwhichIreturntotheSouth。Withthisfaithwewillbeabletohewoutofthemountainofdesairastoneofhoe。Withthisfaithwewillbeabletotransformthejanglingdiscordsofournationintoabeautifulsymhonyofbrotherhood。Withthisfaithwewillbeabletoworktogether,toraytogether,tostruggletogether,togotojailtogether,tostanduforfreedomtogether,knowingthatwewillbefreeoneday。
ThiswillbethedaywhenallofGod’schildrenwillbeabletosingwithanewmeaning,“Mycountry,’tisofthee,sweetlandofliberty,oftheeIsing。Landwheremyfathersdied,landoftheilgrim’sride,fromeverymountainside,letfreedomring。”
AndifAmericaistobeagreatnation,thismustbecometrue。
SoletfreedomringfromtherodigioushilltosofNewHamshire。
LetfreedomringfromthemightymountainsofNewYork。
LetfreedomringfromtheheighteningAllegheniesofPennsylvania!
LetfreedomringfromthesnowcaedRockiesofColorado!
LetfreedomringfromthecurvaceouseaksofCalifornia!
Butnotonlythat;letfreedomringfromStoneMountainofGeorgia!
LetfreedomringfromLookoutMountainofTennessee!
LetfreedomringfromeveryhillandeverymolehillofMississii。
Fromeverymountainside,letfreedomring。
Whenweallowfreedomring,whenweletitringfromeveryvillageandeveryhamlet,fromeverystateandeverycity,wewillbeabletoseeduthatdaywhenallofGod’schildren,blackmenandwhitemen,JewsandGentiles,ProtestantsandCatholics,willbeabletojoinhandsandsinginthewordsoftheoldNegrosiritual,“Freeatlast!Freeatlast!ThankGodalmighty,wearefreeatlast!”
我有—个梦想:总有一天这个国家会奋然而起,实现其信条的真谛:“我们认为这些真理不言自明,每个人生来就是平等的。”
我有一个梦想:总有一天在佐治亚州的红土山坡上,昔日奴隶的儿子与昔日奴隶主的儿子能够如兄弟手足般同榻而坐。
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。
我有一个梦想:总有一天我的4个孩子将生活在一个不是以肤色,而是以内在品质来评价他们的国度。
今天,我有一个梦想。