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Iamhappytojoinwithyoutodayinwhatwillgodowninhistoryasthegreatestdemonstrationforfreedominthehistoryofournation.
Fivescoreyearsago, agreatAmerican, inwhosesymbolicshadowwestandtoday, .
Butonehundredyearslater, , , , ’vecomeheretodaytodramatizeashamefulcondition.
Inasensewe’vecometoournation’, , yes, blackmenaswellaswhitemen, wouldbeguaranteedthe “unalienableRights” of “Life, LibertyandthePursuitofHappiness”.ItisobvioustodaythatAmericahasdefaultedonthispromissorynote, , AmericahasgiventheNegropeopleabadcheck, acheckwhichhascomebackmarked “insufficientfunds”.
, we’vecometocashthischeck, acheckthatwillgiveusupondemandtherichesoffreedomandthesecurityofjustice.
’schildren.
’-threeisnotanend, .
ButthereissomethingthatImustsaytomypeople, whostandonthewarmthresholdwhichleadsintothepalaceofjustice: Intheprocessofgainingourrightfulplace, , wemustrisetothemajesticheightsofmeetingphysicalforcewithsoulforce.
ThemarvelousnewmilitancywhichhasengulfedtheNegrocommunitymustnotleadustoadistrustofallwhitepeople, formanyofourwhitebrothers, asevidencedbytheirpresenceheretoday, .
Wecannotwalkalone.
Andaswewalk, wemustmakethepledgethatweshallalwaysmarchahead.
Wecannotturnback.
Therearethosewhoareaskingthedevoteesofcivilrights, “Whenwillyoubesatisfied?” , heavywiththefatigueoftravel, ’: “ForWhitesOnly.” , no, wearenotsatisfied, andwewillnotbesatisfieduntil“justicerollsdownlikewaters, andrighteousnesslikeamightystream”.
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