十篇经典英文演讲稿
MartinLuther King, Jr.: Dream"delivered 28 August 1963, LincolnMemorial, Washington D.C. amhappy youtoday godown greatestdemonstration ournation. Five score years ago, greatAmerican, whosesymbolic shadow we stand today, signed EmancipationProclamation. momentousdecree came greatbeacon light Negroslaves, who had been seared witheringinjustice. joyousdaybreak longnight onehundred years later, Negrostill free.One hundred years later, stillsadly crippled discrimination.One hundred years later, Negrolives lonelyisland vastocean materialprosperity. One hundred years later, stilllanguished Americansociety findshimself hisown land. sowe've come here today shamefulcondition. sensewe have come ournation's capital check.When ourrepublic wrote magnificentwords weresigning promissorynote whichevery American fallheir. allmen, yes, black men whitemen, would unalienablerights life,liberty, obvioustoday Americahas defaulted promissorynote, insofar hercitizens concerned.Instead sacredobligation, America has given Negropeople badcheck, checkwhich has come back marked "insufficient funds." werefuse bankrupt.We refuse insufficientfunds greatvaults sowe have come giveus upon demand justice.We have also come hallowedspot remindAmerica fierceurgency coolingoff tranquilizingdrug gradualism.Now makereal democracy.Now risefrom desolatevalley sunlitpath racialjustice. Now liftour nation from racialinjustice solidrock brotherhood.Now makejustice God'schildren. swelteringsummer Negro'slegitimate discontent passuntil invigoratingautumn
equality.Nineteen sixty-three beginning.Those who hope Negroneeded blowoff steam rudeawakening nationreturns neitherrest nor tranquility Americauntil grantedhis citizenship rights. ournation until brightday justiceemerges. mustsay mypeople who stand warmthreshold which leads gainingour rightful place we must wrongfuldeeds. Let us satisfyour thirst drinkingfrom hatred.We must ever conduct our struggle highplane discipline.We must allowour creative protest physicalviolence. Again againwe must rise majesticheights meetingphysical force soulforce. marvelousnew militancy which has engulfed Negrocommunity must leadus allwhite people, ourwhite brothers, presencehere today, have come tiedup ourdestiny. havecome inextricablybound ourfreedom. We cannot walk alone. wewalk, we must make weshall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. thosewho civilrights, "When satisfied?"We can never unspeakablehorrors policebrutality. We can never ourbodies, heavy travel,cannot gain lodging cities.We cannot Mississippicannot vote NewYork believes he has nothing satisfieduntil justice rolls down like waters righteousnesslike mightystream. youhave come here out greattrials tribulations.Some
