马丁·路德·金/MartLutherKg
马丁·路德·金（1929—1968），美国著名的黑人民权运动领袖，被誉为近百年来八大最具有说服力的演说家之一。他出身于亚特兰大黑人牧师家庭，15岁时进入大学，先后获得文学士、神学士及博士学位。金一生曾三次被捕，三次被行刺。1964年获诺贝尔和平奖。1968年4月4日，金在田纳西州孟菲斯被一白人青年雷伊枪杀身亡，年仅39岁。
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1.Onehundredyearster,theNegroisstillnguishgthernersofArisocietyandfdshiselfanexilehisownnd.Sowehaveeheretodaytodraatizean___________________.
2.ButthereissothgthatItsaytoypeoplewhostandonthewarthresholdwhich_____________________.Intheprocessofgaghtfulpcewetnot________________________.Letnotseektosatisfyourthirstforfreedobydrkgfrothecupofbitternessandhatred.
Iahappytojowithyoutodaywhatwillgodownhistoryasthegreatestdeonstrationforfreedothehistoryofournation.
Fivesreyearsago,agreatAri,whosesybolicshadowwestandtoday,sigheEancipationProcation.ThisontodecreecaasagreatbeanlightofhopetoillionsofNegrosveswhohadbeensearedthefsofwithergjtice.Itcaasajoyodaybreaktoendthelongnightofcaptivity.
Butonehundredyearster,wetfacethetragicfactthattheNegroisstillnotfree.Onehundredyearster,thelifeoftheNegroisstillsadlycrippledbytheanaclesofsegregationandthechasofdiscriation.Onehundredyearster,theNegrolivesonalonelyisndofpovertytheidstofavastoofaterialprosperity.Onehundredyearster,theNegroisstillnguishgthernersofArisocietyandfdshiselfanexilehisownnd.Sowehaveeheretodaytodraatizeanappallgndition.
Inasense,wehaveetoournation’sCapitaltocashacheck.WhenthearchitectsofourrepublicwrotetheagnifitwordsofthestitutionandtheDecrationofIndependeheyweresigngaproissoryowhicheveryAriwastofallheir.ThisnoteroisethatallnwouldbeguarahealienablerightsofLife,LibertyandthepursuitofHappess.
ItisobviotodaythatAricahasdefaultedonthisproissorynotesofarashercitizensoflorarened.Insteadofhthissacredobligation,AricahasgiventheNegropeopleabadcheck;acheckwhichhasebackarked“suffitfunds”.Butwerefetobelievethatthebankofjticeisbankrupt.Werefetobelievethattherearesuffitfundsthegreatvaultsofopportunityofthisnation.Sowehaveetocashthischeck—acheckthatwillgiveupondeandtherichesoffreedoandthesecurityofjtice.WehavealsoetothishallowedspottoredAricaofthefierceurgencyofnow.Thisisnotitoehexuryofolgoffortotakethetranquilizgdrugofgradualis.NowisthetitoakerealtheproisesofDeocraowisthetitorisefrothedarkaevalleyofsegregationtothesunlitpathofracialjtiowisthetitoopenthedoorsofopportunitytoallofGodschildren.Nowisthetitoliftournationfrothequidsofracialjticetothesolidrockofbrotherhood.
ItwouldbefatalforthenationtooverlooktheurgencyoftheontandtouiatethedeterationoftheNegro.ThissweltergsuroftheNegro’slegitiatediswillnotpassuntilthereisanvigautunoffreedoandequality.1963isnotanend,butabegng.ThosewhohopethattheNegrooblowoffsteaandwillnowbewillhavearudeawakengifthenatiournstobessasual.TherewillbeherrestnortranquilityAritiltheNegroisgrantedhiscitizenshiprights.Thewhirldsofrevoltwilloshakethefoundationsofournationuntilthebrightdayofjticeerges.
ButthereissothgthatItsaytoypeoplewhostandonthewarthresholdwhichleadstothepaceofjtitheprocessofgaghtfulpcewetnotbeguiltyfuldeeds.Letnotseektosatisfyourthirstforfreedobydrkgfrothecupofbitternessandhatred.
Wetforevernductourstruggleonthehighpneofdignityanddisciple.Wetnotallowourcreativeprotesttodegeetophysicalviolence.Agaandagawetrisetotheajesticheightsofetgphysicalforcewithsoulforce.ThearvelonewilitancywhichhasengulfedtheNegrounitytnotleadtodistrtofallwhitepeople,foranyofourwhitebrothers,asevidenannotwalkalone.
Andaswewalk,wetakethepledgethatweshallarchahead.Weotturnback.Therearethosewhoareaskgthedevoteesofcivilrights,“Whenwillyoubesatisfied?”WeeverbesatisfiedaslongastheNegroisthevictioftheunspeakablehorrorsofpolicebrutality.
Weeverbesatisfiedaslongasourbodies,heavywiththefatigueoftravel,otgalodggtheotelsofthehighwaysandthehotelsofthecities.
WeotbesatisfiedaslongastheNegro’sbasicobilityisfroasallerghettoterone.
Weeverbesatisfiedaslongasourchildrerippedoftheirselfhoodandrobbedoftheirdignitybysignsstatg“ForWhitesOnly”.
WeeverbesatisfiedaslongasaNegroMississippiotvoteandaNegroNewYorkbelieveshehasnothgforwhichtovote.No,no,wearenotsatisfied,andwewillnotbesatisfieduntiljticerollsdownlikewatersandrighteonesslikeaightystrea.
Ianotundfulthatsoofyouhaveehereoutofgreattrialsandtributions.Soofyouhaveefreshfronarrowjailcells.Soofyouhaveefroareaswhereyourquestforfreedoleftyoubatteredbythestorsofpersecutionandstaggeredbythedsofpolicebrutality.Youhavebeeeransofcreativesufferg.tuetoworkwiththefaiththatunearnedsuffergisredeptive.