theerges.butthereissomethingthatimustsaytomypeoplethresholdustnotbeguiltyofbydrinkingfromthecupofbitternessandhatred.

ustforeverconductourstruggleonthehighplaneofdignityanddiscipline.ustnotalloustrisetothemajesticheightsofmeetingphysicalforcearvelousnemunitymustnotleadustodistrustofallanyofouretorealizethattheirdestinyistiedupisinextricablyboundtoourfreedom.

ustmakethepledgethatarchahead.otelsofthehighobilityisfromasmallerghettotoalargerone.ississippicannotvoteandanegroinneightystream.

iamnotunmindfulthatsomeofyouhavecomehereoutofgreattrialsandtribulations.someofyouhavecomefreshfromnarroeofyouhavecomefromareasleftyoubatteredbythestormsofpersecutionandstaggeredbytheptive.

gobacktomississippigobacktoalabamagobacktogeorgiagobacktolouisianagobacktotheslumsandghettosofournortherncitiesknoehoyfriendsthatinspiteofthedifficultiesandfrustrationsofthemomentistillhaveadream.itisadreamdeeplyrootedintheamericandream.

ihaveadreamthatonedaythisnationeaningofitscreed:";enarecreatedequal.";ihaveadreamthatonedayontheredhillsofgeorgiathesonsofformerslavesandthesonsofformerslaveothatonedayeventhestateofmississippiadesertstatesedintoanoasisoffreedomandjustice.ihaveadreamthatmyfourchildrentoday.

ihaveadreamthatonedaythestateofalabamaedintoasituationtoday.ihaveadreamthatonedayeveryvalleyshallbeexaltedeveryhillandmountainshallbemadeloadeplainandthecrookedplacesadestraightandthegloryofthelordshallberevealedandallfleshshallseeittogether.thisisourhope.thisisthefaithountainofdespairastoneofhope.thejanglingdiscordsofournationintoabeautifulsymphonyofbrotherhood.togetherknoeaning";mycountry&39;tisoftheesyfathersdiedlandofthepilgrim&39;spridefromeverymountainsideletfreedomring.";andifamericaistobeagreatnationthismustbecometrue.soletfreedomringfromtheprodigioushilltopsofnepshire.letfreedomringfromthemightymountainsofneringfromtheheighteningallegheniesofpennsylvania!letfreedomringfromthesnoringfromthecurvaceouspeaksofcalifornia!butnotonlythat;letfreedomringfromstonemountainofgeorgia!letfreedomringfromlookoutmountainoftennessee!letfreedomringfromeveryhillandeverymolehillofmississippi.fromeverymountainsideletfreedomring.

ringeveryvillageandeveryhamletfromeverystateandeverycityenandenjeightywearefreeatlast!”