"We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until "justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream."
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
"Let freedom ring. And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ring - when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children - black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics - will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"
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That's the guy George Allen DIDN'T want to honor. n/t (Josh - 1/15/2007 12:43:58 AM)
Dr. King (Dianne - 1/15/2007 11:33:25 AM)
The words of this wonderful speech are timeless. To me, this speech and the Gettysburg Address can stand alone in helping to define what it is to be an American.
Last night, at Thomas Jefferson Middle School's auditorium in South Arlington, Arlington celebrated for the 38th time, the life of Dr. King. This year's celebration was highlighted by impressive literary and musical performances by students of Washington D.C.'s Duke Ellington School of Arts. Jerry and I attend every year, just to remind us what this day is all about.
Hear it over and over (Teddy - 1/15/2007 5:35:39 PM)
and remember, that vast throng peacefully assembled. That white men and women joined out of conscience. That Dr. King kept challenging America to live up to its heritage, he was in other words, an extreme patriot. Any violence was from the other side. Imagine how such a gathering would be treated by today's Administration.