马丁路德金英文演讲我已达至峰顶Word文档格式.docx
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MartinLutherKing,whichagewouldyouliketolivein?
"
IwouldtakemymentalflightbyEgyptandIwouldwatchGod'
schildrenintheirmagnificenttrekfromthedarkdungeonsofEgyptthrough,orratheracrosstheRedSea,throughthewildernessontowardthepromisedland.Andinspiteofitsmagnificence,Iwouldn'
tstopthere.
IwouldmoveonbyGreeceandtakemymindtoMountOlympus.AndIwouldseePlato,Aristotle,Socrates,EuripidesandAristophanesassembledaroundtheParthenon.AndIwouldwatchthemaroundtheParthenonastheydiscussedthegreatandeternalissuesofreality.ButIwouldn'
Iwouldgoon,eventothegreatheydayoftheRomanEmpire.AndIwouldseedevelopmentsaroundthere,throughvariousemperorsandleaders.ButIwouldn'
IwouldevencomeuptothedayoftheRenaissance,andgetaquickpictureofallthattheRenaissancedidfortheculturalandaestheticlifeofman.ButIwouldn'
IwouldevengobythewaythatthemanforwhomIamnamedhadhishabitat.AndIwouldwatchMartinLutherashetackedhisninety-fivethesesonthedooratthechurchofWittenberg.ButIwouldn'
Iwouldcomeonupevento1863,andwatchavacillatingPresidentbythenameofAbrahamLincolnfinallycometotheconclusionthathehadtosigntheEmancipationProclamation.ButIwouldn'
Iwouldevencomeuptotheearlythirties,andseeamangrapplingwiththeproblemsofthebankruptcyofhisnation.Andcomewithaneloquentcrythatwehavenothingtofearbut"
fearitself."
ButIwouldn'
Strangelyenough,IwouldturntotheAlmighty,andsay,"
Ifyouallowmetolivejustafewyearsinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury,Iwillbehappy."
Nowthat'
sastrangestatementtomake,becausetheworldisallmessedup.Thenationissick.Troubleisintheland;
confusionallaround.That'
sastrangestatement.ButIknow,somehow,thatonlywhenitisdarkenoughcanyouseethestars.AndIseeGodworkinginthisperiodofthetwentiethcenturyinawaythatmen,insomestrangeway,areresponding.
Somethingishappeninginourworld.Themassesofpeoplearerisingup.Andwherevertheyareassembledtoday,whethertheyareinJohannesburg,SouthAfrica;
Nairobi,Kenya;
Accra,Ghana;
NewYorkCity;
Atlanta,Georgia;
Jackson,Mississippi;
orMemphis,Tennessee--thecryisalwaysthesame:
"
Wewanttobefree."
AndanotherreasonthatI'
mhappytoliveinthisperiodisthatwehavebeenforcedtoapointwherewearegoingtohavetograpplewiththeproblemsthatmenhavebeentryingtograpplewiththroughhistory,butthedemandsdidn'
tforcethemtodoit.Survivaldemandsthatwegrapplewiththem.Men,foryearsnow,havebeentalkingaboutwarandpeace.Butnow,nolongercantheyjusttalkaboutit.Itisnolongerachoicebetweenviolenceandnonviolenceinthisworld;
it'
snonviolenceornonexistence.Thatiswherewearetoday.
Andalsointhehumanrightsrevolution,ifsomethingisn'
tdone,anddoneinahurry,tobringthecoloredpeoplesoftheworldoutoftheirlongyearsofpoverty,theirlongyearsofhurtandneglect,thewholeworldisdoomed.Now,I'
mjusthappythatGodhasallowedmetoliveinthisperiodtoseewhatisunfolding.AndI'
mhappythatHe'
sallowedmetobeinMemphis.
Icanremember--IcanrememberwhenNegroeswerejustgoingaroundasRalphhassaid,sooften,scratchingwheretheydidn'
titch,andlaughingwhentheywerenottickled.Butthatdayisallover.Wemeanbusinessnow,andwearedeterminedtogainourrightfulplaceinGod'
sworld.
Andthat'
sallthiswholethingisabout.Wearen'
tengagedinanynegativeprotestandinanynegativeargumentswithanybody.Wearesayingthatwearedeterminedtobemen.Wearedeterminedtobepeople.Wearesaying--WearesayingthatweareGod'
schildren.AndthatweareGod'
schildren,wedon'
thavetolivelikeweareforcedtolive.
Now,whatdoesallofthismeaninthisgreatperiodofhistory?
Itmeansthatwe'
vegottostaytogether.We'
vegottostaytogetherandmaintainunity.Youknow,wheneverPharaohwantedtoprolongtheperiodofslaveryinEgypt,hehadafavorite,favoriteformulafordoingit.Whatwasthat?
Hekepttheslavesfightingamongthemselves.Butwhenevertheslavesgettogether,somethinghappensinPharaoh'
scourt,andhecannotholdtheslavesinslavery.Whentheslavesgettogether,that'
sthebeginningofgettingoutofslavery.Nowletusmaintainunity.
Secondly,letuskeeptheissueswheretheyare.Theissueisinjustice.TheissueistherefusalofMemphistobefairandhonestinitsdealingswithitspublicservants,whohappentobesanitationworkers.Now,we'
vegottokeepattentiononthat.That'
salwaystheproblemwithalittleviolence.Youknowwhathappenedtheotherday,andthepressdealtonlywiththewindow-breaking.Ireadthearticles.Theyveryseldomgotaroundtomentioningthefactthatonethousand,threehundredsanitationworkersareonstrike,andthatMemphisisnotbeingfairtothem,andthatMayorLoebisindireneedofadoctor.Theydidn'
tgetaroundtothat.
Nowwe'
regoingtomarchagain,andwe'
vegottomarchagain,inordertoputtheissuewhereitissupposedtobe--andforceeverybodytoseethattherearethirteenhundredofGod'
schildrenheresuffering,sometimesgoinghungry,goingthroughdarkanddrearynightswonderinghowthisthingisgoingtocomeout.That'
stheissue.Andwe'
vegottosaytothenation:
Weknowhowit'
scomingout.Forwhenpeoplegetcaughtupwiththatwhichisrightandtheyarewillingtosacrificeforit,thereisnostoppingpointshortofvictory.
Wearen'
tgoingtoletanymacestopus.Wearemastersinournonviolentmovementindisarmingpoliceforces;
theydon'
tknowwhattodo.I'
veseenthemsooften.IrememberinBirmingham,Alabama,whenwewereinthatmajesticstrugglethere,wewouldmoveoutofthe16thStreetBaptistChurchdayafterday;
bythehundredswewouldmoveout.AndBullConnorwouldtellthemtosendthedogsforth,andtheydidcome;
butwejustwentbeforethedogssinging,"
Ain'
tgonnaletnobodyturnmearound."
BullConnornextwouldsay,"
Turnthefirehoseson."
AndasIsaidtoyoutheothernight,BullConnordidn'
tknowhistory.Heknewakindofphysicsthatsomehowdidn'
trelatetothetransphysicsthatweknewabout.Andthatwasthefactthattherewasacertainkindoffirethatnowatercouldputout.Andwewentbeforethefirehoses;
wehadknownwater.IfwewereBaptistorsomeotherdenominations,wehadbeenimmersed.IfwewereMethodist,andsomeothers,wehadbeensprinkled,butweknewwater.Thatcouldn'
tstopus.
Andwejustwentonbeforethedogsandwewouldlookatthem;
andwe'
dgoonbeforethewaterhosesandwewouldlookatit,andwe'
djustgoonsinging"
OvermyheadIseefreedomintheair."
Andthenwewouldbethrowninthepaddywagons,andsometimeswewerestackedintherelikesardinesinacan.Andtheywouldthrowusin,andoldBullwouldsay,"
Take'
emoff,"
andtheydid;
andwewouldjustgointhepaddywagonsinging,"
WeShallOvercome."
Andeverynowandthenwe'
dgetinjail,andwe'
dseethejailerslookingthroughthewindowsbeingmovedbyourprayers,andbeingmovedbyourwordsandoursongs.AndtherewasapowertherewhichBullConnorcouldn'
tadjustto;
andsoweendeduptransformingBullintoasteer,andwewonourstruggleinBirmingham.Nowwe'
vegottogooninMemphisjustlikethat.IcalluponyoutobewithuswhenwegooutMonday.
Nowaboutinjunctions:
Wehaveaninjunctionandwe'
regoingintocourttomorrowmorningtofightthisillegal,unconstitutionalinjunction.AllwesaytoAmericais,"
Betruetowhatyousaidonpaper."
IfIlivedinChinaorevenRussia,oranytotalitariancountry,maybeIcouldunderstandsomeoftheseillegalinjunctions.MaybeIcouldunderstandthedenialofcertainbasicFirstAmendmentprivileges,becausetheyhadn'
tcommittedthemselvestothatoverthere.ButsomewhereIreadofthefreedomofassembly.SomewhereIreadofthefreedomofspeech.SomewhereIreadofthefreedomofpress.SomewhereIreadthatthegreatnessofAmericaistherighttoprotestforright.AndsojustasIsay,wearen'
tgoingtoletdogsorwaterhosesturnusaround,wearen'
tgoingtoletanyinjunctionturnusaround.Wearegoingon.
Weneedallofyou.Andyouknowwhat'
sbeautifultomeistoseealloftheseministersoftheGospel.It'
samarvelouspicture.Whoisitthatissupposedtoarticulatethelongingsandaspirationsofthepeoplemorethanthepreacher?
Somehowthepreachermusthaveakindoffireshutupinhisbones.Andwheneverinjusticeisaroundhetellit.SomehowthepreachermustbeanAmos,andsaith,"
WhenGodspeakswhocanbutprophesy?
AgainwithAmos,"
Letjusticerolldownlikewatersandrighteousnesslikeamightystream."
Somehowthepreachermusts
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