個人的夢想英語演講稿
five score years ago, a great american, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the emancipation proclamation。 this momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice。 it came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity。
but one hundred years later, we must face the tragic fact that the negro is still not free。 one hundred years later, the life of the negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination。 one hundred years later, the negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity。 one hundred years later, the negro is still languishing in the corners of american society and finds himself an exile in his own land。 so we have come here today to dramatize an appalling condition。
in a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check。 when the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the constitution and the declaration of independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every american was to fall heir。 this note was a promise that all men would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness。
it is obvious today that america has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned。 instead of honoring this sacred obligation, america has given the negro people a bad check which has come back marked "insufficient funds。" but we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt。 we refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation。
so we have come to cash this check -- a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice。
we have also come to this hallowed spot to remind america of the fierce urgency of now。 this is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism。 now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice。 now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of god's children。 now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood。
it would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment and to underestimate the determination of the negro。 this sweltering summer of the negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality。 nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning。
those who hope that the negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual。 there will be neither rest nor tranquility in america until the negro is granted his citizenship rights。 the whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges。
but there is something that i must say to my people who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice。 in the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds。 let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred。
we must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline。 we must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence。 again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force。
the marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the negro community must not lead us to distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny and their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom。
we cannot walk alone。and as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall march ahead。 we cannot turn back。 there are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "when will you be satisfied?" we can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities。 we cannot be satisfied as long as the negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one。 we can never 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。(1) (2)
-
幼兒園交通安全三分鐘演講稿(通用12篇)
演講稿可以按照用途、性質等來劃分,是演講上一個重要的準備工作。在社會發展不斷提速的今天,演講稿的使用越來越廣泛,那要怎麼寫好演講稿呢?下面是小編為大家整理的幼兒園交通安全三分鐘演講稿(通用12篇),歡迎大家借鑑與參考,希望對大家有所幫助。幼兒園交通安全三分鐘...
-
聯考動員大會演講稿(精選9篇)
演講稿的格式由稱謂、開場白、主幹、結尾等幾部分組成。在不斷進步的時代,接觸並使用演講稿的人越來越多,相信許多人會覺得演講稿很難寫吧,以下是小編精心整理的聯考動員大會演講稿,歡迎大家分享。聯考動員大會演講稿篇1高三年級老師們、同學們:大家下午好!滿懷美好...
-
精選三年級演講稿集合六篇
演講稿可以幫助發言者更好的表達。在我們平凡的日常裏,很多地方都會使用到演講稿,那麼一般演講稿是怎麼寫的呢?下面是小編精心整理的三年級演講稿7篇,歡迎大家借鑑與參考,希望對大家有所幫助。三年級演講稿篇1尊敬的各位老師,親愛的同學們:大家好!今天我演講的題目是...
-
董事長年會簡短髮言稿
在生活中,發言稿的使用頻率越來越高,發言稿特別注重結構清楚,層次簡明。那麼你有了解過發言稿嗎?下面是小編精心整理的董事長年會簡短髮言稿,歡迎閲讀,希望大家能夠喜歡。董事長年會簡短髮言稿1女士們、先生們:大家上午好!新年伊始,萬象更新,又是一個生機蓬勃的春天向我...