Now is the time to make real
the promises of democracy.
Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley
of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.
Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom
by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.
I have a dream that my 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.
Even though we face the difficulties of
today and tomorrow, 
we still have a dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up
and live out the true meaning of its creed:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident;
that all people are created equal."
It is a dream deeply rooted
in the American dream.
