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PresidentObamaattheMartinLutherKing,Jr.MemorialDedication：

WeWillOvercome

THEPRESIDENT:

Thankyouverymuch.（Applause.）Thankyou.（Applause.）Pleasebeseated.

Anearthquakeandahurricanemayhavedelayedthisday,butthisisadaythatwouldnotbedenied.

Forthisday,wecelebrateDr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.’sreturntotheNationalMall.Inthisplace,hewillstandforalltime,amongmonumentstothosewhofatheredthisnationandthosewhodefendedit;ablackpreacherwithnoofficialrankortitlewhosomehowgavevoicetoourdeepestdreamsandourmostlastingideals,amanwhostirredourconscienceandtherebyhelpedmakeourunionmoreperfect.

AndDr.Kingwouldbethefirsttoremindusthatthismemorialisnotforhimalone.Themovementofwhichhewasapartdependedonanentiregenerationofleaders.Manyareheretoday,andfortheirserviceandtheirsacrifice,weowethemoureverlastinggratitude.Thisisamonumenttoyourcollectiveachievement.（Applause.）

Somegiantsofthecivilrightsmovement?

-likeRosaParksandDorothyHeight,BenjaminHooks,ReverendFredShuttlesworth?

-they’vebeentakenfromusthesepastfewyears.Thismonumentatteststotheirstrengthandtheircourage,andwhilewemissthemdearly,weknowtheyrestinabetterplace.

Andfinally,therearethemultitudesofmenandwomenwhosenamesneverappearinthehistorybooks?

-thosewhomarchedandthosewhosang,thosewhosatinandthosewhostoodfirm,thosewhoorganizedandthosewhomobilized?

-allthosemenandwomenwhothroughcountlessactsofquietheroismhelpedbringaboutchangesfewthoughtwereevenpossible.“Bythethousands,”saidDr.King,“faceless,anonymous,relentlessyoungpeople,blackandwhite…havetakenourwholenationbacktothosegreatwellsofdemocracywhichweredugdeepbythefoundingfathersintheformulationoftheConstitutionandtheDeclarationofIndependence.”Tothosemenandwomen,tothosefootsoldiersforjustice,knowthatthismonumentisyours,aswell.

NearlyhalfacenturyhaspassedsincethathistoricMarchonWashington,adaywhenthousandsuponthousandsgatheredforjobsandforfreedom.ThatiswhatourschoolchildrenrememberbestwhentheythinkofDr.King-?

hisboomingvoiceacrossthisMall,callingonAmericatomakefreedomarealityforallofGod’schildren,prophesizingofadaywhenthejanglingdiscordofournationwouldbetransformedintoabeautifulsymphonyofbrotherhood.

Itisrightthatwehonorthatmarch,thatweliftupDr.King’s“IHaveaDream”speech?

-forwithoutthatshiningmoment,withoutDr.King’sgloriouswords,wemightnothavehadthecouragetocomeasfaraswehave.Becauseofthathopefulvision,becauseofDr.King’smoralimagination,barricadesbegantofallandbigotrybegantofade.Newdoorsofopportunityswungopenforanentiregeneration.Yes,lawschanged,butheartsandmindschanged,aswell.

Lookatthefacesherearoundyou,andyouseeanAmericathatismorefairandmorefreeandmorejustthantheoneDr.Kingaddressedthatday.Wearerighttosavorthatslowbutcertainprogress-?

progressthat’sexpresseditselfinamillionways,largeandsmall,acrossthisnationeverysingleday,aspeopleofallcolorsandcreedslivetogether,andworktogether,andfightalongsideoneanother,andlearntogether,andbuildtogether,andloveoneanother.

SoitisrightforustocelebratetodayDr.King’sdreamandhisvisionofunity.Andyetitisalsoimportantonthisdaytoremindourselvesthatsuchprogressdidnotcomeeasily;thatDr.King’sfaithwashard-won;thatitsprungoutofaharshrealityandsomebitterdisappointments.

ItisrightforustocelebrateDr.King’smarvelousoratory,butitisworthrememberingthatprogressdidnotcomefromwordsalone.Progresswashard.Progresswaspurchasedthroughenduringthesmackofbillyclubsandtheblastoffirehoses.Itwasboughtwithdaysinjailcellsandnightsofbombthreats.Foreveryvictoryduringtheheightofthecivilrightsmovement,thereweresetbacksandthereweredefeats.

Weforgetnow,butduringhislife,Dr.Kingwasn’talwaysconsideredaunifyingfigure.Evenafterrisingtoprominence,evenafterwinningtheNobelPeacePrize,Dr.Kingwasvilifiedbymany,denouncedasarabblerouserandanagitator,acommunistandaradical.Hewasevenattackedbyhisownpeople,bythosewhofelthewasgoingtoofastorthosewhofelthewasgoingtooslow;bythosewhofeltheshouldn’tmeddleinissuesliketheVietnamWarortherightsofunionworkers.Weknowfromhisowntestimonythedoubtsandthepainthiscausedhim,andthatthecontroversythatwouldswirlaroundhisactionswouldlastuntilthefatefuldayhedied.

Iraiseallthisbecausenearly50yearsaftertheMarchonWashington,ourwork,Dr.King’swork,isnotyetcomplete.Wegatherhereatamomentofgreatchallengeandgreatchange.Inthefirstdecadeofthisnewcentury,wehavebeentestedbywarandbytragedy;byaneconomiccrisisanditsaftermaththathasleftmillionsoutofwork,andpovertyontherise,andmillionsmorejuststrugglingtogetby.Indeed,evenbeforethiscrisisstruck,wehadenduredadecadeofrisinginequalityandstagnantwages.Intoomanytroubledneighborhoodsacrossthecountry,theconditionsofourpoorestcitizensappearlittlechangedfromwhatexisted50yearsago-?

neighborhoodswithunderfundedschoolsandbroken-downslums,inadequatehealthcare,constantviolence,neighborhoodsinwhichtoomanyyoungpeoplegrowupwithlittlehopeandfewprospectsforthefuture.

Ourworkisnotdone.Andsoonthisday,inwhichwecelebrateamanandamovementthatdidsomuchforthiscountry,letusdrawstrengthfromthoseearlierstruggles.Firstandforemost,letusrememberthatchangehasneverbeenquick.Changehasneverbeensimple,orwithoutcontroversy.Changedependsonpersistence.Changerequiresdetermination.IttookafulldecadebeforethemoralguidanceofBrownv.BoardofEducationwastranslatedintotheenforcementmeasuresoftheCivilRightsActandtheVotingRightsAct,butthose10longyearsdidnotleadDr.Kingtogiveup.Hekeptonpushing,hekeptonspeaking,hekeptonmarchinguntilchangefinallycame.（Applause.）

Andthenwhen,evenaftertheCivilRightsActandtheVotingRightsActpassed,AfricanAmericansstillfoundthemselvestrappedinpocketsofpovertyacrossthecountry,Dr.Kingdidn’tsaythoselawswereafailure;hedidn’tsaythisistoohard;hedidn’tsay,let’ssettleforwhatwegotandgohome.Insteadhesaid,let’stakethosevictoriesandbroadenourmissiontoachievenotjustcivilandpoliticalequalitybutalsoeconomicjustice;let’sfightforalivingwageandbetterschoolsandjobsforallwhoarewillingtowork.Inotherwords,whenmetwithhardship,whenconfrontingdisappointment,Dr.Kingrefusedtoacceptwhathecalledthe“isness”oftoday.Hekeptpushingtowardsthe“oughtness”oftomorrow.

Andso,aswethinkaboutalltheworkthatwemustdo?

-rebuildinganeconomythatcancompeteonaglobalstage,andfixingourschoolssothateverychild--notjustsome,buteverychild--getsaworld-classeducation,andmakingsurethatourhealthcaresystemisaffordableandaccessibletoall,andthatoureconomicsystemisoneinwhicheverybodygetsafairshakeandeverybodydoestheirfairshare,letusnotbetrappedbywhatis.（Applause.）Wecan’tbediscouragedbywhatis.We’vegottokeeppushingforwhatoughttobe,theAmericaweoughttoleavetoourchildren,mindfulthatthehardshipswefacearenothingcomparedtothoseDr.Kingandhisfellowmarchersfaced50yearsago,andthatifwemaintainourfaith,inourselvesandinthepossibilitiesofthisnation,thereisnochallengewecannotsurmount.

AndjustaswedrawstrengthfromDr.King’sstruggles,somustwedrawinspirationfromhisconstantinsistenceontheonenessofman;thebeliefinhiswordsthat“wearecaughtinaninescapablenetworkofmutuality,tiedinasinglegarmentofdestiny.”Itwasthatinsistence,rootedinhisChristianfaith,thatledhimtotellagroupofangryyoungprotesters,“IloveyouasIlovemyownchildren,”evenasonethrewarockthatglancedoffhisneck.

Itwasthatinsistence,thatbeliefthatGodresidesineachofus,fromthehightothelow,intheoppressorandtheoppressed,thatconvincedhimthatpeopleandsystemscouldchange.Itfortifiedhisbeliefinnon-violence.Itpermittedhimtoplacehisfaithinagovernmentthathadfallenshortofitsideals.ItledhimtoseehischargenotonlyasfreeingblackAmericafromtheshacklesofdiscrimination,butalsofreeingmanyAmericansfromtheirownprejudices,andfreeingAmericansofeverycolorfromthedepredationsofpoverty.

Andsoatthismoment,whenourpoliticsappearsosharplypolarized,andfaithinourinstitutionssogreatlydiminished,weneedmorethanevertotakeheedofDr.King’steachings.Hecallsonustostandintheotherperson’sshoes;toseethroughtheireyes;tounderstandtheirpain.Hetellsusthatwehaveadutytofightagainstpoverty,evenifwearewelloff;tocareaboutthechildinthedecrepitschoolevenifourownchildrenaredoingfine;toshowcompassiontowardtheimmigrantfamily,withtheknowledgethatmostofusareonlyafewgenerationsremovedfromsimilarhardships.（Applause.）

Tosaythatweareboundtogetherasonepeople,andmustconstantlystrivetoseeourselvesinoneanother,isnottoargueforafalseunitythatpapersoverourdifferencesandratifiesanunjuststatusquo.Aswastrue50yearsago,ashasbeentruethrough