马丁路德金英文演讲我已达至峰顶.docx

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马丁路德金英文演讲我已达至峰顶

马丁·路德·金英文演讲：

我已达至峰顶

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马丁·路德·金英文演讲：

我已达至峰顶

Thankyouverykindly,myfriends.AsIlistenedtoRalphAbernathyandhiseloquentandgenerousintroductionandthenthoughtaboutmyself,Iwonderedwhohewastalkingabout.It'salwaysgoodtohaveyourclosestfriendandassociatetosaysomethinggoodaboutyou.AndRalphAbernathyisthebestfriendthatIhaveintheworld.I'mdelightedtoseeeachofyouheretonightinspiteofastormwarning.Yourevealthatyouaredeterminedtogoonanyhow.

SomethingishappeninginMemphis;somethingishappeninginourworld.Andyouknow,ifIwerestandingatthebeginningoftime,withthepossibilityoftakingakindofgeneralandpanoramicviewofthewholeofhumanhistoryuptonow,andtheAlmightysaidtome,"MartinLutherKing,whichagewouldyouliketolivein?

"IwouldtakemymentalflightbyEgyptandIwouldwatchGod'schildrenintheirmagnificenttrekfromthedarkdungeonsofEgyptthrough,orratheracrosstheRedSea,throughthewildernessontowardthepromisedland.Andinspiteofitsmagnificence,Iwouldn'tstopthere.

IwouldmoveonbyGreeceandtakemymindtoMountOlympus.AndIwouldseePlato,Aristotle,Socrates,EuripidesandAristophanesassembledaroundtheParthenon.AndIwouldwatchthemaroundtheParthenonastheydiscussedthegreatandeternalissuesofreality.ButIwouldn'tstopthere.

Iwouldgoon,eventothegreatheydayoftheRomanEmpire.AndIwouldseedevelopmentsaroundthere,throughvariousemperorsandleaders.ButIwouldn'tstopthere.

IwouldevencomeuptothedayoftheRenaissance,andgetaquickpictureofallthattheRenaissancedidfortheculturalandaestheticlifeofman.ButIwouldn'tstopthere.

IwouldevengobythewaythatthemanforwhomIamnamedhadhishabitat.AndIwouldwatchMartinLutherashetackedhisninety-fivethesesonthedooratthechurchofWittenberg.ButIwouldn'tstopthere.

Iwouldcomeonupevento1863,andwatchavacillatingPresidentbythenameofAbrahamLincolnfinallycometotheconclusionthathehadtosigntheEmancipationProclamation.ButIwouldn'tstopthere.

Iwouldevencomeuptotheearlythirties,andseeamangrapplingwiththeproblemsofthebankruptcyofhisnation.Andcomewithaneloquentcrythatwehavenothingtofearbut"fearitself."ButIwouldn'tstopthere.

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