Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American 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 men are created equal.'
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968), Speech at Civil Rights March on Washington, August 28, 1963
This is a very bold statement made by Dr. King. He addresses the whole audience as if he knows each and every person. Every time he talks he refers the audience as we, even though he actually knows no one in the crowd.
Dr. King states that the nation is not holding its promise to treat all people the same. In this phrase he states that he thinks the nation will rise up one day and live out its true creed. This is a very bold statement for someone to make about his own country, especially for a black guy at the time.
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