Ive Been to the Mountaintop.docx
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IveBeentotheMountaintop
MartinLutherKing,Jr:
"I'veBeentotheMountaintop"
Thankyouverykindly4,myfriends.AsIlistenedtoRalphAbernathyandhiseloquent5andgenerousintroductionandthenthoughtaboutmyself,Iwonderedwhohewastalkingabout.It'salwaysgoodtohaveyourclosestfriendandassociatetosaysomethinggoodaboutyou.AndRalphAbernathyisthebestfriendthatIhaveintheworld.I'mdelightedtoseeeachofyouheretonightinspiteofastormwarning.Yourevealthatyouaredetermined6togoonanyhow.
SomethingishappeninginMemphis;somethingishappeninginourworld.Andyouknow,ifIwerestanding7atthebeginningoftime,withthepossibilityoftakingakindofgeneralandpanoramic8viewofthewholeofhumanhistoryuptonow,andtheAlmighty9saidtome,"MartinLutherKing,whichagewouldyouliketolivein?
"IwouldtakemymentalflightbyEgyptandIwouldwatchGod'schildrenintheirmagnificenttrek11fromthedarkdungeons12ofEgyptthrough,orratheracrosstheRedSea,throughthewilderness13ontowardthepromisedland.Andinspiteofitsmagnificence,Iwouldn'tstopthere.
IwouldmoveonbyGreeceandtakemymindtoMountOlympus.AndIwouldseePlato,Aristotle,Socrates,EuripidesandAristophanesassembledaroundtheParthenon.AndIwouldwatchthemaroundtheParthenonastheydiscussedthegreatandeternalissuesofreality.ButIwouldn'tstopthere.
Iwouldgoon,eventothegreatheyday14oftheRomanEmpire.AndIwouldseedevelopmentsaroundthere,throughvariousemperorsandleaders.ButIwouldn'tstopthere.
IwouldevencomeuptothedayoftheRenaissance15,andgetaquickpictureofallthattheRenaissancedidfortheculturalandaesthetic16lifeofman.ButIwouldn'tstopthere.
IwouldevengobythewaythatthemanforwhomIamnamedhadhishabitat.AndIwouldwatchMartinLutherashetacked17hisninety-fivethesesonthedooratthechurchofWittenberg.ButIwouldn'tstopthere.
Iwouldcomeonupevento1863,andwatchavacillatingPresidentbythenameofAbrahamLincolnfinallycometotheconclusionthathehadtosigntheEmancipation18Proclamation.ButIwouldn'tstopthere.
Iwouldevencomeuptotheearlythirties,andseeamangrapplingwiththeproblemsofthebankruptcy19ofhisnation.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,thewholeworldisdoomed20.Now,I'mjusthappythatGodhasallowedmetoliveinthisperiodtoseewhatisunfolding.AndI'mhappythatHe'sallowedmetobeinMemphis.
Icanremember--IcanrememberwhenNegroeswerejustgoingaroundasRalphhassaid,sooften,scratchingwheretheydidn'titch21,andlaughingwhentheywerenottickled22.Butthatdayisallover.Wemeanbusinessnow,andwearedeterminedtogainourrightfulplaceinGod'sworld.
Andthat'sallthiswholethingisabout.Wearen'tengagedinanynegativeprotestandinanynegativeargumentswithanybody.Wearesayingthatwearedeterminedtobemen.Wearedeterminedtobepeople.Wearesaying--WearesayingthatweareGod'schildren.AndthatweareGod'schildren,wedon'thavetolivelikeweareforcedtolive.
Now,whatdoesallofthismeaninthisgreatperiodofhistory?
Itmeansthatwe'vegottostaytogether.We'vegottostaytogetherandmaintainunity23.Youknow,wheneverPharaohwantedtoprolongtheperiodofslaveryinEgypt,hehadafavorite,favoriteformulafordoingit.Whatwasthat?
Hekepttheslavesfightingamongthemselves.Butwhenevertheslavesgettogether,somethinghappensinPharaoh'scourt,andhecannotholdtheslavesinslavery.Whentheslavesgettogether,that'sthebeginningofgettingoutofslavery.Nowletusmaintainunity.
Secondly24,letuskeeptheissueswheretheyare.Theissueisinjustice25.TheissueistherefusalofMemphistobefairandhonestinitsdealingswithitspublicservants,whohappentobesanitation26workers.Now,we'vegottokeepattentiononthat.That'salwaystheproblemwithalittleviolence.Youknowwhathappenedtheotherday,andthepressdealtonlywiththewindow-breaking.Ireadthearticles.Theyveryseldomgotaroundtomentioningthefactthatonethousand,threehundredsanitationworkersareonstrike,andthatMemphisisnotbeingfairtothem,andthatMayorLoebisindire3needofadoctor.Theydidn'tgetaroundtothat.
Nowwe'regoingtomarchagain,andwe'vegottomarchagain,inordertoputtheissuewhereitissupposedtobe--andforceeverybodytoseethattherearethirteenhundredofGod'schildrenheresuffering,sometimesgoinghungry,goingthroughdarkanddreary27nightswonderinghowthisthingisgoingtocomeout.That'stheissue.Andwe'vegottosaytothenation:
Weknowhowit'scomingout.Forwhenpeoplegetcaughtupwiththatwhichisrightandtheyarewillingtosacrificeforit,thereisnostoppingpointshortofvictory.
>Wearen'tgoingtoletanymace28stopus.Wearemastersinournonviolentmovementindisarming29policeforces;theydon'tknowwhattodo.I'veseenthemsooften.IrememberinBirmingham,Alabama,whenwewereinthatmajestic30strugglethere,wewouldmoveoutofthe16thStreetBaptistChurchdayafterday;bythehundredswewouldmoveout.AndBullConnorwouldtellthemtosendthedogsforth31,andtheydidcome;butwejustwentbeforethedogssinging,"Ain'tgonnaletnobodyturnmearound."
BullConnornextwouldsay,"Turnthefirehoseson."AndasIsaidtoyoutheothernight,BullConnordidn'tknowhistory.Heknewakindofphysicsthatsomehowdidn'trelatetothetransphysicsthatweknewabout.Andthatwasthefactthattherewasacertainkindoffirethatnowatercouldputout.Andwewentbeforethefirehoses;wehadknownwater.IfwewereBaptistorsomeotherdenominations32,wehadbeenimmersed.IfwewereMethodist,andsomeothers,wehadbeensprinkled,butweknewwater.Thatcouldn'tstopus.
Andwejustwentonbeforethedogsandwewouldlookatthem;andwe'dgoonbeforethewaterhosesandwewouldlookatit,andwe'djustgoonsinging"OvermyheadIseefreedomintheair."Andthenwewouldbethrowninthepaddywagons34,andsometimeswewerestackedintherelikesardines35inacan.Andtheywouldthrowusin,andoldBullwouldsay,"Take'emoff,"andtheydid;andwewouldjustgointhepaddywagon33singing,"WeShallOvercome."Andeverynowandthenwe'dgetinjail,andwe'dseethejailerslookingthroughthewindowsbeingmovedbyourprayers,andbeingmovedbyourwordsandoursongs.AndtherewasapowertherewhichBullConnorcouldn'tadjustto;andsoweendeduptransformingBullintoasteer36,andwewonourstruggleinBirmingham.
Nowwe'vegottogooninMemphisjustlikethat.IcalluponyoutobewithuswhenwegooutMonday.
Nowaboutinjunctions:
Wehaveaninjunctionandwe'regoingintocourttomorrowmorningtofightthisillegal,unconstitutionalinjunction.AllwesaytoAmericais,"Betruetowhatyousaidonpaper."IfIlivedinChinaorevenRussia,oranytotalitariancountry,maybeIcouldunderstandsomeoftheseillegalinjunctions.MaybeIcouldunderstandthedenialofcertainbasicFirstAmendment37privileges,becausetheyhadn'tcommittedthemselvestothatoverthere.ButsomewhereIreadofthefreedomofassembly.SomewhereIreadofthefreedomofspeech.SomewhereIreadofthefreedomofpress.SomewhereIreadthatthegreatnessofAmericaistherighttoprotestforright.AndsojustasIsay,wearen'tgoingtoletdogsorwaterhosesturnusaround,wearen'tgoingtoletanyinjunctionturnusaround.Wearegoingon.
Weneedallofyou.Andyouknowwhat'sbeautifultomeistoseealloftheseministersoftheGospel.It'samarvelouspicture.Whoisitthatissupposedtoarticulatethelongings38andaspirations39ofthepeoplemorethanthepreacher?
Somehowthepreachermusthaveakindoffireshutupinhisbones.Andwheneverinjusticeisaroundhetellit.SomehowthepreachermustbeanAmos,andsaith,"WhenGodspeakswhocanbutprophesy40?
"AgainwithAmos,"Letjusticerolldownlikewatersandrighteousnesslikeamighty10stream."Somehowt
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