10 Landmark Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech

Relive the stirring words from King's 1963 address.

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MARCHE SUR WASHINGTON 1963A Promise to All Men - "This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned." (Photo: Rowland Scherman/Getty Images)

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Remembering King's Words - BET.com recaps the powerful words behind Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered at the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom rally in 1963. Click here to see the full text of King's "I Have a Dream" speech. -- Britt Middleton "Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity."  (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

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