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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One Hundred Years Later - "One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition." (Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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