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It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment and to underestimate the determination of the Negro. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent willnot pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. 1963 is not an end, but a beginning. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwind of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
忽視現在的緊迫性并低估黑人的決心對這個國家將是致命的。在一個充滿了自由平等、令人神清氣爽的秋天出現之前，黑人表示正當不滿的這一悶熱的夏天將不會過去。1963年并不是結束，而只是一個開端。在黑人被賦予其公民權之前，美國將不會有平靜或安寧。反抗的旋風將繼續動搖我國的基礎，直至充滿正義的、光輝燦爛的日子出現為止。
But there is something I must say to my people who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence.Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny and their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone.
但是對于站在溫暖的門檻上，準備進入正義之宮的我的同胞們，我還有幾句話一定要說。 在獲取我們合法地位的過程中，我們一定不要用違法的行動使自己犯罪。我們切不可用仇恨的苦酒來滿足我們對自由的渴望。我們必須永遠在尊嚴和紀律的高水平上進行我們的斗爭。 我們決不能讓我們富有創造性的抗爭淪為針對肉體的暴力行為。我們必須以不懈的努力登上以靈魂力量對付肉體力量的莊嚴高地。目前已經席卷黑人社會的這種奇跡般出現的、新的戰斗精神絕不可把我們引到對所有白種人的不信任，因為我們的許多白人兄弟，正如他們今天到這兒來參加集會所證明的，已經認識到他們的命運和我們的命運是息息相關的，他們的自由和我們的自由是緊密相連、不可分割的。我們不能單獨行動。
