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It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning.
忽視這一時刻的緊迫性，對于國家將會是毀滅性的。這個充斥著黑人義憤填膺的酷暑，在自由平等的爽朗秋天來臨之前，是不會過去的。1963年不意味著斗爭的結束，而是斗爭的開端。
And those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. And there will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
如果國家依然照舊行事，那么那些希望黑人只需出出氣就會心滿意足的人將大失所望。在黑人得到公民應享有的權利之前，美國既不會安寧，也不會平靜。在光明燦爛的正義之日來臨之前，反抗的旋風將會繼續震撼我們國家的基石。
But there is something that 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.
但是，有一些話我必須要對站在通向正義之宮溫暖門檻上的人們說：在爭取合法地位的過程中，我們千萬不要因錯誤行事而導致犯罪。我們切不要吞飲仇恨辛酸的苦酒，來解除對于自由的飲渴。
