1963. August 28

Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr.: "Your suffering will be redemted."
"I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American Dream. I have dream: that one day - this nation will rise up, will live up the true meaning of its creed. ’We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.’ "
2009. January 17, 7:26PM GMT
Philip Sherwell and Tim Shipman, Washington, Telegraph Media Group Ltd.
Mr Young, a retired university professor, 58:
"It’s come full circle [...] I was there for Dr King and I’ll be there for Barack Hussein Obama taking the oath of office. I will be witnessing the sort of history that I never dreamed was possible in my lifetime."
2009. January 18, 11:42 am
Amy Judd: Barack Obama fulfills Martin Luther King’s dream.
Martin Luther King, Jr had a dream for America, and on January 20th Barack Obama will make one of those dreams come true.
2009. January 20

Barack Hussein Obama : Inaugural Address / Inauguration Speech [1]
"We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness."
"For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and nonbelievers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace."
"This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed — why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent Mall, and why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath." [2]

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Aus "DaybayDay"-Sicht sei noch auf die folgenden Zeilen hingewiesen:
– "We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together"
– "We will restore science to its rightful place [...] And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age."
– "It has not been the path for the fainthearted — for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things — some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor — who have carried us up the long, rugged path toward prosperity and freedom."
Die Transkriptionen der Textpassagen aus dem Jahr 1963 finden sich aber auch in voller Länge u.a. auf der Website: American Rhetoric, die erste Rede des 44. Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika auf der CNN-Website
Zu guter Letzt das Ganze auch als Bewegtbild - aus dem Jahr 1963