Martin Luther King's Graduation Speech: I Have A Dream

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"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed - we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal," were the words once spoken by Martin Luther King Jr. His vision was that one day, “little black boys and little black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” These notions are being regarded in our everyday lives. He spoke with ethos, pathos and logos- appealing to a variety of cultures. His speech was something that many individuals longed for, but did not have the audacity to speak against the common beliefs of the nation. Now that was his vision for America, but do I have one?
I do not have a vision for America. Although I do have a hope for mankind based on realities I have found within my faith. I do not lend my confidence to man or do I take sides in the world’s political affairs. Solutions to all of man’s problems I know will not come about through one person. Genuine life solutions that are soon to come will be credited to the Divine. The hope that I possess in the future does not originate from a republican or democratic government but instead a theocratic one.
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Nor can anyone else who walks and will walk this earth can attain. Only this government and a kingdom, which I speak of, can bring such wishes. Warfare and brutality do not bring about peace. It never worked in the precedent and neither will it work in the future. This is why this government that I speak of “will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it alone will stand forever," (Daniel 2:44 NWT) because these existing governments and kingdoms have not solved our trials, our agony, nor our poverty. Only this messianic government that I speak has such authority to do

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