I Have a Dream Speech Vocabulary

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  1. freedom
    the power to act, speak, or think without being controlled
    I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
  2. unalienable
    incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another
    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."
  3. segregation
    the act of keeping apart
    One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.
  4. justice
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
    But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.
  5. civil right
    right belonging to a person by reason of citizenship
    There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?"
  6. creed
    any system of principles or beliefs
    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."
  7. liberty
    freedom of choice
    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."
  8. declaration
    a statement that is emphatic and explicit
    When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.
  9. democracy
    the orientation of those who favor government by the people
    Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.
  10. Constitution
    the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
    When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.
  11. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
    There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?"
  12. citizen
    a native or naturalized member of a state
    It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned.
Created on Wed Jul 21 14:38:42 EDT 2010

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