,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #d1 #bjag,mr4  
,cony]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lewis (       
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,eddie     
,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,evans1 
,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mr4     
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4       
,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4
 ,ru%1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4    
,sewell ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,ms4  
,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (      
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4
 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4  
,gutirrez1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1  
,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4     
,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,ms4          
,de,lauro1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( 
,indiana1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4       
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,wilson (  
,florida1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1
 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,ms4       
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,max9e ,wat]s (     
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mrs4 ,watson  
,coleman1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4

 ,ellison1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,payne1    
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,lawson
 ( ,florida1 & ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,commemorat+ !  
#ej? anniv]s>y ( ,dr4 ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1  
,jr4's ,beyond ,vietnam3 ,a ,"t ,to     
,break ,sil5ce s]mon condemn+ ! ,vietnam
 ,w> & call+ = a true revolution (      
values 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas1 on   
,april #d1 #aifg1 ,dr4 ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 
,jr41 civil rights icon & "o ( ! greate/
 lead]s 9 our ,nation's hi/ory1 issu$ 8 
,beyond ,vietnam3 ,a ,"t ,to ,break     
,sil5ce s]mon to an ov]fl[ cr[d at !    
,riv]side ,*ur* 9 ,new ,york ,city      
reg>d+ ! p>ticipation ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
9 ! ,w> 9 ,vietnam & ! consequ5ces ( !  
w> on ! movem5t = civil rights & = our  
,nation z a :ole2 ,:]eas 9 ! s]mon1 ,dr4
 ,k+ pres5t$ a p[]ful case = an end to !
 w> 9 ,vietnam1 /at+ ,we mu/ /op n[4 ,i 
speak z a *ild ( ,god & bro!r to !      
suff]+ poor ( ,vietnam4 ,i speak = ^? ^:

 l& is be+ laid wa/e1 ^: homes are be+  
de/roy$1 ^: culture is be+ subv]t$4 ,i  
speak = ! poor 9 ,am]ica :o are pay+ !  
d\ble price ( sma%$ hopes at home1 &    
dealt dea? & corruption 9 ,vietnam4 ,i  
speak z a citiz5 ( ! _w1 = ! _w z x /&s 
agha/ at ! pa? we h tak542 ,:]eas ,dr4  
,k+ recogniz$ ! *all5ges inh]5t 9 speak+
 out aga9/ our own ,nation's =eign      
policy1 /at+ t ,ev5 :5 press$ by ! dem&s
 ( inn] tru?1 m5 d n easily assume !    
task ( oppos+ _! gov]nm5t's policy1     
especially 9 "t ( w>4 ,nor does ! human 
_s move )\t great difficulty aga9/ all !
 apa?y ( con=mi/ ?\ght )9 "o's own bosom
 & 9 ! surr\nd+ _w4 ,moreov]1 :5 !      
issues at h& seem z p]plex+ z !y (t5 d 9
 ! case ( ?is dreadful conflict1 we are 
always on ! v]ge ( be+ mesm]iz$ by      
unc]ta9ty4 ,b we mu/ move on4 ,"s ( u :o
 h already begun to break ! sil5ce ( !  
night h f\nd t ! call+ to speak is (t5 a
 vocation ( agony1 b we mu/ speak42     
,:]eas ,dr4 ,k+ address$ critics :o     
lamba/$ him = address+ an issue outside 

( ! /rictly con/ru$ realm ( civil rights
 = ,african-,am]icans1 decl>+ t ! pa? f 
,dext] ,av5ue ,bapti/ ,*ur*--! *ur* 9   
,montgom]y1 ,alabama1 :]e ,i began my   
pa/orate--leads cle>ly to ?is sanctu>y  
tonight4 ,!re is at ! outset a v obvi\s 
& almo/ facile connection betwe5 ! w> 9 
,vietnam & ! /ruggle ,i & o!rs h be5    
wag+ 9 ,am]ica4 ,a few ye>s ago !re 0 a 
%9+ mom5t 9 t /ruggle4 ,x seem$ z if !re
 0 a real promise ( hope = ! poor1 bo?  
black & :ite1 ?r\gh ! pov]ty program4   
,!re 7 exp]im5ts1 hopes1 new beg9n+s4   
,!n came ! buildup 9 ,vietnam1 & ,i     
wat*$ ?is program brok5 & evisc]at$ z if
 x 7 "s idle political play?+ on a      
society gone mad on w>4 ,& ,i knew t    
,am]ica w\ld nev] inve/ ! necess>y funds
 or en]gies 9 rehabilitation ( its poor 
s long z adv5tures l ,vietnam cont9u$ to
 draw m5 & skills & money l "s demonic1 
de/ructive suction tube4 ,s ,i 0        
increas+ly compell$ to see ! w> z an    
enemy ( ! poor & to attack x z su*42    
,:]eas ,k+ 0 subsequ5tly attack$ = giv+ 

?is s]mon by #afh major newspap]s       
includ+ ! ,new ,york ,times & ,wa%+ton  
,po/2 ,:]eas ,dr4 ,k+ und]/ood t 8      
commitm5t to 8 religion requir$ him to  
speak out on behalf ( peace & und]/&+   
betwe5 peoples & nations1 /at+ ,to me1 !
 relation%ip ( ?is m9i/ry to ! mak+ (   
peace is s obvi\s t ,i sometimes m>vel  
at ^? :o ask me :y ,i am speak+ aga9/ ! 
w>4 ,c\ld x be t !y d n "k t ! ,good    
,news 0 meant = all m5--= communi/ &    
capitali/1 = _! *ildr5 & ours1 = black &
 = :ite1 = revolution>y & cons]vative8  
,h !y =gott5 t my m9i/ry is 9 ob$i5ce to
 ! "o :o lov$ 8 enemies s fully t he di$
 = !m8 ,f9ally1 z ,i try to expla9 = y &
 = myself ! road t leads f ,montgom]y to
 ?is place1 ,i w\ld h (f]$ all t 0 mo/  
valid if ,i simply said t ,i mu/ be true
 to my conviction t ,i %>e ) all m5 !   
call+ to be a son ( ! liv+ ,god4 ,beyond
 ! call+ ( race or nation or cre$ is ?is
 vocation ( son%ip & bro!rhood4 ,because
 ,i believe t ! ,fa!r is deeply conc]n$1
 especially = ,8 suff]+ & helpless &    

outca/ *ildr51 ,i come tonight to speak 
= !m4 ,?is ,i believe to be ! privilege 
& ! burd5 ( all ( u :o deem ourselves   
b\nd by allegiances & loyalties :i* are 
broad] & deep] ?an nationalism & :i* g  
beyond our nation's self-def9$ goals &  
positions4 ,we are call$ to speak = !   
weak1 = ! voiceless1 = ! victims ( our  
nation1 = ^? x calls enemy = no docum5t 
f human h&s c make ^! humans any less   
our bro!rs12 ,:]eas ,dr4 ,k+ not$ !     
*all5ge ( tell+ aggriev$ ,am]icans t    
viol5ce w\ld n solve _! problems :ile _!
 c\ntry 0 us+ viol5ce to address its    
problems abroad1 expla9+ t ,z ,i h walk$
 9 ! ghettos ( ! ,nor? ov] ! la/ ?ree   
ye>s among ! desp]ate1 reject$1 & angry 
"y m51 ,i h told !m t ,molotov cocktails
 & rifles w\ld n solve _! problems4 ,i h
 tri$ to (f] !m my deepe/ compassion    
:ile ma9ta9+ my conviction t social     
*ange comes mo/ mean+fully ?r\gh        
nonviol5t action4 ,b !y ask$1 & rightly 
s1 ,:at ab\t ,vietnam8 ,!y ask$ if our  
own nation wasn't us+ massive doses (   

viol5ce to solve its problems1 to br+   
ab\t ! *anges x want$4 ,_! que/ions hit 
home1 & ,i knew t ,i c\ld nev] aga9     
raise my voice aga9/ ! viol5ce ( !      
oppress$ 9 ! ghettos )\t hav+ fir/ spok5
 cle>ly to ! greate/ purveyor ( viol5ce 
9 ! _w today3 my own gov]nm5t4 ,= ! sake
 ( ^? boys1 = ! sake ( ?is gov]nm5t1 = !
 sake ( ! hundr$s ( ?\s&s trembl+ "u our
 viol5ce1 ,i _c be sil5t42 ,:]eas su* an
 obs]vation rema9s p>ticul>ly relevant  
today1 z p 9 cities nationwide are ris+ 
up 9 prote/ aga9/ inju/ices su* z police
 brutality & are simil>ly urg$ to air _!
 grievances peacefully2 ,:]eas ,dr4 ,k+ 
made a p[]ful call = a true revolution 9
 values1 /at+ t su* a revolution w lay  
h& on ! _w ord] & say ( w>1 ,?is way (  
settl+ diff]5ces is n j4 ,?is bus9ess ( 
burn+ human be+s ) napalm1 ( fill+ our  
nation's homes ) orphans & wid[s1 (     
inject+ poison\s drugs ( hate into !    
ve9s ( peoples normally humane1 ( s5d+  
m5 home f d>k & bloody battlefields     
physically h&icapp$ & psy*ologically    

d]ang$1 _c be reconcil$ ) wisdom1       
ju/ice1 & love4 444 ,am]ica1 ! ri*e/ &  
mo/ p[]ful nation 9 ! _w1 c well lead ! 
way 9 ?is revolution ( values4 ,!re is  
no?+ except a tragic dea? wi% to prev5t 
u f reord]+ our priorities s t ! pursuit
 ( peace w take prec$5ce ov] ! pursuit (
 w>4 ,!re is no?+ to keep u f mold+ a   
recalcitrant /atus quo ) bruis$ h&s     
until we h fa%ion$ x into a bro!rhood42 
,:]eas ,dr4 ,k+ w>n$ ( prioritiz+ w>    
sp5d+ ( t = social welf>e1 decl>+ t ,a  
nation t cont9ues ye> aft] ye> to sp5d m
 money on milit>y def5se ?an on programs
 ( social uplift is approa*+ spiritual  
dea?42 ,:]eas ?is w>n+ is p>ticul>ly    
applicable today1 giv5 rec5t proposals =
 dramatic increases 9 milit>y sp5d+1 on 
top ( a budget t is already f> great]   
?an t ( any o!r nation on e>?1 comb9$ ) 
%>p r$uctions 9 social welf>e programs2 
,:]eas ,dr4 ,k+ cl>ifi$ t 8 critique    
ext5d$ beyond ! ,vietnam ,w>1 /at+ t ,! 
w> 9 ,vietnam is b a symptom ( a f>     
deep] malady )9 ! ,am]ican _s1 & if we  

ignore ?is sob]+ reality1 we w f9d      
ourselves organiz+ cl]gy & laym5 conc]n$
 committees = ! next g5]ation4 ,!y w be 
conc]n$ ab\t ,guatemala & ,p]u4 ,!y w be
 conc]n$ ab\t ,?ail& & ,cambodia4 ,!y w 
be conc]n$ ab\t ,mozambique & ,s\?      
,africa4 ,we w be m>*+ = ^! & a doz5 o!r
 names & att5d+ rallies )\t end unless  
!re is a significant & pr(\nd *ange 9   
,am]ican life & policy4 ,s su* ?\ghts   
take u beyond ,vietnam1 b n beyond our  
call+ z sons ( ! liv+ ,god42 ,:]eas ^!  
words h prov5 to be prophetic1 z        
exemplifi$ by ongo+ ,unit$ ,/ates       
involvem5t 9 conflicts su* z            
,afghani/an1 ,iraq1 among _m o!r simm]+ 
conflicts :]e our ,nation has milit>y   
involvem5t1 _m ( :i* cont9ue to incur a 
great co/1 bo? 9 t]ms ( our ,nation's   
f9ancial res\rces z well z a human toll 
= bo? our s]vice memb]s & ! civilian    
population2 & ,:]eas ,dr4 ,k+ call$ = an
 enlight5$ future = our society1 /at+ t 
,our only hope today lies 9 our ability 
to recapture ! revolution>y _s & g out  

into a sometimes ho/ile _w decl>+ et]nal
 ho/ility to pov]ty1 racism1 &          
milit>ism4 ,) ?is p[]ful commitm5t we   
%all boldly *all5ge ! /atus quo & unju/ 
mores1 & !reby spe$ ! day :5 e valley   
%all be exalt$1 & e m\nta9 & hill %all  
be made l[1 ! crook$ %all be made       
/raight1 & ! r\gh places pla94 ,n[ let u
 beg94 ,n[ let u r$$icate ourselves to !
 long & bitt]1 b beautiful1 /ruggle = a 
new _w4 ,?is is ! call+ ( ! sons ( ,god1
 & our bro!rs wait eag]ly = our         
response4 ,%all we say ! odds are too   
great8 ,%all we tell !m ! /ruggle is too
 h>d8 ,w our message be t ! =ces (      
,am]ican life militate aga9/ _! arrival 
z full m51 & we s5d our deepe/ regrets8 
,or w !re be ano!r message--( long+1 (  
hope1 ( solid>ity ) _! ye>n+s1 (        
commitm5t to _! cause1 :atev] ! co/8 ,! 
*oice is ours1 & ?\gh we might pref] x  
o!rwise1 we mu/ *oose 9 ?is crucial     
mom5t ( human hi/ory4 ,& if we w only   
make ! "r *oice1 we w be able to trans=m
 ?is p5d+ cosmic elegy into a creative  

psalm ( peace4 ,if we w make ! "r *oice1
 we w be able to trans=m ! jangl+       
discords ( our _w into a beautiful      
symphony ( bro!rhood4 ,if we w b make ! 
"r *oice1 we w be able to spe$ up ! day1
 all ov] ,am]ica & all ov] ! _w1 :5     
ju/ice w roll d[n l wat]s1 &            
righte\sness l a mighty /ream4 ,we mu/  
rapidly beg9 ! %ift f a ?+-ori5t$       
society to a p]son-ori5t$ society4 ,:5  
ma*9es & comput]s1 pr(it motives &      
prop]ty rights1 are consid]$ m important
 ?an p1 ! giant triplets ( racism1      
extreme mat]ialism1 & milit>ism are     
incapable ( be+ conqu]$43 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 
commemorates ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( !       
,beyond ,vietnam s]mon by ,rev]5d ,dr4  
,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr42  7#b7 affirms t !
 pr9ciples enunciat$ 9 ! ,beyond        
,vietnam s]mon 7 pr(\ndly wise at ! "t  
!y 7 giv51 & t !y rema9 valid today2 &  
7#c7 enc\rages ! bran*es ( our ,gov]nm5t
 t conduct =eign policy to d s 9 a mann]
 t is consi/5t ) ! vision del9eat$ 9 ?is

 l&m>k spee*4