"Autobiographie [textes réunis par Clayborne Carson] (1998), Martin Luther King (trad. Marc Saporta et Michèle Truchan-Saporta), éd. Bayard, 2008  (ISBN 978-2-227-47773-5), chap. Au-delà du Vietnam, p. 411

"(en) And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. 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. » […] I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. […] I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.

" Martin Luther King (trad. Wikiquote), 28 août 1963, sur les marches du Lincoln Memorial (Washington DC), dans www.usconstitution.net (voir aussi enregistrement audio sur www.americanrethoric.com).