▁the ▁six teenth ▁out ▁of ▁eigh teen ▁people ▁to ▁speak ▁that ▁day , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁official ▁program . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁most ▁quoted ▁lines ▁of ▁the ▁speech ▁are ▁" I ▁have ▁a ▁dream ▁that ▁my ▁four ▁little ▁children ▁will ▁one ▁day ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁nation ▁where ▁they ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁jud ged ▁by ▁the ▁color ▁of ▁their ▁skin , ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁content ▁of ▁their ▁character . ▁I ▁have ▁a ▁dream ▁today !" ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁John ▁Lewis , ▁who ▁also ▁spoke ▁that ▁day ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Student ▁Non vi ol ent ▁Co ordin ating ▁Committee , ▁" Dr . ▁King ▁had ▁the ▁power , ▁the ▁ability , ▁and ▁the ▁capacity ▁to ▁transform ▁those ▁steps ▁on ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁Memorial ▁into ▁a ▁monument al ▁area ▁that ▁will ▁forever ▁be ▁recognized . ▁By ▁speaking ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁did , ▁he ▁educated , ▁he ▁inspired , ▁he ▁informed ▁not ▁just ▁the ▁people ▁there , ▁but ▁people ▁throughout ▁America ▁and ▁un born ▁gener ations ." ▁ ▁The ▁ideas ▁in ▁the ▁speech ▁reflect ▁King ' s ▁social ▁experiences ▁of ▁eth noc ent ric ▁ab use , ▁the ▁mist re at ment ▁and ▁explo itation ▁of ▁black s . ▁The ▁speech ▁draw s ▁upon ▁appe als ▁to ▁America ' s ▁myth s ▁as ▁a ▁nation ▁founded ▁to ▁provide ▁freedom ▁and ▁justice ▁to ▁all ▁people , ▁and ▁then ▁rein for ces ▁and ▁trans c ends ▁those ▁sec ular ▁myth ologies ▁by ▁placing ▁them ▁within ▁a ▁spiritual ▁context ▁by ▁arg uing ▁that