The belief that has captivated this regal country is the "American dream," a dream that everyone has his or her own freedom, a freedom from oppression and a freedom to achieve anything, a liberty to create a wonderful life. ... Our freedom has produced thousands of success stories that were made possible by the liberty that was given to us at birth. ... This man was Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on Tuesday, January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. ... King used his amazing education to assure that he could enjoy his rights of, freedom of speech, press, petition and as...

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In order to decipher what it means to be an American you have to look at the past and what has brought this freedom upon us. ... Another example of demonstrating the freedom we now possess that allows us to truly call ourselves Americans was Martin Luther King Jr. ... Thomas Jefferson once said, "Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. ... Printed in the Pledge of Allegiance it says indivisible with liberty and justice for all. That's what the founding fathers before us foresaw when they won the battle...

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