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The MLK thing is amazing to me. We celebrate this person every year as a national event but unlike are presidents his speeches are under enforced copyright so nobody hears his famous thoughts or words. Even on his day people reference the I have a dream speech but nobody hears it or even references portions of it. It's a weird shadow of remembrance.

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In a pinch, you can use a copyright-free version of the MLK speech. Sample:

    > "I Have An Idea"
    >
    > I'm super happy to join with you today in what 
    > will go down as a noteworthy demonstration for 
    > freedom in the history of our nation.  One hundred
    > years ago, a great president --his statue is behind 
    > me-- signed the Emancipation Proclamation.  Good
    > stuff, that.
    >
    > I have an idea that one day we'll will rise up
    > and live out: "We hold these truths to be 
    > self-evident, that all men are created equal."
    >
    > I have an idea today!
    >
    > Free finally!  Free finally!
    > Thank the Maker, we're free finally!

Here, provided by the US government: http://www.archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf

The video of the full speech is also on YouTube.

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