Martin Luther King Jr. overlooked more than two hundred and fifty thousand people of all genders, ages, and races in the nation's capital on August 28, 1963. King finally had the opportunity after protests appellants to inform the country of the cruel and unjust treatment of its citizens. In his speech he quotes the beginning of the preamble “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal” (King 277). Throughout this speech, King was able to use Aristotle's calls to convince the American nation to change its toxic ways and unite to make things better for all through passion, rationality, and trustworthiness. King was a strong supporter of civil rights during his time and simply lived by the conditions he began to use with pathos at the beginning of his speech when he presented his statement: "This momentous decree has come as a great beacon of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been burned in the flames of withering injustice.” (King 275) With the use of repetition he was able to convey a strong feeling about what he was talking about at the time. “But a hundred years later, the nigger is still not free. One hundred years later, the nigger's life is... One hundred years later, the nigger lives... One hundred years later, the nigger is still distressed...” (King 275) The emotions on this topic can be brought up more after hearing or reading the same words several times, it makes the audience start to think about what he really means and realize how important the issues are also appeals to the emotions when referring to the blacks as niggers: “Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America gave the Negro people a bad check, which came back marked “insufficient funds.”” it must be taken into consideration that blacks were called nothing other than nigger; looking at today's society that term is rarely used when referring to someone of color. A feeling of happiness and hope was instigated by King throughout the speech and this inspired people to continue moving forward despite the pain and sadness they have endured.