Justice for all

I have a dream.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.—Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. wrote these famous words from a jail cell. He believed in his words so deeply that he was willing to be locked up for it. Words have the power to inspire change, good or bad. These particular words were meant to inspire the idea that equality is for all people.

Language point:

Anywhere and everywhere: how are these two words different?

Anywhere [adverb]—any place

Everywhere [adverb]—all places

So, if injustice happens in any place, then injustice can happen in all places.

Examples of anywhere:

I don’t want to go anywhere tonight.

Please, sit anywhere. (You cannot sit everywhere!)

And everywhere:

I looked everywhere for my keys.

I take my phone with me everywhere I go.

Did you know? Martin Luther King Jr. was a Civil Rights activist. He wrote one of the most important speeches in American history: "I have a dream".