In Washington, a groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday for the new monument on the National Mall dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King. Speakers included his son, Martin Luther King III, and President Clinton.

Martin Luther King III: “The best way to memorialize the meaning of what our father’s life is to help realize his dream. And what was his dream? He dreamed of peace. He dreamed of a world at peace with itself, a world of justice, equality and community. We stand today to memorialize his life. We must stand also to realize this dream.”

President Clinton: “The monument, however beautiful it turns out to be, will be but a physical manifestation of the monument already constructed in the lives and hearts of millions of Americans who are more just, more decent, more successful, more perfect because he lived.”