Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr. ’s "The American Dream" speech. America is essentially a dream, a dream as yet unfulfilled. Now read the excerpt from Governor George Wallace's inaugural address. Freedom was won at a hard price, and if it requires a hard price to keep it. . . We are able. . . And quite willing to pay it. Which statement explains why the two excerpts present conflicting views? The first states that the American dream of women’s voting rights has yet to be achieved, while the second states that American women have already paid the price for this right. The first states that freedom was difficult to achieve, while the second states that Americans dream about freedom but are unwilling to pay the price to achieve it. The first states that the American dream of freedom and equality has yet to be realized, while the second states that freedom and equality have already been achieved. The first states that dreams are rarely fulfilled in America, while the second states that all people who work hard can achieve their dreams in America.