I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.　It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.　　      I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the meaning of its creed.　“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.”　　      I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.　　     I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state sweltering (or sweating) with the heat of injustice and oppression (or suffering), will be transformed into an oasis2  of freedom and justice.　     I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　                                                                                (excerpted from Dr. King’s speech I Have a Dream)
【題組】49. What does the word “creed” in line four mean?　　　　
(A) Plight.　
(B) Throne.　
(C) Stamina.　
(D) Belief.