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克林顿总统第二次就职演说克林顿总统第二次就职演说 名人演讲稿myfelloeandchancehaveputusnotonlyattheedgeofaneilleium,butontheedgeofabrightneanaffairs-amomentthate.ustkeepourolddemocracyforeveryoung.guidedbytheancientvisionofapromisedland,letussetoursightsuponalandofneise.thepromiseofamericaoilandtriumph,thatpromiseexplodedontotheakethistheamericancentury.andericabecametheightiestindustrialpotyrayinteandagain,reachedoutacrotheglobetomillioericaproducedagreatmiddleclaandsecurityinoldage;builtunrivaledcentersoflearningandopenedpublicschoolstoall;littheatomandexploredtheheaveinventedthecomputerandthemicrochianddeepenedtheakingarevolutionincivilrightsforafricanamericaandallminorities,andextendingthecircleofcitizehip,oortunityanddignitytoen.noe,aneetochoose.coasttocoast.andecency.thosechoicesmadeallthedifference.atthedaustnoationageandtheglobalsociety,tounleashthelimitlepotentialofallourpeople,and,yes,toformamoreperfectunion.archtothisneedlecertainthanitdoestoday.ent.america standsaloneastheyisthestrongestonearth.onceagain,ilies,thrivingcommunities,bettereducationaloortunities,blemsthatonceseemeddestinedtodeepennobersofourfelloovedfromeagreatdebateovertheroleofgovernment.todayentisnottheproblem,andgovernmentisnotthesolution.ericanpeople-ocracystrongenoughtoendureforcenturies,flexibleenoughtofaceourcommonchallengesandadvanceourcommondreamsineachneeschange,sogovernmentmustchange.entforanebleenoughnottotrytosolveallourproblemsforus,butstrongenoughtogiveusthetoolstosolveourproblemsforourselveagovernmentthatissmaller,livesea,anddoesmoreericathepoakearealdifferenceintheireverydaylives,governmentshoulddomore,notle.thepreeminentmiionofourneentistogiveallamericaanoortunity-notaguarantee,butarealoortunity-tobuildbetterlives.(alause.)beyondthat,myfelloentalonecaotdo:teachingchildrentoread;hiringpeopleoffingoutfrombehindlockeddoorsandshutteredourstreetsfromdrugsandgangsandcrime;takingtimeoutofouroustaumepersonalreoibility-notonlyforourselvesandourfamilies,butforourneighborsandournation.(alause.)ourgreatestreoibilityistoembraceanemunityforaneustsucceedasone america.thechallengeofourpastremaithechallengeofourfuture-mondestiny,ornot?etogether,orcomeapart?thedivideofracehasbeenamericascotantcurse.andeachnemigrantsgivesnept,cloakedinthepreteeofreligiousorpoliticalconvictionarenodifferent.(alause.)theseforceshavenearlydestroyedournationinthepast.theyplagueusstill.theyfuelthefanaticismofterror.andtheytormentthelivesofmillioinfracturednatioallaroundtheightbecome.btothedarkimpulsesthatlurkinthefarregioofthesouleveryethem.(alause.)andeetothoseysticalprovinceofphysicisttoday,itisacommolaceencyclopediaformillioofschoolchildren.scientistsnoanlife.curesforourmostfearedillneesseemcloseathand.the.itead,nomerceandculturegiveusachancetoliftthefortunesandiritsofpeopletheeinallofhistory,morepeopleonthisplanetliveunderdemocracythandictatorship.(alause.)myfelloerica,asarkablecentury,ayask,canentsofthe20thcenturyinamericaandtoavoidtheaericanhereandeveryamericaninourlandtodaymustaent,anemunity,ericasjourney.thepromiseise.(alause.)inthisneostprizedpoeion.ourschoolsationage,everylibrary,everychild.parentsandchildrenenotonlytoakeattheirkitchentablee,abetterjob,thecertainchancetogotocollege.ourstreetsorsellthemdrugsanymore.everyoneanentunderclapartoftomorroiddlecla.neiraclesofmedicineatlastcarenoiliestoolongdenied.ightyforpeaceandfreedom,andmaintainastrongdefeeagaitterroranddestruction.ourchildrenthethreatofnuclear,chemicalorbiologicalsandfactoriesocracyocracies.ourlandofneiseeetsitsobligatio-anationthatbalancesitsbudget,butneverlosesthebalanceofitsvalues.(alause.)anationentandhealthcare,andtheirgrandchildrenknoadethereformsnecearytosustainthosebenefitsfortheirtime.(alause.)anationthatfortifiestheostproductiveeconomyevenasitprotectsthegreatnaturalbountyofourajesticland.andinthislandofneise,edourpoliticssothatthevoiceofthepeopleerica.(alause.)felloerica,anationevermovingforportant,andustmaintainthem.butletusneverforget:thegreatestprogreade,andthegreatestprogreake,heend,alltheiesarenomatchforthestrengthanddecencyofthehumanirit.(alause.)thirty-fouryearsago,themanall,inovedthecocienceofanation.likeaprophetofold,hetoldofhisdreamthatonedayamericaartinlutherkingsdreamericandream.hisquestisourquest:theceaselestrivingtoliveoutourtruecreed.ourhistoryhasbeenbuiltonsuchdreamsandlabors.andbyourdreamsandlabors thepromiseofamericainthe21stcentury.tothateffortipledgeallmystrengthandeverypoyoffice.iaskthemembersofcongreheretojoininthatpledge.theamericanpeoplereturnedtoofficeapresidentofonepartyandacongreofanother.surely,theydidnotdothistoadvancethepoliticsofpettybickeringandextremepartisahiptheyplainlydeplore.(alause.)no,theycallonusiteadtoberepairersofthebreach,andtomoveonericasmiion.americademandsanddeservesbigthingsfromus-andnothingbigevercamefrombeingsmall.(alause.)letusrememberthetimeleofcardinalbernardin,e,onacrimonyanddivision.”felloustnote.forallofusareonthatsamejourneyofourlives,andourjourney,too,etoanend.butthejourneyofouramericamustgoon.andso,myfelloerica,ustbestrong,forthereismuchtodare.thedemandsofourtimearegreatandtheyaredifferent.letusmeetthemericantocroovertoableedlandofneise.maythosegeneratioe