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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myfellowcitize:atthislastpresidentialinaugurationofthe20thcentury,letusliftoureyestowardthechallengesthatawaitusinthenextcentury.itisourgreatgoodfortunethattimeandchancehaveputusnotonlyattheedgeofanewcentury,inanewmilleium,butontheedgeofabrightnewproectinhumanaffairs-amomentthatwilldefineourcourse,andourcharacter,fordecadestocome.wemustkeepourolddemocracyforeveryoung.guidedbytheancientvisionofapromisedland,letussetoursightsuponalandofnewpromise.thepromiseofamericawasborninthe18thcenturyoutoftheboldconvictionthatweareallcreatedequal.itwasextendedandpreservedinthe19thcentury,whenournationreadacrothecontinent,savedtheunion,andabolishedtheawfulscourgeofslavery.then,inturmoilandtriumph,thatpromiseexplodedontotheworldstagetomakethistheamericancentury.andwhatacenturyithasbeen.americabecametheworldsmightiestindustrialpower;savedtheworldfromtyrayintwoworldwarsandalongcoldwar;andtimeandagain,reachedoutacrotheglobetomilliowho,likeus,longedforthebleingsofliberty.alongtheway,americaproducedagreatmiddleclaandsecurityinoldage;builtunrivaledcentersoflearningandopenedpublicschoolstoall;littheatomandexploredtheheaveinventedthecomputerandthemicrochianddeepenedthewellringofjusticebymakingarevolutionincivilrightsforafricanamericaandallminorities,andextendingthecircleofcitizehip,oortunityanddignitytowomen.now,forthethirdtime,anewcenturyisuponus,andanothertimetochoose.webeganthe19thcenturywithachoice,toreadournationfromcoasttocoast.webeganthe20thcenturywithachoice,toharnetheindustrialrevolutiontoourvaluesoffreeenterprise,coervation,andhumandecency.thosechoicesmadeallthedifference.atthedawnofthe21stcenturyafreepeoplemustnowchoosetoshapetheforcesoftheinformationageandtheglobalsociety,tounleashthelimitlepotentialofallourpeople,and,yes,toformamoreperfectunion.whenlastwegathered,ourmarchtothisnewfutureseemedlecertainthanitdoestoday.wevowedthentosetaclearcoursetorenewournation.inthesefouryears,wehavebeentouchedbytr agedy,exhilaratedbychallenge,strengthenedbyachievement.americastandsaloneastheworldsindieablenation.onceagain,oureconomyisthestrongestonearth.onceagain,wearebuildingstrongerfamilies,thrivingcommunities,bettereducationaloortunities,acleanerenvironment.problemsthatonceseemeddestinedtodeepennowbendtoourefforts:ourstreetsaresaferandrecordnumbersofourfellowcitizehavemovedfromwelfaretowork.andonceagain,wehaveresolvedforourtimeagreatdebateovertheroleofgovernment.todaywecandeclare:governmentisnottheproblem,andgovernmentisnotthesolution.we-theamericanpeople-wearethesolution.(alause.)ourfoundersunderstoodthatwellandgaveusademocracystrongenoughtoendureforcenturies,flexibleenoughtofaceourcommonchallengesandadvanceourcommondreamsineachnewday.astimeschange,sogovernmentmustchange.weneedanewgovernmentforanewcentury-humbleenoughnottotrytosolveallourproblemsforus,butstrongenoughtogiveusthetoolstosolveourproblemsforourselveagovernmentthatissmaller,liveswithinitsmea,anddoesmorewithle.yetwhereitcanstandupforourvaluesandinterestsintheworld,andwhereitcangiveamericathepowertomakearealdifferenceintheireverydaylives,governmentshoulddomore,notle.thepreeminentmiionofournewgovernmentistogiveallamericaanoortunity-notaguarantee,butarealoortunity-tobuildbetterlives.(alause.)beyondthat,myfellowcitize,thefutureisuptous.ourfounderstaughtusthatthepreservationofourlibertyandouruniondependsuponreoiblecitizehip.andweneedanewseeofreoibilityforanewcentury.thereisworktodo,workthatgovernmentalonecaotdo:teachingchildrentoread;hiringpeopleoffwelfarerollcomingoutfrombehindlockeddoorsandshutteredwindowstohelpreclaimourstreetsfromdrugsandgangsandcrime;takingtimeoutofourownlivestoserveothers.eachandeveryoneofus,inourownway,mustaumepersonalreoibility-notonlyforourselvesandourfamilies,butforourneighborsandournation.(alause.)ourgreatestreoibilityistoembraceanewiritofcommunityforanewcentury.foranyoneofustosucceed,wemustsucceedasoneamerica.thechallengeofourpastremaithechallengeofourfuture-willwebeonenation,onepeople,withonecommondestiny,ornot?willweallcometogether,orcomeapart?thedivideofracehasbeenamericascotantcurse.andeachnewwaveofimmigrantsgivesnewtargetstooldprejudices.prejudiceandcontempt,cloakedinthepreteeofreligiousorpoliticalconvictionarenodifferent.(alause.)theseforceshavenearlydestroyedournationinthepast.theyplagueusstill.theyfuelthefanaticismofterror.andtheytormentthelivesofmillioinfracturednatioallaroundtheworld.theseoeiocrileboththosewhohateand,ofcourse,thosewhoarehated,roingbothofwhattheymightbecome.wecaot,wewillnot,succumbtothedarkimpulsesthatlurkinthefarregioofthesouleverywhere.weshallovercomethem.(alause.)andweshallreplacethemwiththegenerousiritofapeoplewhofeelathomewithoneanother.ourrichtextureofracial,religiousandpoliticaldiversitywillbeagodsendinthe21stcentury.greatrewardswillcometothosewhocanlivetogether,learntogether,worktogether,forgenewtiesthatbindtogether.asthisneweraaroacheswecanalreadyseeitsbroadoutlines.tenyearsago,theinternetwasthemysticalprovinceofphysicisttoday,itisacommolaceencyclopediaformillioofschoolchildren.scientistsnowaredecodingtheblueprintofhumanlife.curesforourmostfearedillneesseemcloseathand.theworldisnolongerdividedintotwohostilecam.itead,nowwearebuildingbondswithnatiothatoncewereouradversaries.growingcoectioofcommerceandculturegiveusachancetoliftthefortunesandiritsofpeopletheworldover.andfortheveryfirsttimeinallofhistory,morepeopleonthisplanetliveunderdemocracythandictatorship.(alause.)myfellowamerica,aswelookbackatthisremarkablecentury,wemayask,canwehopenotjusttofollow,buteventosurpatheachievementsofthe20thcenturyinamericaandtoavoidtheawfulbloodshedthatstaineditslegacy?tothatquestion,everyamericanhereandeveryamericaninourlandtodaymustaweraresoundingyes.(alause.)thisistheheartofourtask.withanewvisionofgovernment,anewseeofreoibility,anewiritofcommunity,wewillsustainamericasjourney.thepromisewesoughtinanewlandwewillfindagaininalandofnewpromise.(alause.)inthisnewland,educationwillbeeverycitizensmostprizedpoeion.ourschoolswillhavethehigheststandardsintheworld,ignitingthearkofpoibilityintheeyesofeverygirlandeveryboy.andthedoorsofhighereducationwillbeopentoall.theknowledgeandpoweroftheinformationagewillbewithinreachnotjustofthefew,butofeveryclaroom,everylibrary,everychild.parentsandchildrenwillhavetimenotonlytowork,buttoreadandplaytogether.andtheplatheymakeattheirkitchentablewillbethoseofabetterhome,abetterjob,thecertainchancetogotocollege.ourstreetswillechoagainwiththelaughterofourchildren,becausenoonewilltrytoshootthemorsellthemdrugsanymore.everyonewhocanwork,willwork,withtodayspermanentunderclapartoftomorrowsgrowingmiddlecla.newmiraclesofmedicineatlastwillreachnotonlythosewhocanclaimcarenow,butthechildrenandhardworkingfamiliestoolongdenied.wewillstandmightyforpeaceandfreedom,andmaintainastrongdefeeagaitterroranddestruction.ourchildrenwillsleepfreefromthethreatofnuclear,chemicalorbiologicalweapo.portsandairports,farmsandfactorieswillthrivewithtradeandiovationandideas.andtheworldsgreatestdemocracywillleadawholeworldofdemocracies.ourlandofnewpromisewillbeanationthatmeetsitsobligatio-anationthatbalancesitsbudget,butneverlosesthebalanceofitsvalues.(alause.)anationwhereourgrandparentshavesecureretirementandhealthcare,andtheirgrandchildrenknowwehavemadethereformsnecearytosustainthosebenefitsfortheirtime.(alause.)anationthatfortifiestheworldsmostproductiveeconomyevenasitprotectsthegreatnaturalbountyofourwater,air,andmajesticland.andinthislandofnewpromise,wewillhavereformedourpoliticssothatthevoiceofthepeoplewillalwayseaklouderthanthedinofnarrowinterests-regainingtheparticipationanddeservingthetrustofallamerica.(alause.)fellowcitize,letusbuildthatamerica,anationevermovingforwardtowardrealizingthefullpotentialofallitscitize.proerityandpower-yes,theyareimportant,andwemustmaintainthem.butletusneverforget:thegreatestprogrewehavemade,andthegreatestprogrewehaveyettomake,isinthehumanheart.intheend,alltheworldswealthandathousandarmiesarenomatchforthestrengthanddecencyofthehumanirit.(alause.)版权所有thirty-fouryearsago,themanwhoselifewecelebratetodayoketousdownthere,attheotherendofthismall,inwordsthatmovedthecocienceofanation.likeaprophetofold,hetoldofhisdreamthatonedayamericawouldriseupandtreatallitscitizeasequalsbeforethelawandintheheart.martinlutherkingsdreamwastheamericandream.hisquestisourquest:theceaselestrivingtoliveoutourtruecreed.ourhistoryhasbeenbuiltonsuchdreamsandlabors.andbyourdreamsandlaborswewillredeemthepromiseofamericainthe21stcentury.tothateffortipledgeallmystrengthandeverypowerofmyoffice.iaskthemembersofcongreheretojoininthatpledge.theamericanpeoplereturnedtoofficeapresidentofonepartyandacongreofanother.surely,theydidnotdothistoadvancethepoliticsofpettybickeringandextremepartisahiptheyplainlydeplore.(alause.)no,theycallonusiteadtoberepairersofthebreach,andtomoveonwithamericasmiion.americademandsanddeservesbigthingsfromus-andnothingbigevercamefrombeingsmall.(alause.)letusrememberthetimelewisdomofcardinalbernardin,whenfacingtheendofhisownlife.hesaid:itiswrongtowastethepre