名人演讲：打破沉寂

精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创1/42名人演讲打破沉寂我们都知道，马丁路德金是美国的民权运动领袖，他为黑人谋求平等，甚至献出了自己的生命，被誉为是“黑人的麦加”。而与此同时，马丁路德金也是一名卓越的反战斗士，他关心的不仅仅是“小我”的权利，而且还有“大我”的和平、自由。如果你一直以来只是把马丁路德金看成一个黑人运动领袖，那么下面的这篇演讲相信会让你对他有新的认识马返隆鸬奈按笕烁裰档梦颐敲恳桓鲅鍪幼鹁础BR本演讲发表于1967年4月4日，是马丁路德金在“忧世教士和俗人协会”的一个反越站的集会上的演讲，集会的地点是纽约著名的河边大教堂（RIVERSIDECHURCH）。我之所以跨入此间宏伟的教堂，是因为我的良心让我别无选择。我加入你们的集会，则是因为我对这个聚合我们的组织“忧世教士和俗人协会”关注越南的工作和主旨非常认同。我对你们执委会最近的声明深有同感，当我阅读到它的开场白的时候就甚有共鸣“这是一个沉默即是背叛的时刻。”ICOMETOTHISMAGNIFICENTHOUSEOFWORSHIP精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创2/42TONIGHTBECAUSEMYCONSCIENCELEAVESMENOOTHERCHOICEIJOINYOUINTHISMEETINGBECAUSEIAMINDEEPESTAGREEMENTWITHTHEAIMSANDWORKOFTHEORGANIZATIONWHICHHASBROUGHTUSTOGETHERCLERGYANDLAYMENCONCERNEDABOUTVIETNAMTHERECENTSTATEMENTSOFYOUREXECUTIVECOMMITTEEARETHESENTIMENTSOFMYOWNHEART,ANDIFOUNDMYSELFINFULLACCORDWHENIREADITSOPENINGLINES“ATIMECOMESWHENSILENCEISBETRAYAL“演讲全文ATIMETOBREAKSILENCEBYMARTINLUTHERKING,JRICOMETOTHISMAGNIFICENTHOUSEOFWORSHIPTONIGHTBECAUSEMYCONSCIENCELEAVESMENOOTHERCHOICEIJOINYOUINTHISMEETINGBECAUSEIAMINDEEPESTAGREEMENTWITHTHEAIMSANDWORKOFTHEORGANIZATIONWHICHHASBROUGHTUSTOGETHERCLERGYANDLAYMENCONCERNEDABOUTVIETNAMTHERECENTSTATEMENTSOFYOUREXECUTIVECOMMITTEEARETHESENTIMENTSOFMYOWNHEART,ANDIFOUNDMYSELFIN精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创3/42FULLACCORDWHENIREADITSOPENINGLINES“ATIMECOMESWHENSILENCEISBETRAYAL“ANDTHATTIMEHASCOMEFORUSINRELATIONTOVIETNAMTHETRUTHOFTHESEWORDSISBEYONDDOUBT,BUTTHEMISSIONTOWHICHTHEYCALLUSISAMOSTDIFFICULTONEEVENWHENPRESSEDBYTHEDEMANDSOFINNERTRUTH,MENDONOTEASILYASSUMETHETASKOFOPPOSINGTHEIRGOVERNMENTSPOLICY,ESPECIALLYINTIMEOFWARNORDOESTHEHUMANSPIRITMOVEWITHOUTGREATDIFFICULTYAGAINSTALLTHEAPATHYOFCONFORMISTTHOUGHTWITHINONESOWNBOSOMANDINTHESURROUNDINGWORLDMOREOVER,WHENTHEISSUESATHANDSEEMASPERPLEXEDASTHEYOFTENDOINTHECASEOFTHISDREADFULCONFLICT,WEAREALWAYSONTHEVERGEOFBEINGMESMERIZEDBYUNCERTAINTYBUTWEMUSTMOVEONANDSOMEOFUSWHOHAVEALREADYBEGUNTOBREAKTHESILENCEOFTHENIGHTHAVEFOUNDTHATTHECALLINGTOSPEAKISOFTENAVOCATIONOFAGONY,BUTWEMUSTSPEAKWEMUSTSPEAKWITHALLTHEHUMILITYTHATIS精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创4/42APPROPRIATETOOURLIMITEDVISION,BUTWEMUSTSPEAKANDWEMUSTREJOICEASWELL,FORSURELYTHISISTHEFIRSTTIMEINOURNATIONSHISTORYTHATASIGNIFICANTNUMBEROFITSRELIGIOUSLEADERSHAVECHOSENTOMOVEBEYONDTHEPROPHESYINGOFSMOOTHPATRIOTISMTOTHEHIGHGROUNDSOFAFIRMDISSENTBASEDUPONTHEMANDATESOFCONSCIENCEANDTHEREADINGOFHISTORYPERHAPSANEWSPIRITISRISINGAMONGUSIFITIS,LETUSTRACEITSMOVEMENTSANDPRAYTHATOUROWNINNERBEINGMAYBESENSITIVETOITSGUIDANCE,FORWEAREDEEPLYINNEEDOFANEWWAYBEYONDTHEDARKNESSTHATSEEMSSOCLOSEAROUNDUSOVERTHEPASTTWOYEARS,ASIHAVEMOVEDTOBREAKTHEBETRAYALOFMYOWNSILENCESANDTOSPEAKFROMTHEBURNINGSOFMYOWNHEART,ASIHAVECALLEDFORRADICALDEPARTURESFROMTHEDESTRUCTIONOFVIETNAM,MANYPERSONSHAVEQUESTIONEDMEABOUTTHEWISDOMOFMYPATHATTHEHEARTOFTHEIRCONCERNSTHISQUERYHASOFTENLOOMEDLARGEANDLOUD“WHYAREYOUSPEAKINGABOUTTHEWAR,DRKING“WHYAREYOU精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创5/42JOININGTHEVOICESOFDISSENT“PEACEANDCIVILRIGHTSDONTMIX,“THEYSAY“ARENTYOUHURTINGTHECAUSEOFYOURPEOPLE,“THEYASKANDWHENIHEARTHEM,THOUGHIOFTENUNDERSTANDTHESOURCEOFTHEIRCONCERN,IAMNEVERTHELESSGREATLYSADDENED,FORSUCHQUESTIONSMEANTHATTHEINQUIRERSHAVENOTREALLYKNOWNME,MYCOMMITMENTORMYCALLINGINDEED,THEIRQUESTIONSSUGGESTTHATTHEYDONOTKNOWTHEWORLDINWHICHTHEYLIVEINTHELIGHTOFSUCHTRAGICMISUNDERSTANDING,IDEEMITOFSIGNALIMPORTANCETOTRYTOSTATECLEARLY,ANDITRUSTCONCISELY,WHYIBELIEVETHATTHEPATHFROMDEXTERAVENUEBAPTISTCHURCHTHECHURCHINMONTGOMERY,ALABAMA,WHEREIBEGANMYPASTORATELEADSCLEARLYTOTHISSANCTUARYTONIGHTICOMETOTHISPLATFORMTONIGHTTOMAKEAPASSIONATEPLEATOMYBELOVEDNATIONTHISSPEECHISNOTADDRESSEDTOHANOIORTOTHENATIONALLIBERATIONFRONTITISNOTADDRESSEDTOCHINAOR精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创6/42TORUSSIANORISITANATTEMPTTOOVERLOOKTHEAMBIGUITYOFTHETOTALSITUATIONANDTHENEEDFORACOLLECTIVESOLUTIONTOTHETRAGEDYOFVIETNAMNEITHERISITANATTEMPTTOMAKENORTHVIETNAMORTHENATIONALLIBERATIONFRONTPARAGONSOFVIRTUE,NORTOOVERLOOKTHEROLETHEYMUSTPLAYINTHESUCCESSFULRESOLUTIONOFTHEPROBLEMWHILETHEYBOTHMAYHAVEJUSTIFIABLEREASONSTOBESUSPICIOUSOFTHEGOODFAITHOFTHEUNITEDSTATES,LIFEANDHISTORYGIVEELOQUENTTESTIMONYTOTHEFACTTHATCONFLICTSARENEVERRESOLVEDWITHOUTTRUSTFULGIVEANDTAKEONBOTHSIDESTONIGHT,HOWEVER,IWISHNOTTOSPEAKWITHHANOIANDTHENATIONALLIBERATIONFRONT,BUTRATHERTOMYFELLOWEDSICAMERICANS,WHO,WITHME,BEARTHEGREATESTRESPONSIBILITYINENDINGACONFLICTTHATHASEXACTEDAHEAVYPRICEONBOTHCONTINENTSSINCEIAMAPREACHERBYTRADE,ISUPPOSEITISNOTSURPRISINGTHATIHAVESEVENMAJORREASONSFORBRINGINGVIETNAMINTOTHEFIELDOFMYMORAL精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创7/42VISIONTHEREISATTHEOUTSETAVERYOBVIOUSANDALMOSTFACILECONNECTIONBETWEENTHEWARINVIETNAMANDTHESTRUGGLEI,ANDOTHERS,HAVEBEENWAGINGINAMERICAAFEWYEARSAGOTHEREWASASHININGMOMENTINTHATSTRUGGLEITSEEMEDASIFTHEREWASAREALPROMISEOFHOPEFORTHEPOORBOTHBLACKANDWHITETHROUGHTHEPOVERTYPROGRAMTHEREWEREEXPERIMENTS,HOPES,NEWBEGINNINGSTHENCAMETHEBUILDUPINVIETNAM,ANDIWATCHEDTHISPROGRAMBROKENANDEVISCERATED,ASIFITWERESOMEIDLEPOLITICALPLAYTHINGOFASOCIETYGONEMADONWAR,ANDIKNEWTHATAMERICAWOULDNEVERINVESTTHENECESSARYFUNDSORENERGIESINREHABILITATIONOFITSPOORSOLONGASADVENTURESLIKEV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