哂嚣处讐後!!speechpaper

1、哂囂處讐後! speech papertha nkyou!chiefjusticerehnquist,preside ntcartecpresidentbush preside ntclint on ,distinguishedguestsa ndmyfellowcitizenshepeecefultrans ferofauthorityisrareinhistory,yetcom mon inourco un try.withasimpleoath,we affirmoldtraditi onsan dmakenewbegi nnin gs.asibegi rjtho nkpreside n

2、tclinto n forhisservicetoournatio n.andithenkvicepresidentgoreforac on testconduct edwithspiritande ndedwithgrace.iemhonoredendhumbledtosta ndhere,whe resomanyofamericasleadershavecomebeforeme ndsomanywillfollow.we haveaplace,allofus,inalongstory-astorywecontinue,butwhoseendwewillno tsee.itisthestor

3、yofanewworldthatbecameafrie ndan dliberatoroftheold,asto ryofaslave-holdingsocietythatbecameaservantoffreedom,thestoryofapowe rthatwentintotheworldtoprotectbut no tpossess,todefe ndbut no ttoc onq uer.i tistheamericanstory-astoryofflawedandfalliblepeople,unitedacrossthegen erati on sbygrandande ndur

4、ingideels.thegrendestoftheseidealsise nunfoldi ng america npromisethatevery on ebel on gs,thateveryonedeservesachance,that noinsign ifica ntpersonwaseverbor n.americanserecalledtoenectthispromisei no urlivesa ndino urlaws.andthoughour nation hassometimeshalted,andsome timesdelayed,wemustfollow no ot

5、hercourse.throughmuchofthelestcentury, americasfaithinfreedoma nddemocQcywesarocki neQgingsea.nowitisesee duponthewi ndteki ngrooti nmany nations.ourdemocQticfaithismorethanth ecreedofourco un try,itisthei nbor nhopeofourhume nity,anideelwecaiTybutd onotown ,atrustwebearandpassal ong.an deve natter

6、nearly225ye3rs,wehave alongwayyettotravel.whilema ny ofourcitize nsprospepothersdoubtthepromi se,eventhejustice,ofourow ncountry.theambitio nsofsomeamericanserelimit edbyfailingschoolsa ndhidde nprejudicea ndthecircumste ncesoftheirbirth.a n dsometimesourdifferencesrunsodeep,itseemsweshareac on tine

7、 nt, but no tac oun try.wedo no tacceptthis,andwewillnotallowit.ourunity,ourunion,istheser iousworkofleadersandcitizensineverygeneration.a ndthisismysolemnpledge :iwillworktobuildasinglenati ono fjusticea ndopportunity.ikno wthisisinourrea chbecauseweareguidedbyapowerlargertha no urselveswhocreetesu

8、sequalin hisimage.a ndweereconfidenti nprin ciplesthatuniteandleadus on ward.ameri cahas neverbee nun itedbybloodorbirthorsoil.weareboundbyidealsthatmove usbey on dourbackgroundsjiftusaboveourinterestsandteachuswhatitmea ns tobecitize ns.everychildmustbeteughtthesepri nciples.everycitize nmustuph ol

9、dthem.andeveryimmigrantbyembracingtheseidealsakesourcountrym ore,notless,american.today,weaffirmanewcommitme nttoliveoutournetion spromisethroughcivility,courage,compassionandcharacter.america,atitsbes t,matchesacommitmenttopri nciplewithac on cernforcivility.acivilsocietydem an dsfromeachofusgoodwi

10、lla ndrespect 佝 rdeali ngen dforgiveness.somesee mtobelievethatourpoliticscanaffordtobepettybecausej natimeofpeacethes takesofourdebatesappearsmall.butthestakesforamericaare neversmell.ifour countrydoesnotleadthecauseoffreedomJtwillnotbeledJfwedonotturntheh eartsofchildre ntowerdk no wledgea ndchera

11、ctepwewilllosetheirgiftsand und erminetheiridealism.ifwepermitourec ono mytodriftanddecline,thevulnerab lewillsuffermost.wemustliveuptothecallingweshare.civilityis no tatacticorase n timent.itisthedeterminedchoiceoftrustoverc yn icism,ofcommunityovercha os.a nd thiscommitmentjfwekeepit,isawaytoshare

12、daccomplishme nt.americ a,atitsbestjsalsocourageous.ournatio nalcouragehasbee ncl earintimesofde pressi onan dwar,whe ndefendingcommonda ngersdefi nedourcommongood. no wwemustchooseiftheexampleofourfathersandmotherswillinspireusorco n dem nu s.wemustshowcouragei natimeofblessingbyc on frontingproble

13、msi n steadofpassi ngthem on tofuturege neretio ns.togetheDwewillreclaimemerica sschools,beforeig noran ceandapathyclaimmoreyounglives.wewillreformsoc ialsecurityandmedicareparingourchildrenfromstruggleswehavethepowert opreve nt3ndwewillreducet3xes,torecoverthemomentumofoureconomyan drewardtheeffort

14、ande nterpriseofworkingamericans.wewillbuildourdefe ns esbey on dchallengejestweaknessinvitechalle nge.wewillc onf rontweaponsof massdestructi on ,sothata newce nturyissparednewhoirors.theenemiesoflibe rtyandourcountryshouldmakenomistake:americaremai nsen gagedinthewor Idbyhistorya ndbychogshapi nge

15、bele nceofpowerthatfavorsfreedom.wewil Idefe ndourelliesendouri nterests.wewillshowpurposewithoutarroga nee. we willmeetaggressionandbadfaithwithresolvea ndstrength.andtoall nationsw ewillspeakforthevaluesthatgaveournationbirth.americatitsbestjscompas sion ate.i nthequietofemeric3nconscience,wek no

16、wthatdeep,persiste ntpove rtyisunworthyofournatio rTspromisea nd whateverourviewsofitscause,weca n agreethatchildre natriskarenotetfault. abend onmen tandabuseare no tactsof godheyarefailuresoflove.andtheproliferationofpris on s,howevemecessary, isnosubstituteforhopeandorderinoursouls.wherethereissu

17、fferi ng,thereisdu ty.americansi nn eedare no tstrangers,theyarecitizens,notproblems,butpriorit ies.a ndallofusaredimi nishedwhe ernmenthesgreatres pon sibilitiesforpublicsafetyandpublichealthjorcivilrightsandcommo nschoo Is.yetcompassionistheworkofa nation,notjustegovernment. a n

18、dsomeneedsa n dhurtsaresodeeptheywill on lyresp on dtoamentorstouchorapastorsprayer. churchandcharity,synagoguea ndmosquelendourcomm un itiestheirhumanit y,andtheywillhavea nhon oredplecei no urplansa ndinourlaws.ma nyino urcou n tryd onotkno wthepainofpoverty,butwecanlistentothosewhodo.a ndicanple

19、dgeournati on toagoakwhe nweseethatwou ndedtrevelerontheroedtojericho ,wewill no tpasstotheotherside.america,atitsbest,isaplacewherepers on a I res ponsibilityisvalueda ndexpected.e ncouragingresponsibilityisnotaseerchfors capegoats,itisacalltoconscie nce.andthoughitrequiressacrificeitbringsadee per

20、fulfillme nt.wefi ndthefull nessoflife no tonlyinoptio ns,buti ncommitments. an dwefindthatchildrenandcommunityarethecommitme ntsthetsetusfree.o urpublicinterestdepe ndson privatecharacter, on civicdutya ndfamilybon dsan dbasicfair ness, onu ncou nted, unhono redactsofdece ncywhichgivedirectiontoour

21、freedom.sometimesinlifewearecalledtodogreatthings.butasasaintofou rtimeshassaid,everydaywearecalledtodosmallthingswithgreatlove.themost importa nttasksofademocracyered on ebyeveryone.iwillliveandleadbythesep rinciples:toadva ncemyc on victio nswithcivility,topursuethepublicinterestwit hcourage,tospe

22、akforgreaterjusticea ndcompessio n/tocellforresponsibilitya n dtrytoliveitaswell.inallthesewaysjwillbringthevaluesofourhistorytothecare ofourtimes.whatyoudoisasimporta ntesenythinggovernmentdoes.iaskyouto seekacommongoodbeyondyourcomfort;todefe ndn eededreformsagai nstee syattacks;toserveyournation,

23、begi nn ingwithyourneighbor.iaskyoutobecitize ns:citizens, no tspectators;citize ns,no tsubjects;resp on siblecitizens,buildingc ommunitiesofserviceandanati ono fcharacter.america nsarege nerouse ndstro n ganddece nt,no tbecausewebelievei nourselves,butbecauseweholdbeliefsb eyondourselves.whenthisspiritofcitizenshipismissi ng,nogovernmentprogra mcanreplaceit.whe nthisspiritispresent,nowr on gcanstandagai nstit.afterthe declarati ono findepe ndencewessig ne