芭芭拉乔丹经典英语演讲

1、芭芭拉乔丹经典英语演讲芭芭拉乔丹出生于1936年德克萨斯州休斯顿的南部。她是家里三姐妹中最小的一个，她爸爸是洗礼堂的一位牧师。他教导她要爱家人，为人要忠诚，并且还教她音乐和外语。她经常以她自己的亲生经历来教导所有的美国人，一个人的信念是多么的重要，真理是多么的强大。下面是芭芭拉乔丹经典英语演讲，希望作者整理的对你有用，欢迎阅读：Thankyouladiesandgentlemenforaverywarmreception.Itwasonehundredandforty-fouryearsagothatmembersoftheDemocraticPartyfirstmetinconvention

2、toselectaPresidentialcandidate.Sincethattime,DemocratshavecontinuedtoconveneonceeveryfouryearsanddraftapartyplatformandnominateaPresidentialcandidate.Andourmeetingthisweekisacontinuationofthattradition.Butthereissomethingdifferentabouttonight.Thereissomethingspecialabouttonight.Whatisdifferent?Whati

3、sspecial?I,BarbaraJordan,amakeynotespeaker.Alotofyearspassedsince1832,andduringthattimeitwouldhavebeenmostunusualforanynationalpoliticalpartytoaskthataBarbaraJordantodeliverakeynoteaddress.ButtonighthereIam.AndIfeelthatnotwithstandingthepastthatmypresencehereisoneadditionalbitofevidencethattheAmeric

4、anDreamneednotforeverbedeferred.NowthatIhavethisgranddistinctionwhatintheworldamIsupposedtosay?IcouldeasilyspendthistimepraisingtheacplishmentsofthispartyandattackingtheRepublicans-butIdon'tchoosetodothat.IcouldlistthemanyproblemswhichAmericanshave.Icouldlisttheproblemswhichcausepeopletofeelcyni

5、cal,angry,frustrated:problemswhichincludelackofintegrityingovernment;thefeelingthattheinpidualnolongercounts;therealityofmaterialandspiritualpoverty;thefeelingthatthegrandAmericanexperimentisfailingorhasfailed.Icouldrecitetheseproblems,andthenIcouldsitdownandoffernosolutions.ButIdon'tchoosetodot

6、hateither.ThecitizensofAmericaexpectmore.Theydeserveandtheywantmorethanarecitalofproblems.Weareapeopleinaquandaryaboutthepresent.Weareapeopleinsearchofourfuture.Weareapeopleinsearchofanationalmunity.Weareapeopletryingnotonlytosolvetheproblemsofthepresent,unemployment,inflation,butweareattemptingonal

7、argerscaletofulfillthepromiseofAmerica.Weareattemptingtofulfillournationalpurpose,tocreateandsustainasocietyinwhichallofusareequal.Throughoutouthistory,whenpeoplehavelookedfornewwaystosolvetheirproblems,andtoupholdtheprinciplesofthisnation,manytimestheyhaveturnedtopoliticalparties.Theyhaveoftenturne

8、dtotheDemocraticParty.Whatisit?WhatisitabouttheDemocraticPartythatmakesittheinstrumentthepeopleusewhentheysearchforwaystoshapetheirfuture?WellIbelievetheanswertothatquestionliesinourconceptofgoverning.Ourconceptofgoverningisderivedfromourviewofpeople.Itisaconceptdeeplyrootedinasetofbeliefsfirmlyetch

9、edinthenationalconscienceofallofus.Nowwhatarethesebeliefs?First,webelieveinequalityforallandprivilegesfornone.ThisisabeliefthateachAmericanregardlessofbackgroundhasequalstandinginthepublicforum-allofus.Becausewebelievethisideasofirmly,weareaninclusiveratherthananexclusiveparty.Leteverybodye!Ithinkit

10、noaccidentthatmostofthoseemigratingtoAmericainthe19thcenturyidentifiedwiththeDemocraticParty.WeareaheterogeneouspartymadeupofAmericansofpersebackgrounds.Webelievethatthepeoplearethesourceofallgovernmentalpower;thattheauthorityofthepeopleistobeextended,notrestricted.Thiscanbeacplishedonlybyprovidinge

11、achcitizenwitheveryopportunitytoparticipateinthemanagementofthegovernment.Theymusthavethat,webelieve.Webelievethatthegovernmentwhichrepresentstheauthorityofallthepeople,notjustoneinterestgroup,butallthepeople,hasanobligationtoactively-underscoreactively-seektoremovethoseobstacleswhichwouldblockinpid

12、ualachievement-obstaclesemanatingfromrace,sex,economiccondition.Thegovernmentmustremovethem,seektoremovethem.Weareapartyofinnovation.Wedonotrejectourtraditions,butwearewillingtoadapttochangingcircumstances,whenchangewemust.Wearewillingtosufferthedisfortofchangeinordertoachieveabetterfuture.Wehaveapo

13、sitivevisionofthefuturefoundedonthebeliefthatthegapbetweenthepromiseandrealityofAmericacanonedaybefinallyclosed.Webelievethat.This,myfriends,isthebedrockofourconceptofgoverning.ThisisapartofthereasonwhyAmericanshaveturnedtotheDemocraticParty.Thesearethefoundationsuponwhichanationalmunitycanbebuilt.L

14、et'sallunderstandthattheseguidingprinciplescannotbediscardedforshort-termpoliticalgains.Theyrepresentwhatthiscountryisallabout.TheyareindigenoustotheAmericanidea.Andtheseareprincipleswhicharenotnegotiable.Inothertimes,IcouldstandhereandgivethiskindofexpositiononthebeliefsoftheDemocraticPartyandt

15、hatwouldbeenough.Buttodaythatisnotenough.Peoplewantmore.ThatisnotsufficientreasonforthemajorityofthepeopleofthiscountrytovoteDemocratic.Wehavemademistakes.Werealizethat.Inourhastetodoallthingsforallpeople,wedidnotforeseethefullconsequencesofouractions.Andwhenthepeopleraisedtheirvoices,wedidn'the

16、ar.Butourdeafnesswasonlyatemporarycondition,andnotanirreversiblecondition.EvenasIstandhereandadmitthatwehavemademistakes,IstillbelievethatasthepeopleofAmericasitinjudgmentoneachparty,theywillrecognizethatourmistakesweremistakesoftheheart.They'llrecognizethat.Andnowwemustlooktothefuture.Letusheed

17、thevoiceofthepeopleandrecognizetheirmonsense.Ifwedonot,wenotonlyblasphemeourpoliticalheritage,weignorethemontiesthatbindallAmericans.Manyfearthefuture.Manyaredistrustfuloftheirleaders,andbelievethattheirvoicesareneverheard.Manyseekonlytosatisfytheirprivateworkwants.Tosatisfytheirprivateinterests.But

18、thisisthegreatdangerAmericafaces.Thatwewillceasetobeonenationandbeeinsteadacollectionofinterestgroups:cityagainstsuburb,regionagainstregion,inpidualagainstinpidual.Eachseekingtosatisfyprivatewants.Ifthathappens,whothenwillspeakforAmerica?Whothenwillspeakforthemongood?Thisisthequestionwhichmustbeansw

19、eredin1976.Arewetobeonepeopleboundtogetherbymonspirit,sharinginamonendeavor;orwillwebeeapidednation?Forallofitsuncertainty,wecannotfleethefuture.WemustnotbeethenewPuritansandrejectoursociety.Wemustaddressandmasterthefuturetogether.Itcanbedoneifwerestorethebeliefthatweshareasenseofnationalmunity,that

20、weshareamonnationalendeavor.Itcanbedone.Thereisnoexecutiveorder;thereisnolawthatcanrequiretheAmericanpeopletoformanationalmunity.Thiswemustdoasinpiduals,andifwedoitasinpiduals,thereisnoPresidentoftheUnitedStateswhocanvetothatdecision.Asafirststep,wemustrestoreourbeliefinourselves.Weareagenerouspeopl

21、esowhycan'twebegenerouswitheachother?WeneedtotaketoheartthewordsspokenbyThomasJefferson:Letusrestoretosocialintercoursethatharmonyandaffectionwithoutwhichlibertyandevenlifearebutdrearythings.Anationisformedbythewillingnessofeachofustoshareintheresponsibilityforupholdingthemongood.Agovernmentisin

22、vigoratedwheneachofusiswillingtoparticipateinshapingthefutureofthisnation.Inthiselectionyearwemustdefinethemongoodandbeginagaintoshapeamonfuture.Leteachpersondohisorherpart.Ifonecitizenisunwillingtoparticipate,allofusaregoingtosuffer.FortheAmericanidea,thoughitissharedbyallofus,isrealizedineachoneof

23、us.Andnow,whatarethoseofuswhoareelectedpublicofficialssupposedtodo?WecallourselvespublicservantsbutI'lltellyouthis:Weaspublicservantsmustsetanexamplefortherestofthenation.Itishypocriticalforthepublicofficialtoadmonishandexhortthepeopletoupholdthemongoodifwearederelictinupholdingthemongood.Moreis

24、requiredofpublicofficialsthanslogansandhandshakesandpressreleases.Moreisrequired.Wemustholdourselvesstrictlyaccountable.Wemustprovidethepeoplewithavisionofthefuture.Ifwepromiseaspublicofficials,wemustdeliver.Ifweaspublicofficialspropose,wemustproduce.IfwesaytotheAmericanpeopleitistimeforyoutobesacri

25、ficial;sacrifice.Ifthepublicofficialsaysthat,wepublicofficialsmustbethefirsttogive.Wemustbe.Andagain,ifwemakemistakes,wemustbewillingtoadmitthem.Wehavetodothat.Whatwehavetodoisstrikeabalancebetweentheideathatgovernmentshoulddoeverythingandthatidea,thebelief,thatgovernmentoughttodonothing.Strikeabalance.Lettherebenoillusionsaboutthedifficultyofformingthiskindofanationalmunity.It'stough,difficult,noteasy.ButaspiritofharmonywillsurviveinAmericaonl