励志英文演讲稿十五篇

第励志英文演讲稿十五篇励志英文演讲稿十五篇

励志英文演讲稿篇1敬爱的老师、亲爱的同学们：

大家好!今天我讲话的题目是：与好书为友，以读书为乐。

Dearleadersandschoolfellows,goodmorning,todaymyspeechisBeafriendofgoodbooksandenjoyreading!

书是人类进步的阶梯。生活里没有书籍，就好像大地没有阳光;智慧里没有书籍，就好像鸟儿没有翅膀。读书是成长的基石，读书是精彩人生的开始。古今中外众多志士伟人都是勤奋读书的楷模。

Booksaretheladdersofhumanprogress.Alifewithoutabookisliketheearthwithoutsunshine.Readingisthefoundationofourgrowth,readingisthebeginningofawonderfullife.Manygreatmeninhistoryareourrolemodels.

同学们，知识改变命运，学习成就未来。希望大家与好书为友，以读书为乐。行动起来吧，让浓浓的书香溢满我们的校园!

我的讲话完毕，谢谢大家!

Myschoolmates,knowledgecanchangefate.Learningachievesfuture.Wehopeeveryonewillbeafriendofgoodbooksandenjoyreading.WhynotstartreadingnowLetthebooksinfiltratethecampus.

Thatsall.Thanksforlistening.

励志英文演讲稿篇2Life,therearethreestages-youth,middleageandoldage,whichisthemostpreciousyouth,thisperiodanymovewillaffectthelaterlife,sotospeak,adolescenceisthefoundationoflife,thesuccessoffuturegenerationsisbuiltonthisfoundation.Havesuchabook,itsaystheadolescentageis13to19yearoldboy.Carefullythought,(youcertainlyreferstothestudents.Arestandingonthestartingpointofaperson.

Alsosaidthatthebookisadolescencehasawarm,vigorouscanmaketheirownyouth,cantosomedetails,sadcry,thisisour,happyanddonotbreakcomposed,impulseanddonotbreakashrine.Startingon,writeadiary,whenIgrowuponeday,oneofanadultcalmstateofmindtoseeitagain,maybeyouwillbemovedtocry,maylaughalongwhile,maydoalotofaction,becausethisiswehaveyouth,beautifullikeadream,happy,likefairy,simplelikealeaf,insocialthisbigtreeresearchedunderhisshade,hotoutsidehasnothingtodowithus,wejustseparatedoutmyownpieceofthewoods,radiationwithhiscoolandrefreshing,butwewillfeelsorry,becausewemisstoomanyopportunities,alsofailedtoomuch,thatisour,happy,maynotunderstandtocherish,simpleus.Ifgaveupduringthisperiod,thefuturewillbedimlight,inthemountainstherearesomanychildrentoread,aslongassomepens,abookandahousecanhaveaclass,hasnootherdesire,ifwearewiththeminclass,Idarenotsaywearethechildreninthecityhowmuchstrongerthanthey,perhapswemightaswellbe"wildchild"oftheseinoureyes,becauseonlyapersonlostwillbemoreknowtocherish,coloureddrawingorpatternismoreseriouslyinthefaceofeverything.

Forus,afterthethirddayoftheexaminationisabarrier,isveryimportantforusisveryseriousthing,cantakeanexaminationoftoagoodhighschoolCanhaveagoodhighschoollifeThisisnowalldoubttherearemanypeoplearoundus,butaloser,iscan'taffordtodefeattheloser,perhapsisafailure,lettheircoldhearts,theycan'tmakealoss.Maybetheyhadtried,regret,buttoolate,discardedafterdon'tcomeback,actuallyeverybody'sstrengthissimilar,justlackofeffortandconfidence,believeyourownpower,lostnothing,butcan'taffordtolosemomentum,evenifthefailureoftheendletyoustandup,notlyingtolife,thereisatleastafighting,laterrememberedwouldn'tbesosorry,sotimid,donotregretit,isbelongstoouryouth,becausewhenletourmaster,comeon,perhaps,victorycomefrom

励志英文演讲稿篇3Successforme

Hello,everyone!Goodafternoon!Iamverygladtohavethechancetomakethisspeech.Mytopicis:howtoachievesuccess.Firstofall,letusseeastory.

“Longlongago,therewasakingwhohadadaughterasbeautifulasabloomingrose.Toallthemenwhocametotheking'spalacetoaskforthehandoftheprincess,theoldkinggavethemthreetaskstobeaccomplished,eachnexttoimpossible.Oneday,therecameupahandsomeyoungprinceintheking'spalace."Well,youknowtherest.Thethreetasksmaybedifferentindifferentversions,butthemainplotisalwaysthesame,Princesuccessfullypassedallthechallengeandgottheheartoftheprincessintime.Andtheendingisalwaysthesame,finishingwiththeline"Andtheylivehappilyeverafter."

Whyaren'twetiredofthisstorysobeautiful,souealistic(,Iwouldsay,sounimaginativeHowcanastorylikethatcanenduregenerationsofrepetitionThereason,Ithink,isthatatypicalsuccessstorylikethisissoclosetoourdailylife.Moreoverwecanunderstandsodeeply,itisnotjustastory,butagoodwillfrompeople’sinnerheart.Byimplication,weseea4-stepdefinitionsofsuccess:1)agoaltobeset.asrepresentedbythebeautifulprincess.Soyou’dbetterfindyourprincessassoonaspossible;2)challengestobemeet,asrepresentedbythethreetasks.Onlyifyoudirectlymeetthechallenge,canyoubesuccessful;3)theprocessofovercomingdifficulties,asrepresentedbytheordealstheyouthgoesthrough;4)therewardofsuccess,asrepresentedbythehappymarriage.That’sall!Findyourprincess,meetchallenges,overcomedifficulties,andhaveagoodlife.

Thankyou!

励志英文演讲稿篇4Aslongasyoubelieve,therewillalwaysbeamiracle,althoughthehopeisslim,butitwilllastforever

Americanwriter;Henrytoldastoryinhisnovel"thelastleaf>:ward,adyingpatientsawthewindowfromtheroomofatreeintheautumnleaffalling.ThepatientlookedatthefrontoftheXiaoXiaoleaves,thebodywillgofrombadtoworse.Asoneday.Shesaid:"whenalltheleavesfallout,Iwilldie."Uponlearningofanoldpainter,paintingagreenleafhangingonthebranch.

Finally,theleavesdidnotfall.Justbecauseofthispieceofgreenlife,thepatientmiraculouslysurvived

Lifecannothavealotofthings,butcannotbewithouthope.Hopeisanimportantvalueofhumanlife!

励志英文演讲稿篇5Wecareaboutourselvesmoreandmore.Weeatwhatsrightandweexercise.Weabsolutelyembracehealth.However,itisnotonlyourhealththatweshouldembrace,thoughmanyofusdonotrealizethat.Manyofusdonotrealizethattheearthweliveonisafragilebeingthatneedstobeprotectedlikeanewbornchild.

Weprobablyhaventevennoticed,thatwitheachstridethecivilizationtakestowardtheultimatedevelopment,moreburdensareaddedtotheearththatprovidesuswithessentialstolive.Thedecreaseinairquality,theclimatechange,medicalwaste,noiseandwaterpollution,andevenfoodpoisoninghasaddedtothelistofgrowingconcernstoourlivingenvironment.Humanarenotsupernaturalbeings,thustheseproblemshaveaffectedprettymucheverymatter.Weupgradegadgetsandmakefulluseofnewertechnologies,butwepayfortheconsequencesinturn.Forinstance,theadventofbatteriesandmachineryhascausedmilliontonsofwaterbecometoxicandundrinkable,furtheraggravatingthealreadyseriousconditionofwatershortageandpoisoninginseveralcountries.Theover-productionandover-useoftransportationvehiclesandelectricityhascontributedtotheGlobalWarmingandcausedmyriadsofspeciestodisappearfromthefaceoftheearthduetohome-lossandtemperaturechange.Wehavebroughtwonderstotheworld,buthavealsodestroyedmiraclesofnature.Weareconcernedaboutournutritionalintakeandexerciseallthetime,sowhyshouldntwecareabouttheconditionsofourlivingplanetaswell

Timeistickingon.Weshouldntputoffthewholesavetheenvironmentaffairanylonger.Please,dowhatfeelsrightinourhearts,eventhoughitisonlyatinymatter.Saveupresources,promotetherecyclingandreusingofproducts,andalwaysremembertotakesometimeoffgoingintothewoodsandbreatheinthesweetnessintheair.Wehavecomefromthewoods,thuswewouldallhaveasecretdesireinourheartstoharmonizewithnatureagain.Remember,everylittlethingmatters.

励志英文演讲稿篇6We’reJustBeginning

“Wearereadingthefirstverseofthefirstchapterofabookwhosepagesareinfinite…”

Idonotknowwhowrotethosewords,butIhavealwayslikedthemasareminderthatthefuturecanbeanythingwewanttomakeit.Wecantakethemysterious,hazyfutureandcarveoutofitanythingthatwecanimagine,justasasculptorcarvesastatuefromashapelessstone.

Weareallinthepositionofthefarmer.Ifweplantagoodseed,wereapagoodharvest.Ifourseedispoorandfullofweeds,wereapauselesscrop.Ifweplantnothingatall,weharvestnothingatall.

Iwantthefuturetobebetterthanthepast.Idon’twantitcontaminatedbythemistakesanderrorswithwhichhistoryisfilled.Weshouldallbeconcernedaboutthefuturebecausethatiswherewewillspendtheremainderofourlives.

Thepastisgoneandstatic.Nothingwecandowillchangeit.Thefutureisbeforeusanddynamic.Everythingwedowillaffectit.Eachdaybringswithitnewfrontiers,inourhomesandinourbusiness,ifweonlyrecognizethem.Wearejustatthebeginningoftheprogressineveryfieldofhumanendeavor.

翻译：一切刚刚开始

“我们正在读一本书的第一章第一行，这本书的页数是无限的……”

我不知道是谁写的，可我很喜欢这句话，它提醒我们未来是由自己创造的。我们可以把神秘、不可知的未来塑造成我们想象中的任何模样，犹如雕刻家将未成形的石头刻成雕像。英语励志短文

我们每个人都像是农夫。洒下良种将有丰收，播下劣种或生满野草便将毁去收成。没有耕耘则会一无所获。

我希望未来比过去更加美好，希望未来不会沾染历史的错误与过失。我们都应举目向前，因我们的余生要用未来书写。

往昔已逝，静如止水;我们无法再作改变。而前方的未来正生机勃勃;我们所做的每一件事都将会影响着它。只要我们认识到这些，无论是在家中还是在工作上，每天我们的面前都会展现出新的天地。在人类致力开拓的每一片领域上，我们正站在进步的起跑点。

励志英文演讲稿篇7EmbarkonaNewBeginning

Itistheroadyoutakethatdecidesyourdestinybutnotyourdestinythatdecidestheroadyoutake.

Thequestionis:AreyousatisfiedwithwhoyouareAreyoudoingwhatyouarecapableofdoingDoyougetexcitedaboutwhatyouaregoingtodowhenyougetupinthemorningItishightimeyouaskedthesequestionsthatreflectthetruthaboutyourlife.Moreoftenthannotwehavetheabilitytoachievemuchgreaterthings,butwegetcaughtintheaveragethingsinlifeandwasteourpotential.Eachoneofushasimmenseability.Butmostofusfailtouseit.Why

1.Thereisnoexactpurposeforyourlife.

2.Youunderestimateyourself.

3.Youaretoobusytothinkaboutany-thing.

4.Youareinacomfortablezone.

5.Youfearfailure.

Askyourself,whatdifferenceamImakinginthelivesofothersWouldyoubehappyandsatisfiedwithwhatyouhaveachievedAreyoufollowingyourpassionYoumustfindwhatyouloveandwhatgivesyoufulfillment.

Don’tbeafraidtomakeanewbeginning.Godeepandexplorethepossibilities.Asyougodeeperanddeeper,youbegintoaddmeaningtoyourlife.

翻译：踏上新的征程

你所走的路决定你的命运,而不是你的命运决定你应该走什么样的路。

问题来了,你满足于你的现状吗你正在做自己力所能及的事吗每天起床后,你会对自己要去做的事感到兴奋吗英语短文是时候问问这些能反映自己真实情况的问题了。我们总是有机会获得更大的成功的,但是却又常常被日常琐事所累,从而白白浪费了自己的潜力。每个人的能力都很强,但是我们却常常无法正确利用它。为什么呢

1.生活没有明确的目标

2.低估自己

3.忙到没时间思考

4.安于现状。

5.害怕失败。

自问一下,我给别人的生活带来了什么改变吗你对自己的成就感到快乐和满意吗你正充满激情吗你必须找到你所爱的和能给你带来满足感的事物。

不要害怕重新起跑。更深入地去发现可能性。当你对生活理解加深的'时候,你就给生活增添了意义。

励志英文演讲稿篇8ladiesandgentlemen,goodafternoon!imverygladtostandhereandgiveyouashortspeech.todaymytopicisyouth.ihopeyouwilllikeit,andfoundtheimportanceinyouryouthsothatmorecherishit.

firstiwanttoaskyousomequestions:

1、doyouknowwhatisyouth

2、howdoyoumasteryouryouth

youth

youthisnotatimeoflife,itisastateofmind;itisnotrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees,itisamatteroftheemotions:itisthefreshness;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.

youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidityoftheappetite,foradventureovertheloveofease.thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboyof20.nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.

yearswrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.worry,fear,selfdistrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.

whether60of16,thereisineveryhumanbeingsheartthelureofwonders,theunfailingchildlikeappetiteofwhatsnextandthejoyofthegameofliving.inthecenterofyourheartandmyhearttheresawirelessstation:solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommenandfromtheinfinite,solongasyouareyoung.

whentheaerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism,thenyouaregrownold,evenat20,butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchwavesofoptimism,thereishopeyoumaydieyoungat80.

thankyou!

励志英文演讲稿篇9WinstonChurchillpresentedhisSinewsofPeace,(theIronCurtainSpeech),atWestminsterCollegeinFulton,MissourionMarch5,1946.

PresidentMcCluer,ladiesandgentlemen,andlast,butcertainlynotleast,thePresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica:

IamverygladindeedtocometoWestminsterCollegethisafternoon,andIamcomplimentedthatyoushouldgivemeadegreefromaninstitutionwhosereputationhasbeensosolidlyestablished.Thename"Westminster"somehoworotherseemsfamiliartome.IfeelasifIhaveheardofitbefore.IndeednowthatIcometothinkofit,itwasatWestminsterthatIreceivedaverylargepartofmyeducationinpolitics,dialectic,rhetoric,andoneortwootherthings.Infactwehavebothbeeneducatedatthesame,orsimilar,or,atanyrate,kindredestablishments.

Itisalsoanhonor,ladiesandgentlemen,perhapsalmostunique,foraprivatevisitortobeintroducedtoanacademicaudiencebythePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Amidhisheavyburdens,duties,andresponsibilities–unsoughtbutnotrecoiledfrom–thePresidenthastraveledathousandmilestodignifyandmagnifyourmeetinghereto-dayandtogivemeanopportunityofaddressingthiskindrednation,aswellasmyowncountrymenacrosstheocean,andperhapssomeothercountriestoo.ThePresidenthastoldyouthatitishiswish,asIamsureitisyours,thatIshouldhavefulllibertytogivemytrueandfaithfulcounselintheseanxiousandbafflingtimes.Ishallcertainlyavailmyselfofthisfreedom,andfeelthemorerighttodosobecauseanyprivateambitionsImayhavecherishedinmyyoungerdayshavebeensatisfiedbeyondmywildestdreams.LetmehowevermakeitclearthatIhavenoofficialmissionorstatusofanykind,andthatIspeakonlyformyself.Thereisnothingherebutwhatyousee.

Icanthereforeallowmymind,withtheexperienceofalifetime,toplayovertheproblemswhichbesetusonthemorrowofourabsolutevictoryinarms,andtotrytomakesurewithwhatstrengthIhavethatwhathasgainedwithsomuchsacrificeandsufferingshallbepreservedforthefuturegloryandsafetyofmankind.

Ladiesandgentlemen,theUnitedStatesstandsatthistimeatthepinnacleofworldpower.ItisasolemnmomentfortheAmericanDemocracy.Forwithprimacyinpowerisalsojoinedanawe-inspiringaccountabilitytothefuture.Ifyoulookaroundyou,youmustfeelnotonlythesenseofdutydonebutalsoyoumustfeelanxietylestyoufallbelowthelevelofachievement.Opportunityishereandnow,clearandshiningforbothourcountries.Torejectitorignoreitorfritteritawaywillbringuponusallthelongreproachesoftheafter-time.Itisnecessarythattheconstancyofmind,persistencyofpurpose,andthegrandsimplicityofdecisionshallruleandguidetheconductoftheEnglish-speakingpeoplesinpeaceastheydidinwar.Wemust,andIbelieveweshall,proveourselvesequaltothissevererequirement.

PresidentMcCluer,whenAmericanmilitarymenapproachsomeserioussituationtheyarewonttowriteattheheadoftheirdirectivethewords"over-allstrategicconcept".Thereiswisdominthis,asitleadstoclarityofthought.Whatthenistheover-allstrategicconceptwhichweshouldinscribeto-dayItisnothinglessthanthesafetyandwelfare,thefreedomandprogress,ofallthehomesandfamiliesofallthemenandwomeninallthelands.AndhereIspeakparticularlyofthemyriadcottageorapartmenthomeswherethewage-earnerstrivesamidtheaccidentsanddifficultiesoflifetoguardhiswifeandchildrenfromprivationandbringthefamilyupthefearoftheLord,oruponethicalconceptionswhichoftenplaytheirpotentpart.

Togivesecuritytothesecountlesshomes,theymustbeshieldedformtwogauntmarauders,warandtyranny.Wealknowthefrightfuldisturbanceinwhichtheordinaryfamilyisplungedwhenthecurseofwarswoopsdownuponthebread-winnerandthoseforwhomheworksandcontrives.TheawfulruinofEurope,withallitsvanishedglories,andoflargepartsofAsiaglaresusintheeyes.WhenthedesignsofwickedmenortheaggressiveurgeofmightyStatesdissolveoverlargeareastheframeofcivilizedsociety,humblefolkareconfrontedwithdifficultieswithwhichtheycannotcope.Forthemisalldistorted,allisbroken,allisevengroundtopulp.

WhenIstandherethisquietafternoonIshuddertovisualizewhatisactuallyhappeningtomillionsnowandwhatisgoingtohappeninthisperiodwhenfaminestalkstheearth.Nonecancomputewhathasbeencalled"theunestimatedsumofhumanpain".Oursupremetaskanddutyistoguardthehomesofthecommonpeoplefromthehorrorsandmiseriesofanotherwar.Weareallagreedonthat.

OurAmericanmilitarycolleagues,afterhavingproclaimedtheir"over-allstrategicconcept"andcomputedavailableresources,alwaysproceedtothenextstep—namely,themethod.Hereagainthereiswidespreadagreement.Aworldorganizationhasalreadybeenerectedfortheprimepurposeofpreventingwar.UNO,thesuccessoroftheLeagueofNations,withthedecisiveadditionoftheUnitedStatesandallthatthatmeans,isalreadyatwork.Wemustmakesurethatitsworkisfruitful,thatitisarealityandnotasham,thatitisaforceforaction,andnotmerelyafrothingofwords,thatitisatruetempleofpeaceinwhichtheshieldsofmanynationscansomedaybehungup,andnotmerelyacockpitinaTowerofBabel.Beforewecastawaythesolidassurancesofnationalarmamentsforself-preservationwemustbecertainthatourtempleisbuilt,notuponshiftingsandsorquagmires,butuponarock.Anyonecanseewithhiseyesopenthatourpathwillbedifficultandalsolong,butifweperseveretogetheraswedidinthetwoworldwars—thoughnot,alas,intheintervalbetweenthem—Icannotdoubtthatweshallachieveourcommonpurposeintheend.

Ihave,however,adefiniteandpracticalproposaltomakeforaction.Courtsandmagistratesmaybesetupbuttheycannotfunctionwithoutsheriffsandconstables.TheUnitedNationsOrganizationmustimmediatelybegintobeequippedwithaninternationalarmedforce.Insuchamatterwecanonlygostepbystep,butwemustbeginnow.IproposethateachofthePowersandStatesshouldbeinvitedtodedicateacertainnumberofairsquadronstotheserviceoftheworldorganization.Thesesquadronswouldbetrainedandpreparedintheirowncountries,butwouldmovearoundinrotationfromonecountrytoanother.Theywouldweartheuniformsoftheirowncountriesbutwithdifferentbadges.Theywouldnotberequiredtoactagainsttheirownnation,butinotherrespectstheywouldbedirectedbytheworldorganization.Thismightbestartedonamodestscaleanditwouldgrowasconfidencegrew.Iwishedtoseethisdoneafterthefirstworldwar,andIdevoutlytrustthatitmaybedoneforthwith.

Itwouldnevertheless,ladiesandgentlemen,bewrongandimprudenttoentrustthesecretknowledgeorexperienceoftheatomicbomb,whichtheUnitedStates,greatBritain,andCanadanowshare,totheworldorganization,whilestillinitsinfancy.Itwouldbecriminalmadnesstocastitadriftinthisstillagitatedandun-unitedworld.Noonecountryhassleptlesswellintheirbedsbecausethisknowledgeandthemethodandtherawmaterialstoapplyit,arepresentlargelyretainedinAmericanhands.IdonotbelieveweshouldallhavesleptsosoundlyhadthepositionsbeenreversedandsomeCommunistorneo-FacistStatemonopolizedforthetimebeingthesedreadagencies.Thefearofthemalonemighteasilyhavebeenusedtoenforcetotalitariansystemsuponthefreedemocraticworld,withconsequencesappallingtohumanimagination.Godhaswilledthatthisshallnotbeandwehaveatleastabreathingspacetosetourworldhouseinorderbeforethisperilhastobeencountered:andeventhen,ifnoeffortisspared,weshouldstillpossesssoformidableasuperiorityastoimposeeffectivedeterrentsuponitsemployment,orthreatofemployment,byothers.Ultimately,whentheessentialbrotherhoodofmanistrulyembodiedandexpressedinaworldorganizationwithallthenecessarypracticalsafeguardstomakeiteffective,thesepowerswouldnaturallybeconfidedtothatworldorganizations.

NowIcometothesecondofthetwomarauders,totheseconddangerwhichthreatensthecottagehomes,andtheordinarypeople—namely,tyranny.WecannotbeblindtothefactthatthelibertiesenjoyedbyindividualcitizensthroughouttheUnitedStatesandthroughouttheBritishEmpirearenotvalidinaconsiderablenumberofcountries,someofwhichareverypowerful.IntheseStatescontrolisenforceduponthecommonpeoplebyvariouskindsofall-embracingpolicegovernmentstoadegreewhichisoverwhelmingandcontrarytoeveryprincipleofdemocracy.ThepoweroftheStateisexercisedwithoutrestraint,eitherbydictatorsorbycompactoligarchiesoperatingthroughaprivilegedpartyandapoliticalpolice.Itisnotourdutyatthistimewhendifficultiesaresonumeroustointerfereforciblyintheinternalaffairsofcountrieswhichwehavenotconqueredinwar.butwemustneverceasetoproclaiminfearlesstonesthegreatprinciplesoffreedomandtherightsofmanwhicharethejointinheritanceoftheEnglish-speakingworldandwhichthroughMagnaCarta,theBillofrights,theHabeasCorpus,trialbyjury,andtheEnglishcommonlawfindtheirmostfamousexpressionintheAmericanDeclarationofIndependence.

Allthismeansthatthepeopleofanycountryhavetheright,andshouldhavethepowerbyconstitutionalaction,byfreeunfetteredelections,withsecretballot,tochooseorchangethecharacterorformofgovernmentunderwhichtheydwell;thatfreedomofspeechandthoughtshouldreign;thatcourtsofjustice,independentoftheexecutive,unbiasedbyanyparty,shouldadministerlawswhichhavereceivedthebroadassentoflargemajoritiesorareconsecratedbytimeandcustom.Herearethetitledeedsoffreedomwhichshouldlieineverycottagehome.HereisthemessageoftheBritishandAmericanpeoplestomankind.Letuspreachwhatwepractice—letuspracticewhatwepreach.

thoughIhavenowstatedthetwogreatdangerswhichmenacethehomeofthepeople,WarandTyranny,Ihavenotyetspokenofpovertyandprivationwhichareinmanycasestheprevailinganxiety.Butifthedangersofwarandtyrannyareremoved,thereisnodoubtthatscienceandcooperationcanbringinthenextfewyears,certainlyinthenextfewdecades,totheworld,newlytaughtinthesharpeningschoolofwar,anexpansionofmaterialwell-beingbeyondanythingthathasyetoccurredinhumanexperience.

Now,atthissadandbreathlessmoment,weareplungedinthehungeranddistresswhicharetheaftermathofourstupendousstruggle;butthiswillpassandmaypassquickly,andthereisnoreasonexcepthumanfollyorsub-humancrimewhichshoulddenytoallthenationstheinaugurationandenjoymentofanageofplenty.IhaveoftenusedwordswhichIlearnfiftyyearsagofromagreatIrish-Americanorator,afriendofmine,Mr.BourkeCockran,"Thereisenoughforall.Theearthisagenerousmother;shewillprovideinplentifulabundancefoodforallherchildreniftheywillbutcultivatehersoilinjusticeandpeace."SofarIfeelthatweareinfullagreement.

Now,whilestillpursingthemethod—themethodofrealizingourover-allstrategicconcept,IcometothecruxofwhatIhavetraveledheretosay.Neitherthesurepreventionofwar,northecontinuousriseofworldorganizationwillbegainedwithoutwhatIhavecalledthefraternalassociationoftheEnglish-speakingpeoples.ThismeansaspecialrelationshipbetweentheBritishCommonwealthandEmpireandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Ladiesandgentlemen,thisisnotimeforgenerality,andIwillventuretotheprecise.Fraternalassociationrequiresnotonlythegrowingfriendshipandmutualunderstandingbetweenourtwovastbutkindredsystemsofsociety,butthecontinuanceoftheintimaterelationsbetweenourmilitaryadvisers,leadingtocommonstudyofpotentialdangers,thesimilarityofweaponsandmanualsofinstructions,andtotheinterchangeofofficersandcadetsattechnicalcolleges.ItshouldcarrywithitthecontinuanceofthepresentfacilitiesformutualsecuritybythejointuseofallNavalandAirForcebasesinthepossessionofeithercountryallovertheworld.ThiswouldperhapsdoublethemobilityoftheAmericanNavyandAirForce.ItwouldgreatlyexpandthatoftheBritishEmpireforcesanditmightwelllead,ifandastheworldcalmsdown,toimportantfinancialsavings.Alreadyweusetogetheralargenumberofislands;moremaywellbeentrustedtoourjointcareinthenearfuture.

theUnitedStateshasalreadyaPermanentDefenseAgreementwiththeDominionofCanada,whichissodevotedlyattachedtotheBritishCommonwealthandtheEmpire.ThisAgreementismoreeffectivethanmanyofthosewhichhavebeenmadeunderformalalliances.ThisprincipleshouldbeextendedtoalltheBritishCommonwealthswithfullreciprocity.Thus,whateverhappens,andthusonly,shallwebesecureourselvesandabletoworkstogetherforthehighandsimplecausesthataredeartousandbodenoilltoany.Eventuallytheremaycome—Ifeeleventuallytherewillcome—theprincipleofcommoncitizenship,butthatwemaybecontenttoleavetodestiny,whoseoutstretchedarmmanyofuscanalreadyclearlysee.

Thereishoweveranimportantquestionwemustaskourselves.WouldaspecialrelationshipbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheBritishCommonwealthbeinconsistentwithourover-ridingloyaltiestotheWorldOrganizationIreplythat,onthecontrary,itisprobablytheonlymeansbywhichthatorganizationwillachieveitsfullstatureandstrength.Thereare