克林顿2000元旦祝辞
时间:2022-03-17 10:06:00
名人演讲稿
"Ladiesandgentlemen,tonightwecelebrate.Thechangeofcenturies,thedawningofanewmillenniumarenowjustminutesaway.
"Wecelebratethepast.WehavehonoredAmerica''''sremarkableachievements,strugglesandtriumphsinthe20thcentury.Wecelebratethefuture,imagininganevenmoreremarkable21stcentury.
"Aswemarvelatthechangesofthelast100years,wedreamofwhatchangesthenext100andthenext1,000willbring.Andaspowerfulasourmemoriesare,ourdreamsmustbeevenstronger.Forwhenourmemoriesoutweighourdreams,webecomeold.AnditistheeternaldestinyofAmericatoremainforeveryoung-alwaysreachingbeyond,alwaysbecoming,asourFounderspledged,``amoreperfectunion.''''''''
"SoweAmericansmustnotfearchange.Instead,letuswelcomeit,embraceitandcreateit.
"Thegreatstoryofthe20thcenturyisthetriumphoffreedomandfreepeople.Astorytoldinthedramaofnewimmigrants,thestrugglesforequalrights,thevictoriesovertotalitarianism,thestunningadvancesineconomicwell-beingandcultureandhealthandspaceandtelecommunicationsandinbuildingaworldinwhichmorethanhalfthepeopleliveundergovernmentsoftheirownchoosingforthefirsttimeinallhistory.
"Wemustneverforgetthemeaningofthe20thcenturyorthegiftsofthosewhoworkedandmarched,whofoughtanddiedforthetriumphoffreedom.
"Soasweringinthisnewyearinanewcentury,inanewmillennium,wemustnowandalwaysechoDr.King,inthewordsoftheoldAmericanhymn,``Letfreedomring.''''''''
"Ifthestoryofthe20thcenturyisthetriumphoffreedom,whatwillthestoryofthe21stcenturybe?
"Letitbethetriumphoffreedomwiselyusedtobringpeacetoaworldinwhichwehonorourdifferencesandevenmoreourcommonhumanity.Suchatriumphwillrequiregreateffortsfromusall.
"Itwillrequireustostandagainsttheforcesofhatredandbigotry,terroranddestruction.Itwillrequireustocontinuetoprosper,toalleviatepoverty,tobetterbalancethedemandsofworkandfamilyandtoserve,eachofus,inourcommunities.公务员之家版权所有
"Itwillrequireustotakebettercareofourenvironment.Itwillrequireustomakefurtherbreakthroughsinscienceandtechnology,tocuredreaddiseases,healbrokenbodies,lengthenlifeandunlocksecretsfromglobalwarmingtotheblackholesintheuniverse.
"Andperhapsmostimportant,itwillrequireustosharewithourfellowAmericansand,increasingly,withourfellowcitizensoftheworld,theeconomicbenefitsofglobalization,thepoliticalbenefitsofdemocracyandhumanrights,theeducationalandhealthbenefitsofallthingsmodern,fromtheInternettothegeneticencyclopediatothemysteriesbeyondoursolarsystem.
"Now,wemaynotbeabletoeliminateallhatefulintolerance,butwecandevelopahealthyintoleranceofbigotry,oppressionandabjectpoverty.
"Wemaynotbeabletoeliminatealltheharshconsequencesofglobalization.Butwecancommunicatemoreandtravelmoreandtrademoreinawaythatliftsthelivesofordinaryworkingfamilieseverywhereandthequalityofourglobalenvironment.
"Wemaynotbeabletoeliminateallthefailuresofgovernmentandinternationalinstitutions.Butwecancertainlystrengthendemocracysoallchildrenarepreparedforthe21stcenturyworldandprotectedfromitsharshestsideeffects.
"Andwecandosomuchmoretoworktogether,tocooperateamongourselves,toseizetheproblemsandtheopportunitiesofthisever-smallplanetweallcallhome.
"Inshort,ifwewantthestoryofthe21stcenturytobethetriumphofpeaceandharmony,wemustembraceourcommonhumanityandourshareddestiny.
"Now,we''''rejustmomentsfromthatnewmillennium.
"Twocenturiesago,astheFramerswerecraftingourConstitution,BenjaminFranklinwasoftenseeninIndependenceHall,lookingatapaintingofthesunlowonthehorizon.WhenatlonglasttheConstitutionfinallywassigned,Mr.Franklinsaid,''''Ihaveoftenwonderedwhetherthatsunwasrisingorsetting.Today,Ihavethehappinesstoknowitisarisingsun.''''
"Well,twocenturieslater,weknowthesunwillalwaysriseonAmericaaslongaseachnewgenerationlightsthefireoffreedom.Ourchildrenareready.Soagain,thetorchispassedtoanewcenturyofyoungAmericans."公务员之家版权所有
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