英语演讲稿Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate.docx

英语演讲稿Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate.docx

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英语演讲稿RemarksattheBrandenburgGate

英语演讲：

RemarksattheBrandenburgGate

RonaldReagan:

RemarksattheBrandenburgGate

Thankyou。

Thankyou，verymuch。

ChancellorKohl，GoverningMayorDiepgen，ladiesandgentlemen:

Twentyfouryearsago，PresidentJohnF。

KennedyvisitedBerlin，andspeakingtothepeopleofthiscityandtheworldatthecityhall。

Wellsincethentwootherpresidentshavecome，eachinhisturntoBerlin。

Andtoday，I，myself，makemysecondvisittoyourcity。

WecometoBerlin，weAmericanPresidents，becauseit’sourdutytospeakinthisplaceoffreedom。

ButImustconfess，we’redrawnherebyotherthingsaswell;bythefeelingofhistoryinthiscity--morethan500yearsolderthanourownnation;bythebeautyoftheGrunewaldandtheTeirgarten;mostofall，byyourcourageanddetermination。

Perhapsthecomposer，PaulLinke，understoodsomethingaboutAmericanPresidents。

Yousee，likesomanypresidentsbeforeme，IcomeheretodaybecausewhereverIgo，whateverIdo:

“IchhabnocheinenhofferinBerlin”[IstillhaveasuitcaseinBerlin。

]

OurgatheringtodayisbeingbroadcastthroughoutWesternEuropeandNorthAmerica。

IunderstandthatitisbeingseenandheardaswellintheEast。

TothoselisteningthroughoutEasternEurope，IextendmywarmestgreetingsandthegoodwilloftheAmericanpeople。

TothoselisteninginEastBerlin，aspecialword:

AlthoughIcannotbewithyou，Iaddressmyremarkstoyoujustassurelyastothosestandingherebeforeme。

ForIjoinyou，asIjoinyourfellowcountrymenintheWest，inthisfirm，thisunalterablebelief:

EsgibtnureinBerlin。

[ThereisonlyoneBerlin。

]

Behindmestandsawallthatencirclesthefreesectorsofthiscity，partofavastsystemofbarriersthatdividestheentirecontinentofEurope。

FromtheBalticSouth。

thosebarrierscutacrossGermanyinagashofbarbedwire，concrete，dogruns，andguardtowers。

Farthersouth，theremaybenovisible，noobviouswall。

Butthereremainarmedguardsandcheckpointsallthesame--stillarestrictionontherighttotravel，stillaninstrumenttoimposeuponordinarymenandwomenthewillofatotalitarianstate。

Yet，itishereinBerlinwherethewallemergesmostclearly;here，cuttingacrossyourcity，wherethenewsphotoandthetelevisionscreenhaveimprintedthisbrutaldivisionofacontinentuponthemindoftheworld。

StandingbeforetheBrandenburgGate，everymanisaGermanseparatedfromhisfellowmen。

EverymanisaBerliner，forcedtolookuponascar。

PresidentvonWeizsackerhassaid，“TheGermanquestionisopenaslongastheBrandenburgGateisclosed。

”Welltoday--todayIsay:

Aslongasthegateisclosed，aslongasthisscarofawallispermittedtostand，itisnottheGermanquestionalonethatremainsopen，butthequestionoffreedomforallmankind。

Yet，Idonotcomeheretolament。

ForIfindinBerlinamessageofhope，evenintheshadowofthiswall，amessageoftriumph。

Inthisseasonofspringin1945，thepeopleofBerlinemergedfromtheirair-raidshelterstofinddevastation。

Thousandsofmilesaway，thepeopleoftheUnitedStatesreachedouttohelp。

Andin1947SecretaryofState--asyou’vebeentold--GeorgeMarshallannouncedthecreationofwhatwouldbecomeknownastheMarshallPlan。

Speakingprecisely40yearsagothismonth，hesaid:

“Ourpolicyisdirectednotagainstanycountryordoctrine，butagainsthunger，poverty，desperation，andchaos。

”

IntheReichstagafewmomentsago，Isawadisplaycommemoratingthis40thanniversaryoftheMarshallPlan。

Iwasstruckbythesignonaburnt-out，guttedstructurethatwasbeingrebuilt。

IunderstandthatBerlinersofmyowngenerationcanrememberseeingsignslikeitdottedthroughoutthewesternsectorsofthecity。

Thesignreadsimply:

“TheMarshallPlanishelpingheretostrengthenthefreeworld。

”Astrong，freeworldintheWest，thatdreambecamereal。

Japanrosefromruintobecomeaneconomicgiant。

Italy，France，Belgium--virtuallyeverynationinWesternEuropesawpoliticalandeconomicrebirth;theEuropeanCommunitywasfounded。

InWestGermanyandhereinBerlin，theretookplaceaneconomicmiracle，theWirtschaftswunder。

Adenauer，Erhard，Reuter，andotherleadersunderstoodthepracticalimportanceofliberty--thatjustastruthcanflourishonlywhenthejournalistisgivenfreedomofspeech，soprosperitycancomeaboutonlywhenthefarmerandbusinessmanenjoyeconomicfreedom。

TheGermanleaders--theGermanleadersreducedtariffs，expandedfreetrade，loweredtaxes。

From1950to1960alone，thestandardoflivinginWestGermanyandBerlindoubled。

Wherefourdecadesagotherewasrubble，todayinWestBerlinthereisthegreatestindustrialoutputofanycityinGermany--busyofficeblocks，finehomesandapartments，proudavenues，andthespreadinglawnsofparkland。

Whereacity’scultureseemedtohavebeendestroyed，todaytherearetwogreatuniversities，orchestrasandanopera，countlesstheaters，andmuseums。

Wheretherewaswant，todaythere’sabundance--food，clothing，automobiles--thewonderfulgoodsoftheKudamm。

Fromdevastation，fromutterruin，youBerlinershave，infreedom，rebuiltacitythatonceagainranksasoneofthegreatestonearth。

TheSovietsmayhavehadotherplans。

Butmyfriends，therewereafewthingstheSovietsdidn’tcounton--BerlinerHerz，BerlinerHumor，ja，undBerlinerSchnauze。

[Berlinerheart，Berlinerhumor，yes，andaBerlinerSchnauze。

**]

Inthe1950s--Inthe1950sKhrushchevpredicted:

“Wewillburyyou。

”

ButintheWesttoday，weseeafreeworldthathasachievedalevelofprosperityandwell-beingunprecedentedinallhumanhistory。

IntheCommunistworld，weseefailure，technologicalbackwardness，decliningstandardsofhealth，*evenwantofthemostbasickind--toolittlefood。

Eventoday，theSovietUnionstillcannotfeeditself。

Afterthesefourdecades，then，therestandsbeforetheentireworldonegreatandinescapableconclusion:

Freedomleadstoprosperity。

Freedomreplacestheancienthatredsamongthenationswithcomityandpeace。

Freedomisthevictor。

*

Andnow--nowtheSovietsthemselvesmay，inalimitedway，becomingtounderstandtheimportanceoffreedom。

WehearmuchfromMoscowaboutanewpolicyofreformandopenness。

Somepoliticalprisonershavebeenreleased。

Certainforeignnewsbroadcastsarenolongerbeingjammed。

Someeconomicenterpriseshavebeenpermittedtooperatewithgreaterfreedomfromstatecontrol。

*ArethesethebeginningsofprofoundchangesintheSovietstate?

Oraretheytokengestures，intendedtoraisefalsehopesintheWest，*ortostrengthentheSovietsystemwithoutchangingit?

Wewelcomechangeandopenness;forwebelievethatfreedomandsecuritygotogether，thattheadvanceofhumanliberty--theadvanceofhumanlibertycanonlystrengthenthecauseofworldpeace。

ThereisonesigntheSovietscanmakethatwouldbeunmistakable，thatwouldadvancedramaticallythecauseoffreedomandpeace。

GeneralSecretaryGorbachev，ifyouseekpeace，ifyouseekprosperityfortheSovietUnionandEasternEurope，ifyouseekliberalization:

Comeheretothisgate。

Mr。

Gorbachev，openthisgate。

Mr。

Gorbachev--Mr。

Gorbachev，teardownthiswall!

Iunderstandthefearofwarandthepainofdivisionthatafflictthiscontinent，andIpledgetoyoumycountry’seffortstohelpovercometheseburdens。

Tobesure，weintheWestmustresistSovietexpansion。

So，wemustmaintaindefensesofunassailablestrength。

Yetweseekpeace;sowemuststrivetoreducearmsonbothsides。

Beginning10yearsago，theSovietschallengedtheWesternalliancewithagravenewthreat，hundredsofnewandmoredeadlySS-20nuclearmissilescapableofstrikingeverycapitalinEurope。

TheWesternalliancerespondedbycommittingitselftoacounter-deployment（unlesstheSovietsagreedtonegotiateabettersolution）--namely，theeliminationofsuchweaponsonbothsides。

Formanymonths，theSovietsrefusedtobargaininearnestness。

Asthealliance，inturn，preparedtogoforwardwithitscounter-deployment，thereweredifficultdays，daysofprotestslikethoseduringmy1982visittothiscity;andtheSovietslaterwalkedawayfromthetable。

Butthroughitall，theallianceheldfirm。

AndIinvitethosewhoprotestedthen--Iinvitethosewhoprotesttoday--tomarkthisfact:

Becauseweremainedstrong，theSovietscamebacktothetable。

Becauseweremainedstrong，todaywehavewithinreachthepossibility，notmerelyoflimitingthegrowthofarms，butofeliminating，forthefirsttime，anentireclassofnuclearweaponsfromthefaceoftheearth。

AsIspeak，NATOministersaremeetinginIcelandtoreviewtheprogressofourproposalsforeliminatingtheseweapons。

AtthetalksinGeneva，wehavealsoproposeddeepcutsinstrategicoffensiveweapons。

AndtheWesternallieshavelikewisemadefar-reachingproposalstoreducethedangerofconventionalwarandtoplaceatotalbanonchemicalweapons。

Whilewepursuethesearmsreductions，IpledgetoyouthatwewillmaintainthecapacitytodeterSovietaggressionatanylevelatwhichitmightoccur。

Andincooperationwithmanyofourallies，theUnitedStatesispursuingtheStrategicDefenseInitiative--researchtobasedeterrencenotonthethreatofoffensiveretaliation，butondefensesthattrulydefend;onsystems，inshort，thatwillnottargetpopulations，butshieldthem。

BythesemeansweseektoincreasethesafetyofEuropeandalltheworld。

Butwemustrememberacrucialfact:

EastandWestdonotmistrusteachotherbecausewearearmed;wearearmedbecausewemistrusteachother。

Andourdifferencesarenotaboutweaponsbutaboutliberty。

WhenPresidentKennedyspokeattheCityHallthose24yearsa