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希拉里克林顿在美国市长会议英语演讲稿
希拉里·克林顿在2019年美国市长会议英语演讲稿
Thankyou!
Thankyouallsomuch.
It'sgreattobeherewithallofyou.I'mlookingoutattheaudienceandseeingsomanyfamiliarfaces,aswellasthosehereuponthedais.
IwanttothankKevinforhisintroductionandhisleadershipofthisorganization.
MayorLee,thanksforhavingusinyourbeautifulcity.
Itisformeagreattreattocomebacktoaddressagroupthat,asyoujustheard,Ispentalotoftimeassenatorworkingwith – ingreatmeasurebecauseoftheneedforbuttressingHomelandSecurity,aswellasotherchallengeswithinourcitiesduringtheeightyearsIservedintheSenate.
AnditwasalwaysrefreshingtocomeherebecausedespitewhateverwasgoingoninCongressorWashingtonwithrespecttopartisanship,aconferenceofmayorswastrulylikeanoasisinthedesert.IcouldcomehereandberemindedofwhatMayorLaGuardiasaid,"There'snoRepublicanorDemocraticwaytopickupthegarbage.Youpickitup,oryoudon'tpickitup."AndIlovedbeingwithpeoplewhounderstoodthat.
I'velearnedovertheyearshowimportantitistoworkwithcityhall,totrytomakesureweareconnectedupaspartnersandtogetwhatevertheprioritiesofyourpeoplehappentobeaccomplished.
Soitpays.Itpaystoworkwithyou,andIamgratefultohavethisopportunitytocomebackandseeyou.
WhenIwasSenatorfromNewYork,InotonlyworkedwiththemayorofNewYorkCity,ofcourse,IworkedwithcreativeandcommittedmayorsfromBuffalotoRochestertoSyracusetoAlbanyandsomanyotherplaces.
AndIwasparticularlyhappytodosobecausetheywerealwaysfullofideasandeagertoworktogethertoattractmorehigh-payingjobs,torevitalizedowntowns,tosupportourfirstresponders,totrytoclosethatskillsgap.
AndIwantyoutobesureofthis,whetheryouareaDemocrat,aRepublicanoranIndependent:
IfIampresident,America'smayorswillalwayshaveafriendintheWhiteHouse.
Now,asIwaspreparingtocomehere,Icouldn'thelpbutthinkofsomeofthosewhoaren'twithustoday.
TomMeninowasadearfriendtome,andtomanyinthisroom,andIcertainlyfeelhisloss.
Today,ourthoughtsarealsowithourfriendJoeRileyandthepeopleofCharleston.Joe'sagoodmanandagreatmayor,andhisleadershiphasbeenabrightlightduringsuchadarktime.
Youknow,thepassingofdayshasnotdulledthepainortheshockofthiscrime.Indeed,aswehavegottentoknowthefacesandnamesandstoriesofthevictims,thepainhasonlydeepened.
Ninefaithfulwomenandmen,withfamiliesandpassionsandsomuchlefttodo.
Asamother,agrandmother,afellowhumanbeing,myheartisburstingforthem.Forthesevictimsandtheirfamilies.Forawoundedcommunityandawoundedchurch.Forourcountrystrugglingonceagaintomakesenseofviolencethatisfundamentallysenseless,andhistorywedesperatelywanttoleavebehind.
YesterdaywasJuneteenth,adayofliberationanddeliverance.One-hundredandfiftyyearsago,asnewsofPresidentLincoln'sEmancipationProclamationspreadfromtowntotownacrosstheSouth,freemenandwomenliftedtheirvoicesinsongandprayer.
Congregationslongforcedtoworshipunderground,likethefirstChristians,joyfullyresurrectedtheirchurches.
InCharleston,theAfricanMethodistEpiscopalChurchtookanewname:
Emanuel."Godiswithus."
Faithhasalwaysseenthiscommunitythrough,andIknowitwillagain.
JustasearliergenerationsthrewoffthechainsofslaveryandthensegregationandJimCrow,thisgenerationwillnotbeshackledbyfearandhate.
OnFriday,onebyone,grievingparentsandsiblingsstoodupincourtandlookedatthatyoungman,whohadtakensomuchfromthem,andsaid:
"Iforgiveyou."
Initsway,theiractofmercywasmorestunningthanhisactofcruelty.
ItremindedmeofwatchingNelsonMandelaembracehisformerjailersbecause,hesaid,hedidn'twanttobeimprisonedtwice,oncebysteelandconcrete,oncebyangerandbitterness.
Inthesemomentsoftragedy,manyofusstrugglewithhowtoprocesstherushofemotions.
I'dbeeninCharlestonthatday.I'dgonetoatechnicalschool,TridentTech.Ihadseenthejoy,theconfidenceandoptimismofyoungpeoplewhowerenowservingapprenticeshipswithlocalbusinesses,Black,white,Hispanic,Asian,everybackground.Ilistenedtotheirstories,Ishooktheirhands,Isawthehopeandthepride.
AndthenbythetimeIgottoLasVegas,Ireadthenews.
Likemanyofyou,Iwassoovercome:
Howtoturngrief,confusionintopurposeandaction?
Butthat'swhatwehavetodo.
Formeandmanyothers,oneimmediateresponsewastoaskhowitcouldbepossiblethatweasanationstillallowgunstofallintothehandsofpeoplewhoseheartsarefilledwithhate.
Youcan'twatchmassacreaftermassacreandnotcometotheconclusionthat,asPresidentObamasaid,wemusttacklethischallengewithurgencyandconviction.
Now,IlivedinArkansasandIrepresentedUpstateNewYork.Iknowthatgunownershipispartofthefabricofalotoflaw-abidingcommunities.
ButIalsoknowthatwecanhavecommonsensegunreformsthatkeepweaponsoutofthehandsofcriminalsandtheviolentlyunstable,whilerespectingresponsiblegunowners.
WhatIhopewithallofmyheartisthatweworktogethertomakethisdebatelesspolarized,lessinflamedbyideology,moreinformedbyevidence,sowecansitdownacrossthetable,acrosstheaislefromoneanother,andfindwaystokeepourcommunitiessafewhileprotectingconstitutionalrights.
ItmakesnosensethatbipartisanlegislationtorequireuniversalbackgroundcheckswouldfailinCongress,despiteoverwhelmingpublicsupport.
Itmakesnosensethatwewouldn'tcometogethertokeepgunsoutofthehandsofdomesticabusers,orpeoplesufferingfrommentalillnesses,evenpeopleontheterroristwatchlist.Thatdoesn'tmakesense,anditisarebuketothisnationweloveandcareabout.
ThePresidentisright:
Thepoliticsonthisissuehavebeenpoisoned.Butwecan'tgiveup.Thestakesaretoohigh.Thecostsaretoodear.
AndIamnotandwillnotbeafraidtokeepfightingforcommonsensereforms,andalongwithyou,achievethoseonbehalfofallwhohavebeenlostbecauseofthissenselessgunviolenceinourcountry.
Buttoday,IstandbeforeyoubecauseIknowandyouknowthereisadeeperchallengeweface.
IhadthegreatprivilegeofrepresentingAmericaaroundtheworld.Iwassoproudtoshareourexample,ourdiversity,ouropenness,ourdevotiontohumanrightsandfreedom.Thesequalitieshavedrawngenerationsofimmigrantstoourshores,andtheyinspirepeoplestill.Ihaveseenitwithmyowneyes.
Andyet,bodiesareonceagainbeingcarriedoutofaBlackchurch.
Onceagain,racistrhetorichasmetastasizedintoracistviolence.
Now,it'stempting,itistemptingtodismissatragedylikethisasanisolatedincident,tobelievethatintoday'sAmerica,bigotryislargelybehindus,thatinstitutionalizedracismnolongerexists.
Butdespiteourbesteffortsandourhighesthopes,America'slongstrugglewithraceisfarfromfinished.
Iknowthisisadifficulttopictotalkabout.IknowthatsomanyofushopedbyelectingourfirstBlackpresident,wehadturnedthepageonthischapterinourhistory.
Iknowtherearetruthswedon'tliketosayoutloudordiscusswithourchildren.Butwehaveto.That'stheonlywaywecanpossiblymoveforwardtogether.
RaceremainsadeepfaultlineinAmerica.Millionsofpeopleofcolorstillexperienceracismintheireverydaylives.
Herearesomefacts.
InAmericatoday,Blacksarenearlythreetimesaslikelyaswhitestobedeniedamortgage.
In2019,themedianwealthofBlackfamilieswasaround$11,000.Forwhitefamilies,itwasmorethan$134,000.
NearlyhalfofallBlackfamilieshavelivedinpoorneighborhoodsforatleasttwogenerations,comparedtojust7percentofwhitefamilies.
AfricanAmericanmenarefarmorelikelytobestoppedandsearchedbypolice,chargedwithcrimes,andsentencedtolongerprisontermsthanWhitemen,10percentlongerforthesamecrimesinthefederalsystem.
InAmericatoday,ourschoolsaremoresegregatedthantheywereinthe1960s.
Howcananyofthatbetrue?
HowcanitbetruethatBlackchildrenare500percentmorelikelytodiefromasthmathanwhitekids?
Fivehundredpercent!
MorethanahalfcenturyafterDr.KingmarchedandRosaParkssatandJohnLewisbled,aftertheCivilRightsActandtheVotingRightsActandsomuchelse,howcananyofthesethingsbetrue?
Buttheyare.
AndourproblemisnotallkooksandKlansman.It'salsointhecrueljokethatgoesunchallenged.It'sintheoff-handcommentsaboutnotwanting"thosepeople"intheneighborhood.
Let'sbehonest:
Foralotofwell-meaning,open-mindedwhitepeople,thesightofayoungBlackmaninahoodiestillevokesatwingeoffear.Andnewsreportsaboutpovertyandcrimeanddiscriminationevokesympathy,evenempathy,buttoorarelydotheyspurustoactionorpromptustoquestionourownassumptionsandprivilege.
Wecan'thidefromanyofthesehardtruthsaboutraceandjusticeinAmerica.Wehavetonamethemandownthemandthenchangethem.
YoumayhaveheardaboutawomaninNorthCarolinanamedDebbieDills.She'stheonewhospottedDylannRoof'scaronthehighway.Shecouldhavegoneonaboutherbusiness.Shecouldhavelookedtoherownsafety.Butthat'snotwhatshedid.Shecalledthepoliceandthenshefollowedthatcarformorethan30miles.
AsCongressmanJimClyburnsaidtheotherday,"TheremaybealotofDylannRoofsintheworld,buttherearealotofDebbieDillstoo.Shedidn'tremainsilent."
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