演讲致辞马尔科姆演讲稿选票还是子弹 The Ballot or the Bullet 精品Word文件下载.docx
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选票还是子弹TheBallotortheBullet
theballotorthebullet
bymalcolmx
april3,1964
cleveland,ohio
mr.moderator,brotherlomax,brothersandsisters,friendsandenemies:
ijustcantbelieveeveryoneinhereisafriend,andidontwanttoleaveanybodyout.thequestiontonight,asiunderstandit,isthenegrorevolt,andwheredowegofromhere?
orwhatnext?
inmylittlehumblewayofunderstandingit,itpointstowardeithertheballotorthebullet.
beforewetryandexplainwhatismeantbytheballotorthebullet,iwouldliketoclarifysomethingconcerningmyself.imstillamuslim;
myreligionisstillislam.thatsmypersonalbelief.justasadamclaytonpowellisachristianministerwhoheadstheabyssinianbaptistchurchinnewyork,butatthesametimetakespartinthepoliticalstrugglestotryandbringaboutrightstotheblackpeopleinthiscountry;
anddr.martinlutherkingisachristianministerdowninatlanta,georgia,whoheadsanotherorganizationfightingforthecivilrightsofblackpeopleinthiscountry;
andreverendgalamison,iguessyouveheardofhim,isanotherchristianministerinnewyorkwhohasbeendeeplyinvolvedintheschoolboycottstoeliminatesegregatededucation;
well,imyselfamaminister,notachristianminister,butamuslimminister;
andibelieveinactiononallfrontsbywhatevermeansnecessary.
althoughimstillamuslim,imnotheretonighttodiscussmyreligion.imnotheretotryandchangeyourreligion.imnotheretoargueordiscussanythingthatwedifferabout,becauseitstimeforustosubmergeourdifferencesandrealizethatitisbestforustofirstseethatwehavethesameproblem,amonproblem,aproblemthatwillmakeyoucatchhellwhetheryoureabaptist,oramethodist,oramuslim,oranationalist.whetheryoureeducatedorilliterate,whetheryouliveontheboulevardorinthealley,youregoingtocatchhelljustlikeiam.wereallinthesameboatandweallaregoingtocatchthesamehellfromthesameman.hejusthappenstobeawhiteman.allofushavesufferedhere,inthiscountry,politicaloppressionatthehandsofthewhiteman,economicexploitationatthehandsofthewhiteman,andsocialdegradationatthehandsofthewhiteman.
nowinspeakinglikethis,itdoesntmeanthatwereanti-white,butitdoesmeanwereanti-exploitation,wereanti-degradation,wereanti-oppression.andifthewhitemandoesntwantustobeanti-him,lethimstopoppressingandexploitinganddegradingus.whetherwearechristiansormuslimsornationalistsoragnosticsoratheists,wemustfirstlearntoforgetourdifferences.ifwehavedifferences,letusdifferinthecloset;
whenweeoutinfront,letusnothaveanythingtoargueaboutuntilwegetfinishedarguingwiththeman.ifthelatepresidentkennedycouldgettogetherwithkhrushchevandexchangesomewheat,wecertainlyhavemoreinmonwitheachotherthankennedyandkhrushchevhadwitheachother.
ifwedontdosomethingrealsoon,ithinkyoullhavetoagreethatweregoingtobeforcedeithertousetheballotorthebullet.itsoneortheotherin1964.itisntthattimeisrunningout--timehasrunout!
1964threatenstobethemostexplosiveyearamericahaseverwitnessed.themostexplosiveyear.why?
itsalsoapoliticalyear.itstheyearwhenallofthewhitepoliticianswillbebackintheso-callednegromunityjivingyouandmeforsomevotes.theyearwhenallofthewhitepoliticalcrookswillberightbackinyourandmymunitywiththeirfalsepromises,buildingupourhopesforaletdown,withtheirtrickeryandtheirtreachery,withtheirfalsepromiseswhichtheydontintendtokeep.astheynourishthesedissatisfactions,itcanonlyleadtoonething,anexplosion;
andnowwehavethetypeofblackmanonthesceneinamericatoday--imsorry,brotherlomax--whojustdoesntintendtoturntheothercheekanylonger.
dontletanybodytellyouanythingabouttheoddsareagainstyou.iftheydraftyou,theysendyoutokoreaandmakeyouface800millionchinese.ifyoucanbebraveoverthere,youcanbebraverighthere.theseoddsarentasgreatasthoseodds.andifyoufighthere,youwillatleastknowwhatyourefightingfor.
imnotapolitician,notevenastudentofpolitics;
infact,imnotastudentofmuchofanything.imnotademocrat.imnotarepublican,andidontevenconsidermyselfanamerican.ifyouandiwereamericans,theredbenoproblem.thosehonkiesthatjustgotofftheboat,theyrealreadyamericans;
polacksarealreadyamericans;
theitalianrefugeesarealreadyamericans.everythingthatcameoutofeurope,everyblue-eyedthing,isalreadyanamerican.andaslongasyouandihavebeenoverhere,wearentamericansyet.
well,iamonewhodoesntbelieveindeludingmyself.imnotgoingtosi