奥巴马就职演说全文Word格式.docx

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istandheretodayhumbledbythetaskbeforeus,gratefulforthetrustyouhavebestowed,mindfulofthesacrificesbornebyourancestors.ithankPresidentBushforhisservicetoournation,aswellasthegenerosityandcooperationhehasshownthroughoutthistransition.

Forty-fouramericanshavenowtakenthepresidentialoath.Thewordshavebeenspokenduringrisingtidesofprosperityandthestillwatersofpeace.Yet,everysooftentheoathistakenamidstgatheringcloudsandragingstorms.atthesemoments,americahascarriedonnotsimplybecauseoftheskillorvisionofthoseinhighoffice,butbecausewethePeoplehaveremainedfaithfultotheidealsofourforbearers,andtruetoourfoundingdocuments.

Soithasbeen.Soitmustbewiththisgenerationofamericans.

Thatweareinthemidstofcrisisisnowwellunderstood.ournationisatwar,againstafar-reachingnetworkofviolenceandhatred.oureconomyisbadlyweakened,aconsequenceofgreedandirresponsibilityonthepartofsome,butalsoourcollectivefailuretomakehardchoicesandpreparethenationforanewage.Homeshavebeenlost;

jobsshed;

businessesshuttered.ourhealthcareistoocostly;

ourschoolsfailtoomany;

andeachdaybringsfurtherevidencethatthewaysweuseenergystrengthenouradversariesandthreatenourplanet.

Thesearetheindicatorsofcrisis,subjecttodataandstatistics.Lessmeasurablebutnolessprofoundisasappingofconfidenceacrossourland-anaggingfearthatamerica’sdeclineisinevitable,andthatthenextgenerationmustloweritssights.

Todayisaytoyouthatthechallengeswefacearereal.Theyareseriousandtheyaremany.Theywillnotbemeteasilyorinashortspanoftime.Butknowthis,america-theywillbemet.

onthisday,wegatherbecausewehavechosenhopeoverfear,unityofpurposeoverconflictanddiscord.

onthisday,wecometoproclaimanendtothepettygrievancesandfalsepromises,therecriminationsandwornoutdogmas,thatforfartoolonghavestrangledourpolitics.

weremainayoungnation,butinthewordsofScripture,thetimehascometosetasidechildishthings.Thetimehascometoreaffirmourenduringspirit;

tochooseourbetterhistory;

tocarryforwardthatpreciousgift,thatnobleidea,passedonfromgenerationtogeneration:

theGod-givenpromisethatallareequal,allarefree,andalldeserveachancetopursuetheirfullmeasureofhappiness.

inreaffirmingthegreatnessofournation,weunderstandthatgreatnessisneveragiven.itmustbeearned.ourjourneyhasneverbeenoneofshort-cutsorsettlingforless.ithasnotbeenthepathforthefaint-hearted-forthosewhopreferleisureoverwork,orseekonlythepleasuresofrichesandfame.Rather,ithasbeentherisk-takers,thedoers,themakersofthings-somecelebratedbutmoreoftenmenandwomenobscureintheirlabor,whohavecarriedusupthelong,ruggedpathtowardsprosperityandfreedom.

Forus,theypackeduptheirfewworldlypossessionsandtraveledacrossoceansinsearchofanewlife.

Forus,theytoiledinsweatshopsandsettledthewest;

enduredthelashofthewhipandplowedthehardearth.

Forus,theyfoughtanddied,inplaceslikeconcordandGettysburg;

normandyandKheSanh.

Timeandagainthesemenandwomenstruggledandsacrificedandworkedtilltheirhandswererawsothatwemightliveabetterlife.Theysawamericaasbiggerthanthesumofourindividualambitions;

greaterthanallthedifferencesofbirthorwealthorfaction.

Thisisthejourneywecontinuetoday.weremainthemostprosperous,powerfulnationonEarth.ourworkersarenolessproductivethanwhenthiscrisisbegan.ourmindsarenolessinventive,ourgoodsandservicesnolessneededthantheywerelastweekorlastmonthorlastyear.ourcapacityremainsundiminished.Butourtimeofstandingpat,ofprotectingnarrowinterestsandputtingoffunpleasantdecisions-thattimehassurelypassed.Startingtoday,wemustpickourselvesup,dustourselvesoff,andbeginagaintheworkofremakingamerica.

Foreverywherewelook,thereisworktobedone.Thestateoftheeconomycallsforaction,boldandswift,andwewillact-notonlytocreatenewjobs,buttolayanewfoundationforgrowth.wewillbuildtheroadsandbridges,theelectricgridsanddigitallinesthatfeedourcommerceandbindustogether.wewillrestoresciencetoitsrightfulplace,andwieldtechnology’swonderstoraisehealthcare’squalityandloweritscost.wewillharnessthesunandthewindsandthesoiltofuelourcarsandrunourfactories.andwewilltransformourschoolsandcollegesanduniversitiestomeetthedemandsofanewage.allthiswecando.andallthiswewilldo.

now,therearesomewhoquestionthescaleofourambitions-whosuggestthatoursystemcannottoleratetoomanybigplans.Theirmemoriesareshort.Fortheyhaveforgottenwhatthiscountryhasalreadydone;

whatfreemenandwomencanachievewhenimaginationisjoinedtocommonpurpose,andnecessitytocourage.

whatthecynicsfailtounderstandisthatthegroundhasshiftedbeneaththem-thatthestalepoliticalargumentsthathaveconsumedusforsolongnolongerapply.Thequestionweasktodayisnotwhetherourgovernmentistoobigortoosmall,butwhetheritworks-whetherithelpsfamiliesfindjobsatadecentwage,caretheycanafford,aretirementthatisdignified.wheretheanswerisyes,weintendtomoveforward.wheretheanswerisno,programswillend.andthoseofuswhomanagethepublic’sdollarswillbeheldtoaccount-tospendwisely,reformbadhabits,anddoourbusinessinthelightofday-becauseonlythencanwerestorethevitaltrustbetweenapeopleandtheirgovernment.

noristhequestionbeforeuswhetherthemarketisaforceforgoodorill.itspowertogeneratewealthandexpandfreedomisunmatched,butthiscrisishasremindedusthatwithoutawatchfuleye,themarketcanspinoutofcontrol-andthatanationcannotprosperlongwhenitfavorsonlytheprosperous.ThesuccessofoureconomyhasalwaysdependednotjustonthesizeofourGrossdomesticProduct,butonthereachofourprosperity;

onourabilitytoextendopportunitytoeverywillingheart-notoutofcharity,butbecauseitisthesurestroutetoourcommongood.

asforourcommondefense,werejectasfalsethechoicebetweenoursafetyandourideals.ourFoundingFathers,facedwithperilswecanscarcelyimagine,draftedachartertoassuretheruleoflawandtherightsofman,acharterexpandedbythebloodofgenerations.Thoseidealsstilllighttheworld,andwewillnotgivethemupforexpedience’ssake.andsotoallotherpeoplesandgovernmentswhoarewatchingtoday,fromthegrandestcapitalstothesmallvillagewheremyfatherwasborn:

knowthatamericaisafriendofeachnationandeveryman,woman,andchildwhoseeksafutureofpeaceanddignity,andthatwearereadytoleadoncemore.

Recallthatearliergenerationsfaceddownfascismandcommunismnotjustwithmissilesandtanks,butwithsturdyalliancesandenduringconvictions.Theyunderstoodthatourpoweralonecannotprotectus,nordoesitentitleustodoasweplease.instead,theyknewthatourpowergrowsthroughitsprudentuse;

oursecurityemanatesfromthejustnessofourcause,theforceofourexample,thetemperingqualitiesofhumilityandrestraint.

wearethekeepersofthislegacy.Guidedbytheseprinciplesoncemore,wecanmeetthosenewthreatsthatdemandevengreatereffort-evengreatercooperationandunderstandingbetweennations.wewillbegintoresponsiblyleaveiraqtoitspeople,andforgeahard-earnedpeaceinafghanistan.witholdfriendsandformerfoes,wewillworktirelesslytolessenthenuclearthreat,androllbackthespecterofawarmingplanet.wewillnotapologizeforourway

oflife,norwillwewaverinitsdefense,andforthosewhoseektoadvancetheiraimsbyinducingterrorandslaughteringinnocents,wesaytoyounowthatourspiritisstrongerandcannotbebroken;

youcannotoutlastus,andwewilldefeatyou.

Forweknowthatourpatchworkheritageisastrength,notaweakness.weareanationofchristiansandmuslims,JewsandHindus-andnon-believers.weareshapedbyeverylanguageandculture,drawnfromeveryendofthisEarth;

andbecausewehavetastedthebitterswillofcivilwarandsegregation,andemergedfromthatdarkchapterstrongerandmoreunited,wecannothelpbutbelievethattheoldhatredsshallsomedaypass;

thatthelinesoftribeshallsoondissolve;

thatastheworldgrowssmaller,ourcommonhumanityshallrevealitself;

andthatamericamustplayitsroleinusheringinaneweraofpeace.

Tothemuslimworld,weseekanewwayforward,basedonmutualinterestandmutualrespect.Tothoseleadersaroundtheglobewhoseektosowconflict,orblametheirsociety’sillsonthewest-knowthatyourpeoplewilljudgeyouonwhatyoucanbuild,notwhatyoudestroy.Tothosewhoclingtopowerthroughcorruptionanddeceitandthesilencingofdissent,knowthatyouareonthewrongsideofhistory;

butthatwewillextendahandifyouarewillingtounclenchyourfist.

Tothepeopleofpoornations,wepledgetoworkalongsideyoutomakeyourfarmsflourishandletcleanwatersflow;

tonourishstarvedbodiesandfeedhungryminds.andtothosenationslikeoursthatenjoyrelativeplenty,wesaywecannolongeraffordindifferencetosufferingoutsideourborders;

norcanweconsumetheworld’sresourceswithoutregardtoeffect.Fortheworldhaschanged,andwemustchangewithit.

asweconsidertheroadthatunfoldsbeforeus,werememberwithhumblegratitudethosebraveamericanswho,atthisveryhour,patrolfar-offdesertsanddistantmountains.Theyhavesomethingtotellustoday,justasthefallenheroeswholieinarlingtonwhisperthroughtheages.wehonorthemnotonlybecausetheyareguardiansofourliberty,butbecausetheyembodythespiritofservice;

awillingnesstofindmeaninginsomethinggreaterthanthemselves.andyet,atthismoment-amomentthatwilldefineageneration-itispreciselythisspiritthatmustinhabitusall.

Forasmuchasgovernmentcandoandmustdo,itisultimatelythefaithanddeterminationoftheamericanpeopleuponwhichthisnationrelies.itisthekindnesstotakeinastrangerwhentheleveesbreak,theselflessnessofworkerswhowouldrathercuttheirhoursthanseeafriendlosetheirjobwhichseesusthroughourdarkesthours.itisthefirefighter’scouragetostormastairwayfilledwithsmoke,butalsoaparent’swillingnesstonurtureachild,thatfinallydecidesourfate.

ourchallengesmaybenew.Theinstrumentswithwhichwemeetthemmaybenew.Butthosevaluesuponwhichoursuccessdepends-hardworkandhonesty,courageandfairplay,toleranceandcuriosity,loyaltyandpatriotism-thesethingsareold.Thesethingsaretrue.Theyhavebeenthequietforceofprogressthroughoutourhistory.whatisdemandedthenisareturntothesetruths.whatisrequiredofusnowisaneweraofresponsibility-arecognition,onthepartofeveryamerican,thatwehavedutiestoourselves,ournation,andtheworld,dutiesthatwedonotgrudginglyacceptbutratherseizegladly,firmintheknowledgethatthereisnothingsosatisfyingtothespirit,sodefiningofourcharacter,thangivingouralltoadifficulttask.

Thisisthepriceandthepromiseofcitizenship.

Thisisthesourceofourconfidence-theknowledgethatGodcallsonustoshapeanuncertaindestiny.

Thisisthemeaningofourlibertyandourcreed-whymenandwomenandchildrenofeveryraceandeveryfaithcanjoinincelebrationacrossthis