演讲致辞马尔科姆演讲稿选票还是子弹 The Ballot or the Bullet 精品.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