英语演讲稿The Four Freedomsby富兰克林罗斯福Word文档格式.docx

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Iaddressyou,themembersofthisnewCongress,atamomentunprecedentedinthehistoryoftheunion. 

Iusetheword“unprecedented”becauseatnoprevioustimehasAmericansecuritybeenasseriouslythreatenedfromwithoutasitistoday.

SincethepermanentformationofourgovernmentundertheConstitutionin1789,mostoftheperiodsofcrisisinourhistoryhaverelatedtoourdomesticaffairs. 

And,fortunately,onlyoneofthese--thefour-yearwarbetweentheStates--everthreatenedournationalunity. 

Today,thankGod,130,000,000Americansin48Stateshaveforgottenpointsofthecompassinournationalunity.

Itistruethatpriorto1914theUnitedStatesoftenhasbeendisturbedbyeventsinothercontinents. 

WehaveevenengagedintwowarswithEuropeannationsandinanumberofundeclaredwarsintheWestIndies,intheMediterraneanandinthePacific,forthemaintenanceofAmericanrightsandfortheprinciplesofpeacefulcommerce. 

Butinnocasehadaseriousthreatbeenraisedagainstournationalsafetyorourcontinuedindependence.

WhatIseektoconveyisthehistorictruththattheUnitedStatesasanationhasatalltimesmaintainedopposition--clear,definiteopposition--toanyattempttolockusinbehindanancientChinesewallwhiletheprocessionofcivilizationwentpast.Today,thinkingofourchildrenandoftheirchildren,weopposeenforcedisolationforourselvesorforanyotherpartoftheAmericas.

Thatdeterminationofours,extendingoveralltheseyears,wasproved,forexample,intheearlydaysduringthequartercenturyofwarsfollowingtheFrenchRevolution. 

WhiletheNapoleonicstrugglesdidthreateninterestsoftheUnitedStatesbecauseoftheFrenchfootholdintheWestIndiesandinLouisiana,andwhileweengagedintheWarof1812tovindicateourrighttopeacefultrade,itisneverthelessclearthatneitherFrancenorGreatBritainnoranyothernationwasaimingatdominationofthewholeworld.

Andinlikefashion,from1815to1914--ninety-nineyears--nosinglewarinEuropeorinAsiaconstitutedarealthreatagainstourfutureoragainstthefutureofanyotherAmericannation.

ExceptintheMaximilianinterludeinMexico,noforeignpowersoughttoestablishitselfinthishemisphere.AndthestrengthoftheBritishfleetintheAtlantichasbeenafriendlystrength;

itisstillafriendlystrength.

EvenwhentheWorldWarbrokeoutin1914,itseemedtocontainonlysmallthreatofdangertoourownAmericanfuture. 

Butastimewenton,asweremember,theAmericanpeoplebegantovisualizewhatthedownfallofdemocraticnationsmightmeantoourowndemocracy.

WeneednotoveremphasizeimperfectionsinthepeaceofVersailles.Weneednotharponfailureofthedemocraciestodealwithproblemsofworldreconstruction.Weshouldrememberthatthepeaceof1919wasfarlessunjustthanthekindofpacificationwhichbeganevenbeforeMunich,andwhichisbeingcarriedonundertheneworderoftyrannythatseekstospreadovereverycontinenttoday.TheAmericanpeoplehaveunalterablysettheirfacesagainstthattyranny.

Isupposethateveryrealistknowsthatthedemocraticwayoflifeisatthismomentbeingdirectlyassailedineverypartoftheworld--assailedeitherbyarmsorbysecretspreadingofpoisonouspropagandabythosewhoseektodestroyunityandpromotediscordinnationsthatarestillatpeace.During16longmonthsthisassaulthasblottedoutthewholepatternofdemocraticlifeinanappallingnumberofindependentnations,greatandsmall. 

Andtheassailantsarestillonthemarch,threateningothernations,greatandsmall.

Therefore,asyourPresident,performingmyconstitutionaldutyto“givetotheCongressinformationofthestateoftheunion,”Ifinditunhappilynecessarytoreportthatthefutureandthesafetyofourcountryandofourdemocracyareoverwhelminglyinvolvedineventsfarbeyondourborders.

Armeddefenseofdemocraticexistenceisnowbeinggallantlywagedinfourcontinents. 

Ifthatdefensefails,allthepopulationandalltheresourcesofEuropeandAsia,andAfricaandAustral-Asiawillbedominatedbyconquerors. 

Andletusrememberthatthetotalofthosepopulationsinthosefourcontinents,thetotalofthosepopulationsandtheirresourcesgreatlyexceedthesumtotalofthepopulationandtheresourcesofthewholeoftheWesternHemisphere--yes,manytimesover.

Intimesliketheseitisimmature--and,incidentally,untrue--foranybodytobragthatanunpreparedAmerica,single-handedandwithonehandtiedbehinditsback,canholdoffthewholeworld.

NorealisticAmericancanexpectfromadictator’speaceinternationalgenerosity,orreturnoftrueindependence,orworlddisarmament,orfreedomofexpression,orfreedomofreligion--orevengoodbusiness. 

Suchapeacewouldbringnosecurityforusorforourneighbors. 

Thosewhowouldgiveupessentiallibertytopurchasealittletemporarysafetydeserveneitherlibertynorsafety.

Asanationwemaytakeprideinthefactthatwearesoft-hearted;

butwecannotaffordtobesoft-headed. 

Wemustalwaysbewaryofthosewhowithsoundingbrassandatinklingcymbalpreachthe“ism”ofappeasement. 

WemustespeciallybewareofthatsmallgroupofselfishmenwhowouldclipthewingsoftheAmericaneagleinordertofeathertheirownnests.

Ihaverecentlypointedouthowquicklythetempoofmodernwarfarecouldbringintoourverymidstthephysicalattackwhichwemusteventuallyexpectifthedictatornationswinthiswar.

Thereismuchloosetalkofourimmunityfromimmediateanddirectinvasionfromacrosstheseas. 

Obviously,aslongastheBritishNavyretainsitspower,nosuchdangerexists. 

EveniftherewerenoBritishNavy,itisnotprobablethatanyenemywouldbestupidenoughtoattackusbylandingtroopsintheUnitedStatesfromacrossthousandsofmilesofocean,untilithadacquiredstrategicbasesfromwhichtooperate.

ButwelearnmuchfromthelessonsofthepastyearsinEurope--particularlythelessonofNorway,whoseessentialseaportswerecapturedbytreacheryandsurprisebuiltupoveraseriesofyears.Thefirstphaseoftheinvasionofthishemispherewouldnotbethelandingofregulartroops. 

Thenecessarystrategicpointswouldbeoccupiedbysecretagentsandbytheirdupes--andgreatnumbersofthemarealreadyhereandinLatinAmerica.Aslongastheaggressornationsmaintaintheoffensivethey,notwe,willchoosethetimeandtheplaceandthemethodoftheirattack.

AndthatiswhythefutureofalltheAmericanRepublicsistodayinseriousdanger. 

ThatiswhythisannualmessagetotheCongressisuniqueinourhistory. 

ThatiswhyeverymemberoftheexecutivebranchofthegovernmentandeverymemberoftheCongressfacegreatresponsibility,greataccountability.Theneedofthemomentisthatouractionsandourpolicyshouldbedevotedprimarily--almostexclusively--tomeetingthisforeignperil. 

Forallourdomesticproblemsarenowapartofthegreatemergency.

Justasournationalpolicyininternalaffairshasbeenbaseduponadecentrespectfortherightsandthedignityofallourfellowmenwithinourgates,soournationalpolicyinforeignaffairshasbeenbasedonadecentrespectfortherightsandthedignityofallnations,largeandsmall. 

Andthejusticeofmoralitymustandwillwinintheend.

Ournationalpolicyisthis:

First,byanimpressiveexpressionofthepublicwillandwithoutregardtopartisanship,wearecommittedtoall-inclusivenationaldefense.

Secondly,byanimpressiveexpressionofthepublicwillandwithoutregardtopartisanship,wearecommittedtofullsupportofallthoseresolutepeopleeverywherewhoareresistingaggressionandaretherebykeepingwarawayfromourhemisphere.Bythissupportweexpressourdeterminationthatthedemocraticcauseshallprevail,andwestrengthenthedefenseandthesecurityofourownnation.

Third,byanimpressiveexpressionofthepublicwillandwithoutregardtopartisanship,wearecommittedtothepropositionthatprinciplesofmoralityandconsiderationsforourownsecuritywillneverpermitustoacquiesceinapeacedictatedbyaggressorsandsponsoredbyappeasers.Weknowthatenduringpeacecannotbeboughtatthecostofotherpeople’sfreedom.

Intherecentnationalelectiontherewasnosubstantialdifferencebetweenthetwogreatpartiesinrespecttothatnationalpolicy.NoissuewasfoughtoutonthislinebeforetheAmericanelectorate. 

AndtodayitisabundantlyevidentthatAmericancitizenseverywherearedemandingandsupportingspeedyandcompleteactioninrecognitionofobviousdanger.

Therefore,theimmediateneedisaswiftanddrivingincreaseinourarmamentproduction.Leadersofindustryandlaborhaverespondedtooursummons.Goalsofspeedhavebeenset.Insomecasesthesegoalsarebeingreachedaheadoftime.Insomecasesweareonschedule;

inothercasesthereareslightbutnotseriousdelays.Andinsomecases--and,Iamsorrytosay,veryimportantcases--weareallconcernedbytheslownessoftheaccomplishmentofourplans.

TheArmyandNavy,however,havemadesubstantialprogressduringthepastyear.Actualexperienceisimprovingandspeedingupourmethodsofproductionwitheverypassingday.Andtoday’sbestisnotgoodenoughfortomorrow.

Iamnotsatisfiedwiththeprogressthusfarmade.Themeninchargeoftheprogramrepresentthebestintraining,inability,andinpatriotism.Theyarenotsatisfiedwiththeprogressthusfarmade. 

Noneofuswillbesatisfieduntilthejobisdone.

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