1984 Democratic National Convention Keynote AddressWord下载.docx

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why,thiscountryisashiningcityonahill."

andthepresidentisright.inmanywaysweareashiningcityonahill.

　　butthehardtruthisthatnoteveryoneissharinginthiscityssplendorandglory.ashiningcityisperhapsallthepresidentseesfromtheporticoofthewhitehouseandtheverandaofhisranch,whereeveryoneseemstobedoingwell.buttheresanothercity;

theresanotherparttotheshiningthecity;

thepartwheresomepeoplecantpaytheirmortgages,andmostyoungpeoplecantaffordone;

wherestudentscantaffordtheeducationtheyneed,andmiddle-classparentswatchthedreamstheyholdfortheirchildrenevaporate.

　　inthispartofthecitytherearemorepoorthanever,morefamiliesintrouble,moreandmorepeoplewhoneedhelpbutcantfindit.evenworse:

thereareelderlypeoplewhotrembleinthebasementsofthehousesthere.andtherearepeoplewhosleepinthecitystreets,inthegutter,wheretheglitterdoesntshow.thereareghettoswherethousandsofyoungpeople,withoutajoboraneducation,givetheirlivesawaytodrugdealerseveryday.thereisdespair,mr.president,inthefacesthatyoudontsee,intheplacesthatyoudontvisitinyourshiningcity.

　　infact,mr.president,thisisanation--mr.presidentyououghttoknowthatthisnationismorea"

taleoftwocities"

thanitisjusta"

shiningcityonahill."

　　maybe,maybe,mr.president,ifyouvisitedsomemoreplaces;

maybeifyouwenttoappalachiawheresomepeoplestillliveinsheds;

maybeifyouwenttolackawannawherethousandsofunemployedsteelworkerswonderwhywesubsidizedforeignsteel.maybe--maybe,mr.president,ifyoustoppedinatashelterinchicagoandspoketothehomelessthere;

maybe,mr.president,ifyouaskedawomanwhohadbeendeniedthehelpsheneededtofeedherchildrenbecauseyousaidyouneededthemoneyforataxbreakforamillionaireorforamissilewecouldntaffordtouse.

　　maybe--maybe,mr.president.butimafraidnot.becausethetruthis,ladiesandgentlemen,thatthisishowwewerewarneditwouldbe.presidentreagantoldusfromtheverybeginningthathebelievedinakindofsocialdarwinism.survivalofthefittest."

governmentcantdoeverything,"

weweretold,soitshouldsettlefortakingcareofthestrongandhopethateconomicambitionandcharitywilldotherest.maketherichricher,andwhatfallsfromthetablewillbeenoughforthemiddleclassandthosewhoaretryingdesperatelytoworktheirwayintothemiddleclass.

　　youknow,therepublicanscalledit"

trickle-down"

whenhoovertriedit.nowtheycallit"

supplyside."

butitsthesameshiningcityforthoserelativefewwhoareluckyenoughtoliveinitsgoodneighborhoods.butforthepeoplewhoareexcluded,forthepeoplewhoarelockedout,alltheycandoisstarefromadistanceatthatcitysglimmeringtowers.

　　itsanoldstory.itsasoldasourhistory.thedifferencebetweendemocratsandrepublicanshasalwaysbeenmeasuredincourageandconfidence.therepublicans--therepublicansbelievethatthewagontrainwillnotmakeittothefrontierunlesssomeoftheold,someoftheyoung,someoftheweakareleftbehindbythesideofthetrail."

thestrong"

--"

thestrong,"

theytellus,"

willinherittheland."

　　wedemocratsbelieveinsomethingelse.wedemocratsbelievethatwecanmakeitallthewaywiththewholefamilyintact,andwehavemorethanonce.eversincefranklinrooseveltliftedhimselffromhiswheelchairtoliftthisnationfromitsknees--wagontrainafterwagontrain--tonewfrontiersofeducation,housing,peace;

thewholefamilyaboard,constantlyreachingouttoextendandenlargethatfamily;

liftingthemupintothewagonontheway;

blacksandhispanics,andpeopleofeveryethnicgroup,andnativeamericans--allthosestrugglingtobuildtheirfamiliesandclaimsomesmallshareofamerica.fornearly50yearswecarriedthemalltonewlevelsofcomfort,andsecurity,anddignity,evenaffluence.andrememberthis,someofusinthisroomtodayarehereonlybecausethisnationhadthatkindofconfidence.anditwouldbewrongtoforgetthat.

　　so,hereweareatthisconventiontoremindourselveswherewecomefromandtoclaimthefutureforourselvesandforourchildren.todayourgreatdemocraticparty,whichhassavedthisnationfromdepression,fromfascism,fromracism,fromcorruption,iscalledupontodoitagain--thistimetosavethenationfromconfusionanddivision,fromthethreatofeventualfiscaldisaster,andmostofallfromthefearofanuclearholocaust.

　　thatsnotgoingtobeeasy.moudallisexactlyright--itwontbeeasy.andinordertosucceed,wemustanswerouropponentspolishedandappealingrhetoricwithamoretellingreasonablenessandrationality.

　　wemustwinthiscaseonthemerits.wemustgettheamericanpublictolookpasttheglitter,beyondtheshowmanshiptothereality,thehardsubstanceofthings.andwelldoitnotsomuchwithspeechesthatsoundgoodaswithspeechesthataregoodandsound;

notsomuchwithspeechesthatwillbringpeopletotheirfeetaswithspeechesthatwillbringpeopletotheirsenses.wemustmake--wemustmaketheamericanpeoplehearour"

taleoftwocities."

wemustconvincethemthatwedonthavetosettlefortwocities,thatwecanhaveonecity,indivisible,shiningforallofitspeople.

　　now,wewillhavenochancetodothatifwhatcomesoutofthisconventionisababelofarguingvoices.ifthatswhatsheardthroughoutthecampaign,dissidentsoundsfromallsides,wewillhavenochancetotellourmessage.tosucceedwewillhavetosurrendersomesmallpartsofourindividualinterests,tobuildaplatformthatwecanallstandon,atonce,andcomfortably--proudlysingingout.weneed--weneedaplatformwecanallagreetosothatwecansingoutthetruthforthenationtohear,inchorus,itslogicsoclearandcommandingthatnoslickmadisonavenuecommercial,noamountofgeniality,nomartialmusicwillbeabletomufflethesoundofthetruth.

　　andwedemocratsmustunite.wedemocratsmustunitesothattheentirenationcanunite,becausesurelytherepublicanswontbringthiscountrytogether.theirpoliciesdividethenationintotheluckyandtheleft-out,intotheroyaltyandtherabble.therepublicansarewillingtotreatthatdivisionasvictory.theywouldcutthisnationinhalf,intothosetemporarilybetteroffandthoseworseoffthanbefore,andtheywouldcallthatdivisionrecovery.

　　now,weshouldnot--weshouldnotbeembarrassedordismayedorchagrinediftheprocessofunifyingisdifficult,evenwrenchingattimes.rememberthat,unlikeanyotherparty,weembracemenandwomenofeverycolor,everycreed,everyorientation,everyeconomicclass.inourfamilyaregatheredeveryonefromtheabjectpoorofessexcountyinnewyork,totheenlightenedaffluentofthegoldcoastsatbothendsofthenation.andinbetweenistheheartofourconstituency--themiddleclass,thepeoplenotrichenoughtobeworry-free,butnotpoorenoughtobeonwelfare;

themiddleclass--thosepeoplewhoworkforalivingbecausetheyhaveto,notbecausesomepsychiatristtoldthemitwasaconvenientwaytofilltheintervalbetweenbirthandeternity.whitecollarandbluecollar.youngprofessionals.menandwomeninsmallbusinessdesperateforthecapitalandcontractsthattheyneedtoprovetheirworth.

　　wespeakfortheminoritieswhohavenotyetenteredthemainstream.wespeakforethnicswhowanttoaddtheirculturetothemagnificentmosaicthatisamerica.wespeak--wespeakforwomenwhoareindignantthatthisnationrefusestoetchintoitsgovernmentalcommandmentsthesimplerule"

thoushaltnotsinagainstequality,"

arulesosimple--

　　iwasgoingtosay,andiperhapsdarenotbutiwill.itsacommandmentsosimpleitcanbespelledinthreeletters:

e.r.a.

　　wespeak--wespeakforyoungpeopledemandinganeducationandafuture.wespeakforseniorcitizens.wespeakforseniorcitizenswhoareterrorizedbytheideathattheironlysecurity,theirsocialsecurity,isbeingthreatened.wespeakformillionsofreasoningpeoplefightingtopreserveourenvironmentfromgreedandfromstupidity.andwespeakforreasonablepeoplewhoarefightingtopreserveourveryexistencefromamachointransigencethatrefusestomakeintelligentattemptstodiscussthepossibilityofnuclearholocaustwithourenemy.theyrefuse.theyrefuse,becausetheybelievewecanpilemissilessohighthattheywillpiercethecloudsandthesightofthemwillfrightenourenemiesintosubmission.

　　nowwereproudofthisdiversityasdemocrats.weregratefulforit.wedonthavetomanufactureitthewaytherepublicanswillnextmonthindallas,byproppingupmannequindelegatesontheconventionfloor.butwe,whilewereproudofthisdiversity,wepayapriceforit.thedifferentpeoplethatwerepresenthavedifferentpointsofview.andsometimestheycompeteandevendebate,andevenargue.thatswhatourprimarieswereallabout.butnowtheprimariesareoveranditistime,whenwepickourcandidatesandourplatformhere,tolockarmsandmoveintothiscampaigntogether.

　　ifyouneedanymoreinspirationtoputsomesmallpartofyourowndifferenceasidetocreatethisconsensus,thenallyouneedtodoistoreflectonwhattherepublicanpolicyofdivideandcajolehasdonetothislandsince1980.nowthepresidenthasaskedtheamericanpeopletojudgehimonwhetherornothesfulfilledthepromiseshemadefouryearsago.ibelieve,asdemocrats,weoughttoacceptthatchallenge.andjustforamomentletusconsiderwhathehassaidandwhathesdone.

　　inflation--inflationisdownsince1980,butnotbecauseofthesupply-sidemiraclepromisedtousbythepresident.inflationwasreducedtheold-fashionedway:

witharecession,theworstsince1932.nowhowdidwe--wecouldhavebroughtinflationdownthatway.howdidhedoit?

55,000bankruptcies;

twoyearsofmassiveunemployment;

200,000farmersandranchersforcedofftheland;

morehomeless--morehomelessthanatanytimesincethegreatdepressionin1932;

morehungry,inthisworldofenormousaffluence,theunitedstatesofamerica,morehungry;

morepoor,mostofthemwomen.and--andhepaidoneotherthing,anearly200billiondollardeficitthreateningourfuture.

　　now,wemustmaketheamericanpeopleunderstandthisdeficitbecausetheydont.thepresidentsdeficitisadirectanddramaticrepudiationofhispromisein1980tobalancethebudgetby1983.howlargeisit?

thedeficitisthelargestinthehistoryoftheuniverse.it--presidentcarterslastbudgethadadeficitlessthanone-thirdofthisdeficit.itisadeficitthat,accordingtothepresidentsownfiscaladviser,maygrowtoasmuch300billiondollarsayearfor"

asfarastheeyecansee."

and,ladiesandgentlemen,itisadebtsolarge--thatisalmostone-halfofthemoneywecolle