奥巴马就职演讲.docx

奥巴马就职演讲.docx

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奥巴马就职演讲

inauguraladdressofbarackobamajanuary20,2009

myfellowcitizens:

istandheretodayhumbledbythetaskbeforeus,gratefulforthetrustyouhavebestowed,mindfulofthesacrificesbornebyourancestors.ithankpresidentbushforhisservicetoournation,aswellasthegenerosityandcooperationhehasshownthroughoutthistransition.

forty-fouramericanshavenowtakenthepresidentialoath.thewordshavebeenspokenduringrisingtidesofprosperityandthestillwatersofpeace.yet,everysooftentheoathistakenamidstgatheringcloudsandragingstorms.atthesemoments,americahascarriedonnotsimplybecauseoftheskillorvisionofthoseinhighoffice,butbecausewethepeoplehaveremainedfaithfultotheidealsofourforbearers,andtruetoourfoundingdocuments.

soithasbeen.soitmustbewiththisgenerationofamericans.

thatweareinthemidstofcrisisisnowwellunderstood.ournationisatwar,againstafar-reachingnetworkofviolenceandhatred.oureconomyisbadlyweakened,aconsequenceofgreedand

irresponsibilityonthepartofsome,butalsoourcollectivefailuretomakehardchoicesandpreparethenationforanewage.homeshavebeenlost;jobsshed;businessesshuttered.ourhealthcareistoocostly;ourschoolsfailtoomany;andeachdaybringsfurtherevidencethatthewaysweuseenergystrengthenouradversariesandthreatenourplanet.

thesearetheindicatorsofcrisis,subjecttodataandstatistics.lessmeasurablebutnoless

profoundisasappingofconfidenceacrossourland-anaggingfearthatamerica’sdeclineisinevitable,andthatthenextgenerationmustloweritssights.

todayisaytoyouthatthechallengeswefacearereal.theyareseriousandtheyaremany.theywillnotbemeteasilyorinashortspanoftime.butknowthis,america-theywillbemet.

onthisday,wegatherbecausewehavechosenhopeoverfear,unityofpurposeoverconflictanddiscord.

recriminationsandwornoutdogmas,thatforfartoolonghavestrangledourpolitics.

inreaffirmingthegreatnessofournation,weunderstandthatgreatnessisneveragiven.itmustbeearned.ourjourneyhasneverbeenoneofshort-cutsorsettlingforless.ithasnotbeenthepathforthe

faint-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.

whatthecynicsfailtounderstandisthatthegroundhasshiftedbeneaththem-thatthestale

politicalargumentsthathaveconsumedusforsolongnolongerapply.thequestionweasktodayisnotwhetherourgovernmentistoobigortoosmall,butwhetheritworks-whetherithelpsfamiliesfindjobsatadecentwage,caretheycanafford,aretirementthatisdignified.wheretheanswerisyes,weintendtomoveforward.wheretheanswerisno,programswillend.andthoseofuswhomanagethepublic’sdollarswillbeheldtoaccount-tospendwisely,reformbadhabits,anddoourbusinessinthelightofday-becauseonlythencanwerestorethevitaltrustbetweenapeopleandtheirgovernment.

noristhequestionbeforeuswhetherthemarketisaforceforgoodorill.itspowertogenerate

recallthatearliergenerationsfaceddownfascismnotjustwithmissilesandtanks,butwithsturdyalliancesandenduringconvictions.theyunderstoodthatourpoweralonecannotprotectus,nordoesitentitleustodoasweplease.instead,theyknewthatourpowergrowsthroughitsprudentuse;oursecurityemanatesfromthejustnessofourcause,theforceofourexample,thetemperingqualitiesofhumilityandrestraint.

wearethekeepersofthislegacy.guidedbytheseprinciplesoncemore,wecanmeetthosenewthreatsthatdemandevengreatereffort-evengreatercooperationandunderstandingbetweennations.wewillbegintoresponsiblyleaveiraqtoitspeople,andforgeahard-earnedpeaceinafghanistan.witholdfriendsandformerfoes,wewillworktirelesslytolessenthenuclearthreat,androllbackthespecterofawarmingplanet.wewillnotapologizeforourwayoflife,norwillwewaverinitsdefense,andforthosewhoseektoadvancetheiraimsbyinducingterrorandslaughteringinnocents,wesaytoyounowthatourspiritisstrongerandcannotbebroken;youcannotoutlastus,andwewilldefeatyou.

forweknowthatourpatchworkheritageisastrength,notaweakness.weareanationof

christiansandmuslims,jewsandhindus-andnon-believers.weareshapedbyeverylanguageandculture,drawnfromeveryendofthisearth;andbecausewehavetastedthebitterswillofcivilwarandsegregation,andemergedfromthatdarkchapterstrongerandmoreunited,wecannothelpbutbelievethattheoldhatredsshallsomedaypass;thatthelinesoftribeshallsoondissolve;thatastheworld

tothemuslimworld,weseekanewwayforward,basedonmutualinterestandmutualrespect.tothoseleadersaroundtheglobewhoseektosowconflict,orblametheirsociety’sillsonthewest-knowthatyourpeoplewilljudgeyouonwhatyoucanbuild,notwhatyoudestroy.tothosewhoclingtopowerthroughcorruptionanddeceitandthesilencingofdissent,knowthatyouareonthewrongsideofhistory;butthatwewillextendahandifyouarewillingtounclenchyourfist.

tothepeopleofpoornations,wepledgetoworkalongsideyoutomakeyourfarmsflourishandletcleanwatersflow;tonourishstarvedbodiesandfeedhungryminds.andtothosenationslikeoursthat

enjoyrelativeplenty,wesaywecannolongeraffordindifferencetosufferingoutsideourborders;norcanweconsumetheworld’sresourceswithoutregardtoeffect.fortheworldhaschanged,andwemustchangewithit.

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

willingnesstofindmeaninginsomethinggreaterthanthemselves.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-whymenandwomenandchildrenofeveryraceandeveryfaithcanjoinincelebrationacrossthismagnificentmall,andwhyamanwhosefatherlessthansixtyyearsagomightnothavebeenservedatalocalrestaurantcannowstandbeforeyoutotakeamostsacredoath.

同胞们：

我今天站在这里，因为面前的任务而感到谦卑，因为你们的信任而心存感激，同时铭记先辈们做所出的巨大牺牲。

感谢布什总统为这个国家做出的贡献，同时也谢谢他在整个政权交接期间表现出的慷慨与合作。

迄今已经有44名美国人宣誓就任总统。

这些誓词曾出现在繁荣的上升趋势和如水般平静的和平中，当然，也经常会出现在乌云密布和狂风暴雨之时。

在这各种时刻，美国一直在继续前行，这不仅仅是因为执政的技巧或者有先见之明，而是因为我们的人民一直在坚守先辈们的理想，忠实履行我们的建国宣言。

过去是这样，这一代的美国人仍将会坚持这样做。

众所周知，我们目前正处在危机之中。

我们的国家正在对暴力和仇恨宣战。

我们的经济也被严重削弱，这是一些人贪婪和不负责任的后果，但在做出艰难选择和准备迎接新时代方面，我们出现了集体性的失误。

房屋失去了；工作丢掉了；商业萧条了；我们的卫生保健耗资巨大；我们太多的学校不合格；每天都能找到更多的证据表明我们利用能源的方式使得对手更加强大，并且威胁到了我们整个星球。

这些