奥巴马励志演讲稿男人的责任.docx

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奥巴马励志演讲稿男人的责任

奥巴马励志演讲稿：

男人的责任

　　【奥巴马励志演讲稿：

男人的责任】　　PRESIDENTBARACKOBAMA:

Hello,Morehouse!

（Applause.）Thankyou,everybody.Pleasebeseated.

　　AUDIENCEMEMBER:

Iloveyou!

　　PRESIDENTOBAMA:

Iloveyouback.（Laughter.）ThatiswhyIamhere.

　　Ihavetosaythatitisoneofthegreathonorsofmylifetobeabletoaddressthisgatheringheretoday.IwanttothankDr.Wilsonforhisoutstandingleadership,andtheBoardofTrustees.WehaveCongressmanCedricRichmondandSanfordBishop—bothproudalumniofthisschool,aswellasCongressmanHankJohnson.Andoneofmydearfriendsandagreatinspirationtousall—thegreatJohnLewisishere.（Applause.）WehaveyouroutstandingMayor,Mr.KasimReed,inthehouse.（Applause.）

　　ToallthemembersoftheMorehousefamily.Andmostofall,congratulationstothisdistinguishedgroupofMorehouseMen—theClassofXX.（Applause.）

　　Ihavetosaythatit’salittlehardtofollow—notDr.Wilson,butaskinnyguywithafunnyname.（Laughter.）BetsegawTadele—he’sgoingtobedoingsomething.

　　Ialsohavetosaythatyouallaregoingtogetwet.（Laughter.）AndI’dbeouttherewithyouifIcould.（Laughter.）ButSecretServicegetsnervous.（Laughter.）SoI’mgoingtohavetostayhere,dry.（Laughter.）ButknowthatI’mtherewithyouinspirit.（Laughter.）

　　Someofyouaregraduatingsummacumlaude.（Applause.）Someofyouaregraduatingmagnacumlaude.（Applause.）Iknowsomeofyouarejustgraduating,“thankyou,Lordy.”（Laughterandapplause.）That’sappropriatebecauseit’saSunday.（Laughter.）

　　Iseesomemomsandgrandmashere,aunts,intheirSundaybest—althoughtheyareupsetabouttheirhairgettingmessedup.（Laughter.）Michellewouldnotbesittingintherain.（Laughter.）Shehastaughtmeabouthair.（Laughter.）

　　Iwanttocongratulateallofyou—theparents,thegrandparents,thebrothersandsisters,thefamilyandfriendswhosupportedtheseyoungmeninsomanyways.Thisisyourday,aswell.Justthinkaboutit—yoursons,yourbrothers,yournephews—theyspentthelastfouryearsfarfromhomeandclosetoSpelman,andyettheyarestillheretoday.（Applause.）Soyou’vedonesomethingright.Graduates,giveabigroundofapplausetoyourfamilyforeverythingthatthey’vedoneforyou.（Applause.）

　　Iknowthatsomeofyouhadtowaitinlonglinestogetintotoday’sceremony.AndIwouldapologize,butitdidnothaveanythingtodowithsecurity.Thosegraduatesjustwantedyoutoknowwhatit’sliketoregisterforclasseshere.（Laughterandapplause.）Andthistimeofyearbringsadifferentkindofstress—everyseniorstoppingbyGlosterHalloverthepastweekmakingsureyournamewasactuallyonthelistofstudentswhometallthegraduationrequirements.（Applause.）Ifitwasn’tonthelist,youhadtofigureoutwhy.Wasitthatlibrarybookyoulenttothattriflingroommatewhodidn’treturnit?

（Laughter.）WasitDr.Johnson’spolicyclass?

（Applause.）DidyougetenoughCrownForumcredits?

（Applause.）

　　Onthatlastpoint,I’mgoingtoexercisemypowerasPresidenttodeclarethisspeechsufficientCrownForumcreditsforanyotherwiseeligiblestudenttograduate.Thatismygraduationgifttoyou.（Applause.）Youhaveaspecialdispensation.

　　Now,graduates,IamhumbledtostandherewithallofyouasanhonoraryMorehouseMan.（Applause.）Ifinallymadeit.（Laughter.）AndasIdo,I’mmindfulofanoldsaying:

“YoucanalwaystellaMorehouseMan—（applause）—butyoucan’ttellhimmuch.”（Applause.）Andthatmakesmytaskalittlemoredifficult,Isuppose.ButIthinkitalsoreflectsthesenseofpridethat’salwaysbeenpartofthisschool’stradition.

　　BenjaminMays,whoservedasthepresidentofMorehouseforalmost30years,understoodthattraditionbetterthananybody.Hesaid—andIquote—“ItwillnotbesufficientforMorehouseCollege,foranycollege,forthatmatter,toproduceclevergraduates—butratherhonestmen,menwhocanbetrustedinpublicandprivatelife—menwhoaresensitivetothewrongs,thesufferings,andtheinjusticesofsocietyandwhoarewillingtoacceptresponsibilityforcorrecting（those）ills.”

　　Itwasthatmission—notjusttoeducatemen,buttocultivategoodmen,strongmen,uprightmen—thatbroughtcommunityleaderstogetherjusttwoyearsaftertheendoftheCivilWar.Theyassembledalistof37men,freeblacksandfreedslaves,whowouldmakeupthefirstprospectiveclassofwhatlaterbecameMorehouseCollege.Mostofthosefirststudentshadadesiretobecometeachersandpreachers—tobetterthemselvessotheycouldhelpothersdothesame.

　　Acenturyandahalflater,timeshavechanged.Butthe“MorehouseMystique”stillendures.Someofyouprobablycameherefromcommunitieswhereeverybodylookedlikeyou.Othersmayhavecomehereinsearchofacommunity.AndIsuspectthatsomeofyouprobablyfeltalittlebitofcultureshockthefirsttimeyoucametogetherasaclassinKing’sChapel.Allofasudden,youweren’ttheonlyhighschoolsportscaptain,youweren’ttheonlystudentcouncilpresident.Youweresuddenlyinagroupofhighachievers,andthatmeantyouwereexpectedtodosomethingmore.

　　That’stheuniquesenseofpurposethatthisplacehasalwaysinfused—theconvictionthatthisisatraininggroundnotonlyforindividualsuccess,butforleadershipthatcanchangetheworld.

　　Dr.Kingwasjust15yearsoldwhenheenrolledhereatMorehouse.Hewasanunknown,undersized,unassumingyoungfreshmanwholivedathomewithhisparents.AndIthinkit’sfairtosayhewasn’tthecoolestkidoncampus—forthesuitshewore,hisclassmatescalledhim“Tweed.”ButhiseducationatMorehousehelpedtoforgetheintellect,thediscipline,thecompassion,thesoulforcethatwouldtransformAmerica.ItwasherethathewasintroducedtothewritingsofGandhiandThoreau,andthetheoryofcivildisobedience.Itwasherethatprofessorsencouragedhimtolookpasttheworldasitwasandfightfortheworldasitshouldbe.Anditwashere,atMorehouse,asDr.Kinglaterwrote,where“Irealizedthatnobody—wasafraid.”

　　Notevenofsomebadweather.Iaddedonthatpart.（Laughter.）Iknowit’swetoutthere.ButDr.Wilsontoldmeyouallhadachoiceanddecidedtodoitouthereanyway.（Applause.）That’saMorehouseMantalking.

　　Now,thinkaboutit.Forblackmeninthe’40sandthe’50s,thethreatofviolence,theconstanthumiliations,largeandsmall,theuncertaintythatyoucouldsupportafamily,thegnawingdoubtsbornoftheJimCrowculturethattoldyoueverydaythatsomehowyouwereinferior,thetemptationtoshrinkfromtheworld,toacceptyourplace,toavoidrisks,tobeafraid—thattemptationwasnecessarilystrong.

　　Andyet,here,underthetutelageofmenlikeDr.Mays,youngMartinlearnedtobeunafraid.Andhe,inturn,taughtotherstobeunafraid.Andovertime,hetaughtanationtobeunafraid.Andoverthelast50years,thankstothemoralforceofDr.KingandaMosesgenerationthatovercametheirfearandtheircynicismandtheirdespair,barriershavecometumblingdown,andnewdoorsofopportunityhaveswungopen,andlawsandheartsandmindshavebeenchangedtothepointwheresomeonewholooksjustlikeyoucansomehowcometoserveasPresidentoftheseUnitedStatesofAmerica.（Applause.）

　　Sothehistoryweshareshouldgiveyouhope.Thefutureweshareshouldgiveyouhope.You’regraduatingintoanimprovingjobmarket.You’relivinginatimewhenadvancesintechnologyandcommunicationputtheworldatyourfingertips.YourgenerationisuniquelypoisedforsuccessunlikeanygenerationofAfricanAmericansthatcamebeforeit.

　　Butthatdoesn’tmeanwedon’thavework—becauseifwe’rehonestwithourselves,weknowthattoofewofourbrothershavetheopportunitiesthatyou’vehadhereatMorehouse.

　　Introubledneighborhoodsallacrossthiscountry—manyofthemheavilyAfricanAmerican—toofewofourcitizenshaverolemodelstoguidethem.CommunitiesjustacouplemilesfrommyhouseinChicago,communitiesjustacouplemilesfromhere—they’replaceswherejobsarestilltooscarceandwagesarestilltoolow;whereschoolsareunderfundedandviolenceispervasive;wheretoomanyofourmenspendtheiryouthnotbehindadeskinaclassroom,buthangingoutonthestreetsorbroodingbehindajailcell.

　　Myjob,asPresident,istoadvocateforpoliciesthatgeneratemoreopportunityforeverybody—policiesthatstrengthenthemiddleclassandgivemorepeoplethechancetoclimbtheirwayintothemiddleclass.Policiesthatcreatemoregoodjobsandreducepoverty,andeducatemorechildren,andgivemorefamiliesthesecurityofhealthcare,andprotectmoreofourchildrenfromthehorrorsofgunviolence.That’smyjob.Thosearemattersofpublicpolicy,anditisimportantforallofus—black,whiteandbrown—toadvocateforanAmericawhereeverybodyhasgotafairshotinlife.Notjustsome.Notjustafew.（Applause.）

　　Butalongwithcollectiveresponsibilities,wehaveindividualresponsibilities.Therearesomethings,asblackmen,wecanonlydoforourselves.Therearesomethings,asMorehouseMen,thatyouareobligedtodoforthosestillleftbehind.AsMorehouseMen,younowwieldsomethingevenmorepowerfulthanthediplomayou’reabouttocollect—andthat’sthepowerofyourexample.

　　SowhatIaskofyoutodayisthesamethingIaskofeverygraduatingclassIaddress:

Usethatpowerforsomethinglargerthanyourself.LiveuptoPresidentMays’schallenge.Be“sensitivetothewrongs,thesufferings,andtheinjusticesofsociety.”Andbe“willingtoacceptresponsibilityforcorrecting（those）ills.”

　　Iknowthatsomeofyoucameto