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马作文之奥巴马就职演说稿
奥巴马就职演说稿
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ifthereisanyoneouttherewhostilldoubtsthatamericaisaplacewhereallthingsarepossible;whostillwondersifthedreamofourfoundersisaliveinourtime;whostillquestionsthepowerofourdemocracy,tonightisyouranswer.
itstheanswertoldbylinesthatstretchedaroundschoolsandchurchesinnumbersthisnationhasneverseen;bypeoplewhowaitedthreehoursandfourhours,manyfortheveryfirsttimeintheirlives,becausetheybelievedthatthistimemustbedifferent;thattheirvoicecouldbethatdifference.
itstheanswerspokenbyyoungandold,richandpoor,democratandrepublican,black,white,latino,asian,nativeamerican,gay,straight,disabledandnotdisabled-americanswhosentamessagetotheworldthatwehaveneverbeenacollectionofredstatesandbluestates:
weare,andalwayswillbe,theunitedstatesofamerica.
itstheanswerthatledthosewhohavebeentoldforsolongbysomanytobecynical,andfearful,anddoubtfulofwhatwecanachievetoputtheirhandsonthearcofhistoryandbenditoncemoretowardthehopeofabetterday.
itsbeenalongtimecoming,buttonight,becauseofwhatwedidonthisday,inthiselection,atthisdefiningmoment,changehascometoamerica.
ijustreceivedaverygraciouscallfromsenatormccain.hefoughtlongandhardinthiscampaign,andhesfoughtevenlongerandharderforthecountryheloves.hehasenduredsacrificesforamericathatmostofuscannotbegintoimagine,andwearebetterofffortheservicerenderedbythisbraveandselflessleader.icongratulatehimandgovernorpalinforalltheyhaveachieved,andilookforwardtoworkingwiththemtorenewthisnationspromiseinthemonthsahead.
iwanttothankmypartnerinthisjourney,amanwhocampaignedfromhisheartandspokeforthemenandwomenhegrewupwithonthestreetsofscrantonandrodewithonthattrainhometodelaware,thevicepresident-electoftheunitedstates,joebiden.
iwouldnotbestandingheretonightwithouttheunyieldingsupportofmybest
friendforthelastsixteenyears,therockofourfamilyandtheloveofmylife,ournationsnextfirstlady,michelleobama.sashaandmalia,iloveyoubothsomuch,andyouhaveearnedthenewpuppythatscomingwithustothewhitehouse.andwhileshesnolongerwithus,iknowmygrandmotheriswatching,alongwiththefamilythatmademewhoiam.imissthemtonight,andknowthatmydebttothemisbeyondmeasure.
tomycampaignmanagerdavidplouffe,mychiefstrategistdavidaxelrod,andthebestcampaignteameverassembledinthehistoryofpolitics-youmadethishappen,andiamforevergratefulforwhatyouvesacrificedtogetitdone.
butaboveall,iwillneverforgetwhothisvictorytrulybelongsto-itbelongstoyou.
iwasneverthelikeliestcandidateforthisoffice.wedidntstartwithmuchmoneyormanyendorsements.ourcampaignwasnothatchedinthehallsofwashington-itbeganinthebackyardsofdesmoinesandthelivingroomsofconcordandthefrontporchesofcharleston.
itwasbuiltbyworkingmenandwomenwhodugintowhatlittlesavingstheyhadtogivefivedollarsandtendollarsandtwentydollarstothiscause.itgrewstrengthfromtheyoungpeoplewhorejectedthemythoftheirgenerationsapathy;wholefttheirhomesandtheirfamiliesforjobsthatofferedlittlepayandlesssleep;fromthenot-so-youngpeoplewhobravedthebittercoldandscorchingheattoknockonthedoorsofperfectstrangers;fromthemillionsofamericanswhovolunteered,andorganized,andprovedthatmorethantwocenturieslater,agovernmentofthepeople,bythepeopleandforthepeoplehasnotperishedfromthisearth.thisisyourvictory.
iknowyoudidntdothisjusttowinanelectionandiknowyoudidntdoitforme.youdiditbecauseyouunderstandtheenormityofthetaskthatliesahead.forevenaswecelebratetonight,weknowthechallengesthattomorrowwillbringarethegreatestofourlifetime-twowars,aplanetinperil,theworstfinancialcrisisinacentury.evenaswestandheretonight,weknowtherearebraveamericanswakingupinthedesertsofiraqandthemountainsofafghanistantorisktheirlivesforus.
therearemothersandfatherswhowilllieawakeaftertheirchildrenfallasleepandwonderhowtheyllmakethemortgage,orpaytheirdoctorsbills,orsaveenoughforcollege.thereisnewenergytoharnessandnewjobstobecreated;newschoolstobuildandthreatstomeetandalliancestorepair.
theroadaheadwillbelong.ourclimbwillbesteep.wemaynotgetthereinoneyearorevenoneterm,butamerica-ihaveneverbeenmorehopefulthaniamtonightthatwewillgetthere.ipromiseyou-weasapeoplewillgetthere.
therewillbesetbacksandfalsestarts.therearemanywhowontagreewitheverydecisionorpolicyimakeaspresident,andweknowthatgovernmentcantsolveeveryproblem.butiwillalwaysbehonestwithyouaboutthechallengesweface.iwilllistentoyou,especiallywhenwedisagree.andaboveall,iwillaskyoujoinintheworkofremakingthisnationtheonlywayitsbeendoneinamericafortwo-hundredandtwenty-oneyears-blockbyblock,brickbybrick,callousedhandbycallousedhand.
whatbegantwenty-onemonthsagointhedepthsofwintermustnotendonthisautumnnight.thisvictoryaloneisnotthechangeweseek-itisonlythechanceforustomakethatchange.andthatcannothappenifwegobacktothewaythingswere.itcannothappenwithoutyou.
soletussummonanewspiritofpatriotism;ofserviceandresponsibilitywhereeachofusresolvestopitchinandworkharderandlookafternotonlyourselves,buteachother.letusrememberthatifthisfinancialcrisistaughtusanything,itsthatwecannothaveathrivingwallstreetwhilemainstreetsuffers-inthiscountry,weriseorfallasonenation;asonepeople.
letusresistthetemptationtofallbackonthesamepartisanshipandpettinessandimmaturitythathaspoisonedourpoliticsforsolong.letusrememberthatitwasamanfromthisstatewhofirstcarriedthebanneroftherepublicanpartytothewhitehouse-apartyfoundedonthevaluesofself-reliance,individualliberty,andnationalunity.thosearevaluesweallshare,andwhilethedemocraticpartyhaswonagreatvictorytonight,wedosowithameasureofhumilityanddeterminationtohealthe
dividesthathaveheldbackourprogress.aslincolnsaidtoanationfarmoredividedthanours,wearenotenemies,butfriends...thoughpassionmayhavestraineditmustnotbreakourbondsofaffection.andtothoseamericanswhosesupportihaveyettoearn-imaynothavewonyourvote,butihearyourvoices,ineedyourhelp,andiwillbeyourpresidenttoo.
andtoallthosewatchingtonightfrombeyondourshores,fromparliamentsandpalacestothosewhoarehuddledaroundradiosintheforgottencornersofourworld-ourstoriesaresingular,butourdestinyisshared,andanewdawnofamericanleadershipisathand.tothosewhowouldtearthisworlddown-wewilldefeatyou.tothosewhoseekpeaceandsecurity-wesupportyou.andtoallthosewhohavewonderedifamericasbeaconstillburnsasbright-tonightweprovedoncemorethatthetruestrengthofournationcomesnotfromourthemightofourarmsorthescaleofourwealth,butfromtheenduringpowerofourideals:
democracy,liberty,opportunity,andunyieldinghope.
forthatisthetruegeniusofamerica-thatamericacanchange.ourunioncanbeperfected.andwhatwehavealreadyachievedgivesushopeforwhatwecanandmustachievetomorrow.
thiselectionhadmanyfirstsandmanystoriesthatwillbetoldforgenerations.butonethatsonmymindtonightisaboutawomanwhocastherballotinatlanta.shesalotlikethemillionsofotherswhostoodinlinetomaketheirvoiceheardinthiselectionexceptforonething-annnixoncooperis106yearsold.
shewasbornjustagenerationpastslavery;atimewhentherewerenocarsontheroadorplanesinthesky;whensomeonelikehercouldntvotefortworeasons-becauseshewasawomanandbecauseofthecolorofherskin.
andtonight,ithinkaboutallthatshesseenthroughouthercenturyinamerica-theheartacheandthehope;thestruggleandtheprogress;thetimesweweretoldthatwecant,andthepeoplewhopressedonwiththatamericancreed:
yeswecan.
atatimewhenwomensvoicesweresilencedandtheirhopesdismissed,shelivedtoseethemstandupandspeakoutandreachfortheballot.yeswecan.
whentherewasdespairinthedustbowlanddepressionacrosstheland,shesaw
anationconquerfearitselfwithanewdeal,newjobsandanewsenseofcommonpurpose.yeswecan.
whenthebombsfellonourharborandtyrannythreatenedtheworld,shewastheretowitnessagenerationrisetogreatnessandademocracywassaved.yeswecan.
shewasthereforthebusesinmontgomery,thehosesinbirmingham,abridgeinselma,andapreacherfromatlantawhotoldapeoplethatweshallovercome.yeswecan.
amantoucheddownonthemoon,awallcamedowninberlin,aworldwasconnectedbyourownscienceandimagination.andthisyear,inthiselection,shetouchedherfingertoascreen,andcasthervote,becauseafter106yearsinamerica,throughthebestoftimesandthedarkestofhours,sheknowshowamericacanchange.yeswecan.
america,wehavecomesofar.wehaveseensomuch.butthereissomuchmoretodo.sotonight,letusaskourselves-ifourchildrenshouldlivetoseethenextcentury;ifmydaughtersshouldbesoluckytoliveaslongasannnixoncooper,whatchangewilltheysee?
whatprogresswillwehavemade?
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