克林顿97第二次就职演说中文.docx

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克林顿97第二次就职演说中文

克林顿97第二次就职演说中文

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克林顿97年就职演说

inaUGURaLaddRESSoFPRESidEnT

wiLLiamJ.cLinTon

January20,1997

myfellowcitizens:

atthislastpresidentialinaugurationofthe20thcentury,letusliftoureyestowardthechallengesthatawaitusinthenextcentury.itisourgreatgoodfortunethattimeandchancehaveputusnotonlyattheedgeofanewcentury,inanewmillennium,butontheedgeofabrightnewprospectinhumanaffairs--amomentthatwilldefineourcourse,andourcharacter,fordecadestocome.wemustkeepourolddemocracyforeveryoung.Guidedbytheancientvisionofapromisedland,letussetoursightsuponalandofnewpromise.

Thepromiseofamericawasborninthe18thcenturyoutoftheboldconvictionthatweareallcreatedequal.itwasextendedand

preservedinthe19thcentury,whenournationspreadacrossthecontinent,savedtheunion,andabolishedtheawfulscourgeofslavery.

Then,inturmoilandtriumph,thatpromiseexplodedontotheworldstagetomakethistheamericancentury.andwhatacenturyithasbeen.americabecametheworld"smightiestindustrialpower;savedtheworldfromtyrannyintwoworldwarsandalongcoldwar;andtimeandagain,reachedoutacrosstheglobetomillionswho,likeus,longedfortheblessingsofliberty.

alongtheway,americansproducedagreatmiddleclassandsecurityinoldage;builtunrivaledcentersoflearningandopenedpublicschoolstoall;splittheatomandexploredtheheavens;inventedthecomputerandthemicrochip;anddeepenedthewellspringofjusticebymakingarevolutionincivilrightsforafricanamericansandallminorities,andextendingthecircleofcitizenship,opportunityanddignitytowomen.

now,forthethirdtime,anewcenturyisuponus,andanothertimetochoose.webeganthe19thcenturywithachoice,tospreadournationfromcoasttocoast.webeganthe20thcenturywithachoice,toharnesstheindustrialRevolutiontoourvaluesoffreeenterprise,conservation,andhumandecency.Thosechoicesmadeallthedifference.atthedawnofthe21stcenturyafreepeoplemustnow

choosetoshapetheforcesoftheinformationageandtheglobalsociety,tounleashthelimitlesspotentialofallourpeople,and,yes,toformamoreperfectunion.

whenlastwegathered,ourmarchtothisnewfutureseemedlesscertainthanitdoestoday.wevowedthentosetaclearcoursetorenewournation.

inthesefouryears,wehavebeentouchedbytragedy,exhilaratedbychallenge,strengthenedbyachievement.america

standsaloneastheworld"sindispensablenation.onceagain,oureconomyisthestrongestonEarth.onceagain,wearebuilding

strongerfamilies,thrivingcommunities,bettereducationalopportunities,acleanerenvironment.Problemsthatonceseemeddestinedtodeepennowbendtoourefforts:

ourstreetsaresaferandrecordnumbersofourfellowcitizenshavemovedfromwelfaretowork.

andonceagain,wehaveresolvedforourtimeagreatdebateovertheroleofgovernment.Todaywecandeclare:

Governmentisnottheproblem,andgovernmentisnotthesolution.we--theamericanpeople--wearethesolution.（applause.）ourfoundersunderstood

thatwellandgaveusademocracystrongenoughtoendureforcenturies,flexibleenoughtofaceourcommonchallengesandadvanceourcommondreamsineachnewday.

astimeschange,sogovernmentmustchange.weneedanewgovernmentforanewcentury--humbleenoughnottotrytosolveallourproblemsforus,butstrongenoughtogiveusthetoolstosolveourproblemsforourselves;agovernmentthatissmaller,liveswithinitsmeans,anddoesmorewithless.Yetwhereitcanstandupforourvaluesandinterestsintheworld,andwhereitcangiveamericansthepowertomakearealdifferenceintheireverydaylives,governmentshoulddomore,notless.Thepreeminentmissionofournewgovernmentistogiveallamericansanopportunity--notaguarantee,butarealopportunity--tobuildbetterlives.（applause.）

Beyondthat,myfellowcitizens,thefutureisuptous.ourfounderstaughtusthatthepreservationofourlibertyandouruniondependsuponresponsiblecitizenship.andweneedanewsenseofresponsibilityforanewcentury.Thereisworktodo,workthatgovernmentalonecannotdo:

teachingchildrentoread;hiringpeopleoffwelfarerolls;comingoutfrombehindlockeddoorsandshutteredwindowstohelpreclaimourstreetsfromdrugsandgangsandcrime;takingtimeoutofourownlivestoserveothers.

Eachandeveryoneofus,inourownway,mustassumepersonalresponsibility--notonlyforourselvesandourfamilies,butforourneighborsandournation.（applause.）ourgreatestresponsibilityistoembraceanewspiritofcommunityforanewcentury.Foranyoneofustosucceed,wemustsucceedasone

america.

Thechallengeofourpastremainsthechallengeofourfuture--willwebeonenation,onepeople,withonecommondestiny,ornot?

willweallcometogether,orcomeapart?

Thedivideofracehasbeenamerica"sconstantcurse.andeachnewwaveofimmigrantsgivesnewtargetstooldprejudices.Prejudiceandcontempt,cloakedinthepretenseofreligiousorpoliticalconvictionarenodifferent.（applause.）Theseforceshavenearly

destroyedournationinthepast.Theyplagueusstill.Theyfuelthefanaticismofterror.andtheytormentthelivesofmillionsinfracturednationsallaroundtheworld.

Theseobsessionscrippleboththosewhohateand,ofcourse,thosewhoarehated,robbingbothofwhattheymightbecome.wecannot,wewillnot,succumbtothedarkimpulsesthatlurkinthefarregionsofthesouleverywhere.weshallovercomethem.

（applause.）andweshallreplacethemwiththegenerousspiritofapeoplewhofeelathomewithoneanother.ourrichtextureofracial,religiousandpoliticaldiversitywillbeaGodsendinthe21stcentury.Greatrewardswillcometothosewhocanlivetogether,learntogether,worktogether,forgenewtiesthatbindtogether.

asthisneweraapproacheswecanalreadyseeitsbroadoutlines.Tenyearsago,theinternetwasthemysticalprovinceofphysicists;today,itisacommonplaceencyclopediaformillionsofschoolchildren.Scientistsnowaredecodingtheblueprintofhumanlife.curesforourmostfearedillnessesseemcloseathand.

Theworldisnolongerdividedintotwohostilecamps.instead,nowwearebuildingbondswithnationsthatoncewereouradversaries.Growingconnectionsofcommerceandculturegiveusachancetoliftthefortunesandspiritsofpeopletheworldover.andfortheveryfirsttimeinallofhistory,morepeopleonthisplanetliveunderdemocracythandictatorship.（applause.）

myfellowamericans,aswelookbackatthisremarkablecentury,wemayask,canwehopenotjusttofollow,buteventosurpasstheachievementsofthe20thcenturyinamericaandtoavoidtheawfulbloodshedthatstaineditslegacy?

Tothatquestion,everyamericanhereandeveryamericaninourlandtodaymustansweraresounding"Yes."（applause.）

Thisistheheartofourtask.withanewvisionofgovernment,anewsenseofresponsibility,anewspiritofcommunity,wewillsustainamerica"sjourney.Thepromisewesoughtinanewlandwewillfindagaininalandofnewpromise.（applause.）

inthisnewland,educationwillbeeverycitizen"smostprizedpossession.ourschoolswillhavethehigheststandardsintheworld,ignitingthesparkofpossibilityintheeyesofeverygirlandeveryboy.andthedoorsofhighereducationwillbeopentoall.The

knowledgeandpoweroftheinformationagewillbewithinreachnotjustofthefew,butofeveryclassroom,everylibrary,everychild.Parentsandchildrenwillhavetimenotonlytowork,buttoreadandplaytogether.andtheplanstheymakeattheirkitchentablewillbethoseofabetterhome,abetterjob,thecertainchancetogotocollege.

ourstreetswillechoagainwiththelaughterofourchildren,becausenoonewilltrytoshootthemorsellthemdrugsanymore.Everyonewhocanwork,willwork,withtoday"spermanentunderclasspartoftomorrow"sgrowingmiddleclass.newmiraclesofmedicineatlastwillreachnotonlythosewhocanclaimcarenow,butthechildrenandhardworkingfamiliestoolongdenied.

wewillstandmightyforpeaceandfreedom,andmaintainastrongdefenseagainstterroranddestruction.ourchildrenwillsleepfreefromthethreatofnuclear,chemicalorbiologicalweapons.Portsandairports,farmsandfactorieswillthrivewithtradeandinnovationandideas.andtheworld"sgreatestdemocracywillleadawholeworldofdemocracies.

ourlandofnewpromisewillbeanationthatmeetsitsobligations--anationthatbalancesitsbudget,butneverlosesthebalanceofitsvalues.（applause.）anationwhereourgrandparentshavesecureretirementandhealthcare,andtheirgrandchildrenknowwehavemadethereformsnecessarytosustainthosebenefitsfortheirtime.（applause.）anationthatfortifiestheworld"smostproductiveeconomyevenasitprotectsthegreatnaturalbountyofourwater,air,andmajesticland.

andinthislandofnewpromise,wewillhavereformedourpoliticssothatthevoiceofthepeoplewillalwaysspeaklouderthanthedinofnarrowinterests--regainingtheparticipationanddeservingthetrustofallamericans.（applause.）

Fellowcitizens,letusbuildthatamerica,anationevermovingforwardtowardrealizingthefullpotentialofallitscitizens.Prosperityandpower--yes,theyareimportant,andwemustmaintainthem.Butletusneverforget:

Thegreatestprogresswehavemade,andthegreatestprogresswehaveyettomake,isinthehumanheart.intheend,alltheworld"swealthandathousandarmiesarenomatchforthestrengthanddecencyofthehumanspirit.（applause.）

Thirty-fouryearsago,themanwhoselifewecelebratetodayspoketousdownthere,attheotherendofthismall,inwordsthatmovedtheconscienceofanation.Likeaprophetofold,hetoldofhisdreamthatonedayamericawouldriseupandtreatallitscitizensasequalsbeforethelawandintheheart.martinLutherKing"sdreamwastheamericandream.Hisquestisourquest:

theceaselessstrivingtoliveoutourtruecreed.ourhistoryhasbeenbuiltonsuchdreamsandlabors.andbyourdreamsandlabors

wewillredeemthepromiseofamericainthe21stcentury.

Tothateffortipledgeallmystrengthandeverypowerofmyoffice.iaskthemembersofcongressheretojoininthatpledge.TheamericanpeoplereturnedtoofficeaPresidentofonepartyandacongressofanother.Surely,theydidnotdothistoadvancethepoliticsofpettybickeringandextremepartisanshiptheyplainlydeplore.（applause.）no,theycallonusinsteadtoberepairersofthebreach,andtomoveonwithamerica"smission.

americademandsanddeservesbigthingsfromus--andnothingbigevercamefrombeingsmall.（applause.）LetusrememberthetimelesswisdomofcardinalBernardin,whenfacingtheendofhisownlife.Hesaid:

"itiswrongtowastethepreciousgiftoftime,onacrimonyanddivision."

Fellowcitizens,wemustnotwastethepreciousgiftofthistime.Forallofusareonthatsamejourneyofourlives,andourjourney,too,willcometoanend.Butthejourneyofouramericamustgoon.

andso,myfellowamericans,wemustbestrong,forthereismuchtodare.Thedemandsofourtimearegreatandtheyaredifferent.Letusmeetthemwithfaithandcourage,withpatienceandagratefulandhappyheart.Letusshapethehopeofthisdayintothenoblestchapterinourhistory.Yes,letusbuildourbridge.（applause.）abridgewideenoughandstrongenoughforeveryamericantocrossovertoablessedlandofnewpromise.

maythosegenerationswhosefaceswecannotyetsee,whosenameswemayneve