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thankyouladiesandgentlemenforaverywarmreception.

itwasonehundredandforty-fouryearsagothatmembersofthedemocraticpartyfirstmetinconventiontoselectapresidentialcandidate.sincethattime,democratshavecontinuedtoconveneonceeveryfouryearsanddraftapartyplatformandnominateapresidentialcandidate.andourmeetingthisweekisacontinuationofthattradition.butthereissomethingdifferentabouttonight.thereissomethingspecialabouttonight.whatisdifferent?

whatisspecial?

i,barbarajordan,amakeynoteSpeaker.

alotofyearspassedsince1832,andduringthattimeitwouldhavebeenmostunusualforanynationalpoliticalpartytoaskthatabarbarajordantodeliverakeynoteaddress.buttonighthereiam.andifeelthatnotwithstandingthepastthatmypresencehereisoneadditionalbitofevidencethattheamericandreamneednotforeverbedeferred.

nowthatihavethisgranddistinctionwhatintheworldamisupposedtosay?

icouldeasilyspendthistimepraisingtheaccomplishmentsofthispartyandattackingtherepublicans--butidon'tchoosetodothat.icouldlistthemanyproblemswhichamericanshave.icouldlisttheproblemswhichcausepeopletofeelcynical,angry,frustrated:

problemswhichincludelackofintegrityingovernment;thefeelingthattheindividualnolongercounts;therealityofmaterialandspiritualpoverty;thefeelingthatthegrandamericanexperimentisfailingorhasfailed.icouldrecitetheseproblems,andThenicouldsitdownandoffernosolutions.butidon'tchoosetodothateither.thecitizensofamericaexpectmore.theydeserveandtheywantmorethanarecitalofproblems.

weareapeopleinaquandaryaboutthepresent.weareapeopleinsearchofourfuture.weareapeopleinsearchofanationalcommunity.weareapeopletryingnotonlytosolvetheproblemsofthepresent,unemployment,inflation,butweareattemptingonalargerscaletofulfillthepromiseofamerica.weareattemptingtofulfillournationalpurpose,tocreateandsustainasocietyinwhichallofusareequal.

throughoutouthistory,whenpeoplehavelookedfornewwaystosolvetheirproblems,andtoupholdtheprinciplesofthisnation,manytimestheyhaveturnedtopoliticalparties.theyhaveoftenturnedtothedemocraticparty.whatisit?

whatisitaboutthedemocraticpartythatmakesittheinstrumentthepeopleusewhentheysearchforwaystoshapetheirfuture?

wellibelievetheanswertothatquestionliesinourconceptofgoverning.ourconceptofgoverningisderivedfromourviewofpeople.itisaconceptdeeplyrootedinasetofbeliefsfirmlyetchedinthenationalconscienceofallofus.

nowwhatarethesebeliefs?

first,webelieveinequalityforallandprivilegesfornone.thisisabeliefthateachamericanregardlessofbackgroundhasequalstandinginthepublicforum--allofus.becausewebelievethisideasofirmly,weareaninclusiveratherthananexclusiveparty.leteverybodycome!

ithinkitnoaccidentthatmosto（本文来源：

）fthoseemigratingtoamericainthe19thcenturyidentifiedwiththedemocraticparty.weareaheterogeneouspartymadeupofamericansofdiversebackgrounds.

webelievethatthepeoplearethesourceofallgovernmentalpower;thattheauthorityofthepeopleistobeextended,notrestricted.

thiscanbeaccomplishedonlybyprovidingeachcitizenwitheveryopportunitytoparticipateinthemanagementofthegovernment.theymusthavethat,webelieve.webelievethatthegovernmentwhichrepresentstheauthorityofallthepeople,notjustoneinterestgroup,butallthepeople,hasanobligationtoactively--underscoreactively--seektoremovethoseobstacleswhichwouldblockindividualachievement--obstaclesemanatingfromrace,sex,economiccondition.thegovernmentmustremovethem,seektoremovethem.

weareapartyofinnovation.wedonotrejectourtraditions,butweareWillingtoadapttochangingcircumstances,whenchangewemust.weareWillingtosufferthediscomfortofchangeinordertoachieveabetterfuture.wehaveapositivevisionofthefuturefoundedonthebeliefthatthegapbetweenthepromiseandrealityofamericacanonedaybefinallyclosed.

webelievethat.

this,myfriends,isthebedrockofourconceptofgoverning.thisisapartofthereasonwhyamericanshaveturnedtothedemocraticparty.thesearethefoundationsuponwhichanationalcommunitycanbebuilt.let'sallunderstandthattheseguidingprinciplescannotbediscardedforshort-termpoliticalgains.theyrepresentwhatthiscountryisallabout.theyareindigenoustotheamericanidea.andtheseareprincipleswhicharenotnegotiable.

inothertimes,icouldstandhereandgivethiskindofexpositiononthebeliefsofthedemocraticpartyandthatwouldbeenough.buttodaythatisnotenough.peoplewantmore.thatisnotsufficientreasonforthemajorityofthepeopleofthiscountrytovotedemocratic.wehavemademistakes.werealizethat.inourhastetodoallthingsforallpeople,wedidnotforeseethefullconsequencesofouractions.andwhenthepeopleraisedtheirvoices,wedidn'thear.butourdeafnesswasonlyatemporarycondition,andnotanirreversiblecondition.

evenasistandhereandadmitthatwehavemademistakes,istillbelievethatasthepeopleofamericasitinjudgmentoneachparty,theyWillrecognizethatourmistakesweremistakesoftheheart.they'llrecognizethat.

andnowwemustlooktothefuture.letusheedthevoiceofthepeopleandrecognizetheirCommonsense.ifwedonot,wenotonlyblasphemeourpoliticalheritage,weignoretheCommontiesthatbindallamericans.manyfearthefuture.manyaredistrustfuloftheirleaders,andbelievethattheirvoicesareneverheard.manyseekonlytosatisfytheirprivateworkwants.tosatisfytheirprivateinterests.butthisisthegreatdangeramericafaces.thatweWillceasetobeonenationandbecomeinsteadacollectionofinterestgroups:

cityagainstsuburb,regionagainstregion,individualagainstindividual.eachseekingtosatisfyprivatewants.ifthathappens,WhoThenWillSpeakforamerica?

WhoThenWillSpeakfortheCommonGood?

thisisthequestionwhichmustbeansweredin1976.

arewetobeonepeopleboundtogetherbyCommonspirit,sharinginaCommonendeavor;orWillwebecomeadividednation?

forallofitsuncertainty,wecannotfleethefuture.wemustnotbecomethenewpuritansandrejectoursociety.wemustaddressandmasterthefuturetogether.itcanbedoneifwerestorethebeliefthatweshareasenseofnationalcommunity,thatweshareaCommonnationalendeavor.itcanbedone.

thereisnoexecutiveorder;thereisnolawthatcanrequiretheamericanpeopletoformanationalcommunity.thiswemustdoasindividuals,andifwedoitasindividuals,thereisnopresidentoftheunitedstatesWhocanvetothatdecision.

asafirststep,wemustrestoreourbeliefinourselves.weareagenerouspeoplesowhycan'twebegenerouswitheachother?

weneedtotaketoheartthewordsspokenbythomasjefferson:

"letusrestoretosocialintercoursethatharmonyandaffectionwithoutwhichlibertyandevenlifearebutdrearythings."

anationisformedbytheWillingnessofeachofustoshareintheresponsibilityforupholdingtheCommonGood.agovernmentisinvigoratedwheneachofusisWillingtoparticipateinshapingthefutureofthisnation.inthiselectionyearwemustdefinetheCommonGoodandbeginagaintoshapeaCommonfuture.leteachpersondohisorherpart.ifonecitizenisunWillingtoparticipate,allofusaregoingtosuffer.fortheamericanidea,thoughitissharedbyallofus,isrealizedineachoneofus.

andnow,whatarethoseofusWhoareelectedpublicofficialssupposedtodo?

wecallourselvespublicservantsbuti'lltellyouthis:

weaspublicservantsmustsetanexamplefortherestofthenation.itishypocriticalforthepublicofficialtoadmonishandexhortthepeopletoupholdtheCommonGoodifwearederelictinupholdingtheCommonGood.moreisrequiredofpublicofficialsthanslogansandhandshakesandpressreleases.moreisrequired.wemustholdourselvesstrictlyaccountable.wemustprovidethepeoplewithavisionofthefuture.

ifwepromiseaspublicofficials,wemustdeliver.ifweaspublicofficialspropose,wemustproduce.ifwesaytotheamericanpeopleitistimeforyoutobesacrificial;sacrifice.ifthepublicofficialsaysthat,we[publicofficials]mustbethefirsttogive.wemustbe.andagain,ifwemakemistakes,wemustbeWillingtoadmitthem.wehavetodothat.whatwehavetodoisstrikeabalancebetweentheideathatgovernmentshoulddoeverythingandthatidea,thebelief,thatgovernmentoughttodonothing.strikeabalance.lettherebenoillusionsaboutthedifficultyofformingthiskindofanationalcommunity.it'stough,difficult,noteasy.butaspiritofharmonyWillsurviveinamericaonlyifeachofusremembersthatweshareaCommondestiny.ifeachofusrememberswhenself-interestandbitternessseemtoprevailthatweshareaCommondestiny.

ihaveconfidencethatwecanformthiskindofnationalcommunity.

ihaveconfidencethatthedemocratic