名人英语演讲精选多篇.docx

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名人英语演讲精选多篇

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mr.president,mr.speaker,membersofthecongressoftheunitedstates:

thegravityofthesituationwhichconfrontstheworldtodaynecessitatesmyappearancebeforeajointsessionofthecongress.theforeignpolicyandthenationalsecurityofthiscountryareinvolved.oneaspectofthepresentsituation,whichipresenttoyouatthistimeforyourconsiderationanddecision,concernsgreeceandturkey.theunitedstateshasreceivedfromthegreekgovernmentanurgentappealforfinancialandeconomicassistance.preliminaryreportsfromtheamericaneconomicmissionnowingreeceandreportsfromtheamericanambassadoringreececorroboratethestatementofthegreekgovernmentthatassistanceisimperativeifgreeceistosurviveasafreenation.

idonotbelievethattheamericanpeopleandthecongresswishtoturnadeafeartotheappealofthegreekgovernment.greeceisnotarichcountry.lackofsufficientnaturalresourceshasalwaysforcedthegreekpeopletoworkhardtomakebothendsmeet.since1940,thisindustrious,peacelovingcountryhassufferedinvasion,fouryearsofcruelenemyoccupation,andbitterinternalstrife.

whenforcesofliberationenteredgreecetheyfoundthattheretreatinggermanshaddestroyedvirtuallyalltherailways,roads,portfacilities,communications,andmerchantmarine.morethanathousandvillageshadbeenburned.eighty-fivepercentofthechildrenweretubercular.livestock,poultry,anddraftanimalshadalmostdisappeared.inflationhadwipedoutpracticallyallsavings.asaresultofthesetragicconditions,amilitantminority,exploitinghumanwantandmisery,wasabletocreatepoliticalchaoswhich,untilnow,hasmadeeconomicrecoveryimpossible.

greeceistodaywithoutfundstofinancetheimportationofthosegoodswhichareessentialtobaresubsistence.underthesecircumstances,thepeopleofgreececannotmakeprogressinsolvingtheirproblemsofreconstruction.greeceisindesperateneedoffinancialandeconomicassistancetoenableittoresumepurchasesoffood,clothing,fuel,andseeds.theseareindispensableforthesubsistenceofitspeopleandareobtainableonlyfromabroad.greecemusthavehelptoimportthegoodsnecessarytorestoreinternalorderandsecurity,soessentialforeconomicandpoliticalrecovery.thegreekgovernmenthasalsoaskedfortheassistanceofexperiencedamericanadministrators,economists,andtechnicianstoinsurethatthefinancialandotheraidgiventogreeceshallbeusedeffectivelyincreatingastableandself-sustainingeconomyandinimprovingitspublicadministration.

theveryexistenceofthegreekstateistodaythreatenedbytheterroristactivitiesofseveralthousandarmedmen,ledbycommunists,whodefythegovernment'sauthorityatanumberofpoints,particularlyalongthenorthernboundaries.acommissionappointedbytheunitednationssecuritycouncilisatpresentinvestigatingdisturbedconditionsinnortherngreeceandallegedborderviolationsalongthefrontiersbetweengreeceontheonehandandalbania,bulgaria,andyugoslaviaontheother.

meanwhile,thegreekgovernmentisunabletocopewiththesituation.thegreekarmyissmallandpoorlyequipped.itneedssuppliesandequipmentifitistorestoreauthorityofthegovernmentthroughoutgreekterritory.greecemusthaveassistanceifitistobecomeaself-supportingandself-respectingdemocracy.theunitedstatesmustsupplythisassistance.wehavealreadyextendedtogreececertaintypesofreliefandeconomicaid.buttheseareinadequate.thereisnoothercountrytowhichdemocraticgreececanturn.noothernationiswillingandabletoprovidethenecessarysupportforademocraticgreekgovernment.

thebritishgovernment,whichhasbeenhelpinggreece,cangivenofurtherfinancialoreconomicaidaftermarch31st.greatbritainfindsitselfunderthenecessityofreducingorliquidatingitscommitmentsinseveralpartsoftheworld,includinggreece.

wehaveconsideredhowtheunitednationsmightassistinthiscrisis.butthesituationisanurgentone,requiringimmediateaction,andtheunitednationsanditsrelatedorganizationsarenotinapositiontoextendhelpofthekindthatisrequired.

itisimportanttonotethatthegreekgovernmenthasaskedforouraidinutilizingeffectivelythefinancialandotherassistancewemaygivetogreece,andinimprovingitspublicadministration.itisoftheutmostimpor（请你继续关注麦档网WWw..coM）tancethatwesupervisetheuseofanyfundsmadeavailabletogreeceinsuchamannerthateachdollarspentwillcounttowardmakinggreeceself-supporting,andwillhelptobuildaneconomyinwhichahealthydemocracycanflourish.

nogovernmentisperfect.oneofthechiefvirtuesofademocracy,however,isthatitsdefectsarealwaysvisibleandunderdemocraticprocessescanbep