希拉里克林顿在美国市长会议英语演讲稿.docx

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希拉里克林顿在美国市长会议英语演讲稿

希拉里·克林顿在2022年美国市长会议英语演讲稿

Thankyou!

Thankyouallsomuch.

　　It'sgreattobeherewithallofyou.I'mlookingoutattheaudienceandseeingsomanyfamiliarfaces,aswellasthosehereuponthedais.

　　IwanttothankKevinforhisintroductionandhisleadershipofthisorganization.

　　MayorLee,thanksforhavingusinyourbeautifulcity.

　　Itisformeagreattreattocomebacktoaddressagroupthat,asyoujustheard,Ispentalotoftimeassenatorworkingwith – ingreatmeasurebecauseoftheneedforbuttressingHomelandSecurity,aswellasotherchallengeswithinourcitiesduringtheeightyearsIservedintheSenate.

　　AnditwasalwaysrefreshingtocomeherebecausedespitewhateverwasgoingoninCongressorWashingtonwithrespecttopartisanship,aconferenceofmayorswastrulylikeanoasisinthedesert.IcouldcomehereandberemindedofwhatMayorLaGuardiasaid,"There'snoRepublicanorDemocraticwaytopickupthegarbage.Youpickitup,oryoudon'tpickitup."AndIlovedbeingwithpeoplewhounderstoodthat.

　　I'velearnedovertheyearshowimportantitistoworkwithcityhall,totrytomakesureweareconnectedupaspartnersandtogetwhatevertheprioritiesofyourpeoplehappentobeaccomplished.

　　Soitpays.Itpaystoworkwithyou,andIamgratefultohavethisopportunitytocomebackandseeyou.

　　WhenIwasSenatorfromNewYork,InotonlyworkedwiththemayorofNewYorkCity,ofcourse,IworkedwithcreativeandcommittedmayorsfromBuffalotoRochestertoSyracusetoAlbanyandsomanyotherplaces.

　　AndIwasparticularlyhappytodosobecausetheywerealwaysfullofideasandeagertoworktogethertoattractmorehigh-payingjobs,torevitalizedowntowns,tosupportourfirstresponders,totrytoclosethatskillsgap.

　　AndIwantyoutobesureofthis,whetheryouareaDemocrat,aRepublicanoranIndependent:

IfIampresident,America'smayorswillalwayshaveafriendintheWhiteHouse.

　　Now,asIwaspreparingtocomehere,Icouldn'thelpbutthinkofsomeofthosewhoaren'twithustoday.

　　TomMeninowasadearfriendtome,andtomanyinthisroom,andIcertainlyfeelhisloss.

　　Today,ourthoughtsarealsowithourfriendJoeRileyandthepeopleofCharleston.Joe'sagoodmanandagreatmayor,andhisleadershiphasbeenabrightlightduringsuchadarktime.

　　Youknow,thepassingofdayshasnotdulledthepainortheshockofthiscrime.Indeed,aswehavegottentoknowthefacesandnamesandstoriesofthevictims,thepainhasonlydeepened.

　　Ninefaithfulwomenandmen,withfamiliesandpassionsandsomuchlefttodo.

　　Asamother,agrandmother,afellowhumanbeing,myheartisburstingforthem.Forthesevictimsandtheirfamilies.Forawoundedcommunityandawoundedchurch.Forourcountrystrugglingonceagaintomakesenseofviolencethatisfundamentallysenseless,andhistorywedesperatelywanttoleavebehind.

　　YesterdaywasJuneteenth,adayofliberationanddeliverance.One-hundredandfiftyyearsago,asnewsofPresidentLincoln'sEmancipationProclamationspreadfromtowntotownacrosstheSouth,freemenandwomenliftedtheirvoicesinsongandprayer.

　　Congregationslongforcedtoworshipunderground,likethefirstChristians,joyfullyresurrectedtheirchurches.

　　InCharleston,theAfricanMethodistEpiscopalChurchtookanewname:

Emanuel."Godiswithus."

　　Faithhasalwaysseenthiscommunitythrough,andIknowitwillagain.

　　JustasearliergenerationsthrewoffthechainsofslaveryandthensegregationandJimCrow,thisgenerationwillnotbeshackledbyfearandhate.

　　OnFriday,onebyone,grievingparentsandsiblingsstoodupincourtandlookedatthatyoungman,whohadtakensomuchfromthem,andsaid:

"Iforgiveyou."

　　Initsway,theiractofmercywasmorestunningthanhisactofcruelty.

　　ItremindedmeofwatchingNelsonMandelaembracehisformerjailersbecause,hesaid,hedidn'twanttobeimprisonedtwice,oncebysteelandconcrete,oncebyangerandbitterness.

　　Inthesemomentsoftragedy,manyofusstrugglewithhowtoprocesstherushofemotions.

　　I'dbeeninCharlestonthatday.I'dgonetoatechnicalschool,TridentTech.Ihadseenthejoy,theconfidenceandoptimismofyoungpeoplewhowerenowservingapprenticeshipswithlocalbusinesses,Black,white,Hispanic,Asian,everybackground.Ilistenedtotheirstories,Ishooktheirhands,Isawthehopeandthepride.

　　AndthenbythetimeIgottoLasVegas,Ireadthenews.

　　Likemanyofyou,Iwassoovercome:

Howtoturngrief,confusionintopurposeandaction?

Butthat'swhatwehavetodo.

　　Formeandmanyothers,oneimmediateresponsewastoaskhowitcouldbepossiblethatweasanationstillallowgunstofallintothehandsofpeoplewhoseheartsarefilledwithhate.

　　Youcan'twatchmassacreaftermassacreandnotcometotheconclusionthat,asPresidentObamasaid,wemusttacklethischallengewithurgencyandconviction.

　　Now,IlivedinArkansasandIrepresentedUpstateNewYork.Iknowthatgunownershipispartofthefabricofalotoflaw-abidingcommunities.

　　ButIalsoknowthatwecanhavecommonsensegunreformsthatkeepweaponsoutofthehandsofcriminalsandtheviolentlyunstable,whilerespectingresponsiblegunowners.

　　WhatIhopewithallofmyheartisthatweworktogethertomakethisdebatelesspolarized,lessinflamedbyideology,moreinformedbyevidence,sowecansitdownacrossthetable,acrosstheaislefromoneanother,andfindwaystokeepourcommunitiessafewhileprotectingconstitutionalrights.

　　ItmakesnosensethatbipartisanlegislationtorequireuniversalbackgroundcheckswouldfailinCongress,despiteoverwhelmingpublicsupport.

　　Itmakesnosensethatwewouldn'tcometogethertokeepgunsoutofthehandsofdomesticabusers,orpeoplesufferingfrommentalillnesses,evenpeopleontheterroristwatchlist.Thatdoesn'tmakesense,anditisarebuketothisnationweloveandcareabout.

　　ThePresidentisright:

Thepoliticsonthisissuehavebeenpoisoned.Butwecan'tgiveup.Thestakesaretoohigh.Thecostsaretoodear.

　　AndIamnotandwillnotbeafraidtokeepfightingforcommonsensereforms,andalongwithyou,achievethoseonbehalfofallwhohavebeenlostbecauseofthissenselessgunviolenceinourcountry.

　　Buttoday,IstandbeforeyoubecauseIknowandyouknowthereisadeeperchallengeweface.

　　IhadthegreatprivilegeofrepresentingAmericaaroundtheworld.Iwassoproudtoshareourexample,ourdiversity,ouropenness,ourdevotiontohumanrightsandfreedom.Thesequalitieshavedrawngenerationsofimmigrantstoourshores,andtheyinspirepeoplestill.Ihaveseenitwithmyowneyes.

　　Andyet,bodiesareonceagainbeingcarriedoutofaBlackchurch.

　　Onceagain,racistrhetorichasmetastasizedintoracistviolence.

　　Now,it'stempting,itistemptingtodismissatragedylikethisasanisolatedincident,tobelievethatintoday'sAmerica,bigotryislargelybehindus,thatinstitutionalizedracismnolongerexists.

　　Butdespiteourbesteffortsandourhighesthopes,America'slongstrugglewithraceisfarfromfinished.

　　Iknowthisisadifficulttopictotalkabout.IknowthatsomanyofushopedbyelectingourfirstBlackpresident,wehadturnedthepageonthischapterinourhistory.

　　Iknowtherearetruthswedon'tliketosayoutloudordiscusswithourchildren.Butwehaveto.That'stheonlywaywecanpossiblymoveforwardtogether.

　　RaceremainsadeepfaultlineinAmerica.Millionsofpeopleofcolorstillexperienceracismintheireverydaylives.

　　Herearesomefacts.

　　InAmericatoday,Blacksarenearlythreetimesaslikelyaswhitestobedeniedamortgage.

　　In2022,themedianwealthofBlackfamilieswasaround$11,000.Forwhitefamilies,itwasmorethan$134,000.

　　NearlyhalfofallBlackfamilieshavelivedinpoorneighborhoodsforatleasttwogenerations,comparedtojust7percentofwhitefamilies.

　　AfricanAmericanmenarefarmorelikelytobestoppedandsearchedbypolice,chargedwithcrimes,andsentencedtolongerprisontermsthanWhitemen,10percentlongerforthesamecrimesinthefederalsystem.

　　InAmericatoday,ourschoolsaremoresegregatedthantheywereinthe1960s.

　　Howcananyofthatbetrue?

HowcanitbetruethatBlackchildrenare500percentmorelikelytodiefromasthmathanwhitekids?

Fivehundredpercent!

　　MorethanahalfcenturyafterDr.KingmarchedandRosaParkssatandJohnLewisbled,aftertheCivilRightsActandtheVotingRightsActandsomuchelse,howcananyofthesethingsbetrue?

Buttheyare.

　　AndourproblemisnotallkooksandKlansman.It'salsointhecrueljokethatgoesunchallenged.It'sintheoff-handcommentsaboutnotwanting"thosepeople"intheneighborhood.

　　Let'sbehonest:

Foralotofwell-meaning,open-mindedwhitepeople,thesightofayoungBlackmaninahoodiestillevokesatwingeoffear.Andnewsreportsaboutpovertyandcrimeanddiscriminationevokesympathy,evenempathy,buttoorarelydotheyspurustoactionorpromptustoquestionourownassumptionsandprivilege.

　　Wecan'thidefromanyofthesehardtruthsaboutraceandjusticeinAmerica.Wehavetonamethemandownthemandthenchangethem.

　　YoumayhaveheardaboutawomaninNorthCarolinanamedDebbieDills.She'stheonewhospottedDylannRoof'scaronthehighway.Shecouldhavegoneonaboutherbusiness.Shecouldhavelookedtoherownsafety.Butthat'snotwhatshedid.Shecalledthepoliceandthenshefollowedthatcarformorethan30miles.

　　AsCongressmanJimClyburnsaidtheotherday,"TheremaybealotofDylannRoofsintheworld,buttherearea