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"EnergyandtheNational

　　jimmycarter:

"energyandthenationalgoals-acrisisofconfidence"

　　goodevening:

　　thisaspecialnightforme.exactlythreeyearsago,onjuly15,1976,iacceptedthenominationofmypartytorunforpresidentoftheunitedstates.ipromisedyouapresidentwhoisnotisolatedfromthepeople,whofeelsyourpain,andwhosharesyourdreams,andwhodrawshisstrengthandhiswisdomfromyou.

　　duringthepastthreeyearsi¡¯vespokentoyouonmanyoccasionsaboutnationalconcerns,theenergycrisis,reorganizingthegovernment,ournation¡¯seconomy,andissuesofwarandespeciallypeace.butoverthoseyearsthesubjectsofthespeeches,thetalks,andthepressconferenceshavebecomeincreasinglynarrow,focusedmoreandmoreonwhattheisolatedworldofwashingtonthinksisimportant.gradually,you¡¯veheardmoreandmoreaboutwhatthegovernmentthinksorwhatthegovernmentshouldbedoingandlessandlessaboutournation¡¯shopes,ourdreams,andourvisionofthefuture.

　　tendaysago,ihadplannedtospeaktoyouagainaboutaveryimportantsubject--energy.forthefifthtimeiwouldhavedescribedtheurgencyoftheproblemandlaidoutaseriesoflegislativerecommendationstothecongress.butasiwaspreparingtospeak,ibegantoaskmyselfthesamequestionthatinowknowhasbeentroublingmanyofyou:

whyhavewenotbeenabletogettogetherasanationtoresolveourseriousenergyproblem?

　　it¡¯sclearthatthetrueproblemsofournationaremuchdeeper--deeperthangasolinelinesorenergyshortages,deepereventhaninflationorrecession.andirealizemorethaneverthataspresidentineedyourhelp.so,idecidedtoreachoutandtolistentothevoicesofamerica.

　　iinvitedtocampdavidpeoplefromalmosteverysegmentofoursociety--businessandlabor,teachersandpreachers,governors,mayors,andprivatecitizens.andthenileftcampdavidtolistentootheramericans,menandwomenlikeyou.ithasbeenanextraordinarytendays,andiwanttosharewithyouwhati¡¯veheard.

　　firstofall,igotalotofpersonaladvice.letmequoteafewofthetypicalcommentsthatiwrotedown.

　　thisfromasoutherngovernor:

¡°mr.president,youarenotleadingthisnation--you¡¯rejustmanagingthegovernment.¡±

　　¡°youdon¡¯tseethepeopleenoughanymore.¡±

　　¡°someofyourcabinetmembersdon¡¯tseemloyal.thereisnotenoughdisciplineamongyourdisciples.¡±

　　¡°don¡¯ttalktousaboutpoliticsorthemechanicsofgovernment,butaboutanunderstandingofourcommongood.¡±

　　¡°mr.president,we¡¯reintrouble.talktousaboutbloodandsweatandtears.¡±

　　¡°ifyoulead,mr.president,wewillfollow.¡±

　　manypeopletalkedaboutthemselvesandabouttheconditionofournation.thisfromayoungwomaninpennsylvania:

¡°ifeelsofarfromgovernment.ifeellikeordinarypeopleareexcludedfrompoliticalpower.¡±

　　andthisfromayoungchicano:

¡°someofushavesufferedfromrecessionallourlives.¡±

　　¡°somepeoplehavewastedenergy,butothershaven¡¯thadanythingtowaste.¡±

　　andthisfromareligiousleader:

¡°nomaterialshortagecantouchtheimportantthingslikegod¡¯sloveforusorourloveforoneanother.¡±

　　andilikethisoneparticularlyfromablackwomanwhohappenstobethemayorofasmallmississippitown:

¡°thebigshotsarenottheonlyoneswhoareimportant.remember,youcan¡¯tsellanythingonwallstreetunlesssomeonedigsitupsomewhereelsefirst.¡±

　　thiskindofsummarizedalotofotherstatements:

¡°mr.president,weareconfrontedwithamoralandaspiritualcrisis.¡±

　　severalofourdiscussionswereonenergy,andihaveanotebookfullofcommentsandadvice.i¡¯llreadjustafew.

　　¡°wecan¡¯tgoonconsumingfortypercentmoreenergythenweproduce.whenweimportoilwearealsoimportinginflationplusunemployment.¡±

　　¡°we¡¯vegottousewhatwehave.themiddleeasthasonlyfivepercentoftheworld¡¯senergy,buttheunitedstateshastwenty-fourpercent.¡±

　　andthisisoneofthemostvividstatements:

¡°ourneckisstretchedoverthefenceandopechasaknife.¡±

　　¡°therewillbeothercartelsandothershortages.americanwisdomandcouragerightnowcansetapathtofollowinthefuture.¡±

　　thiswasagoodone:

¡°bebold,mr.president.wemaymakemistakes,butwearereadytoexperiment.¡±

　　andthisonefromalaborleadergottotheheartofit:

¡°therealissueisfreedom.wemustdealwiththeenergyproblemonawarfooting.¡±

　　andthelastthati¡¯llread:

¡°whenweenterthemoralequivalentofwar,mr.president,don¡¯tissueusbbguns.¡±

　　thesetendaysconfirmedmybeliefinthedecencyandthestrengthandthewisdomoftheamericanpeople,butitalsoboreoutsomeofmylongstandingconcernsaboutournation¡¯sunderlyingproblems.

　　iknow,ofcourse,beingpresident,thatgovernmentactionsandlegislationcanbeveryimportant.that¡¯swhyi¡¯veworkedhardtoputmycampaignpromisesintolaw,andihavetoadmit,withjustmixedsuccess.butafterlisteningtotheamericanpeople,ihavebeenremindedagainthatallthelegislationintheworldcan¡¯tfixwhat¡¯swrongwithamerica.so,iwanttospeaktoyoufirsttonightaboutasubjectevenmoreseriousthanenergyorinflation.iwanttotalktoyourightnowaboutafundamentalthreattoamericandemocracy.

　　idonotmeanourpoliticalandcivilliberties.theywillendure.andidonotrefertotheoutwardstrengthofamerica,anationthatisatpeacetonighteverywhereintheworld,withunmatchedeconomicpowerandmilitarymight.

　　thethreatisnearlyinvisibleinordinaryways.

　　itisacrisisofconfidence.

　　itisacrisisthatstrikesattheveryheartandsoulandspiritofournationalwill.wecanseethiscrisisinthegrowingdo