美國總統奧巴馬連任就職演講(20xx)-資料下載頁

　　

【正文】 ileges of a few or the rule of a gave to us a republic, a government of, and by, and for the people, entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding for more than two hundred years, we blood drawn by lash and blood drawn by sword, we learned that no union founded on the principles of liberty and equality could survive halfslave and made ourselves anew, and vowed to move forward , we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and merce, schools and colleges to train our , we discovered that a free market only thrives when there are rules to ensurepetition and fair , we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, and protect its people from life’s worst hazards and it all, we have never relinquished our skepticism of central authority, nor have we succumbed to the fiction that all society’s ills can be cured through government celebrationBut we have always understood that when times change, so must we。that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges。that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective the American people can no more meet the demands of today’s world by acting alone than American soldiers could have met the forces of fascism or munism with muskets and single person can train all the math and of initiative and enterprise, our insistence on hard work and personal responsibility, these are constants in our teachers we’ll need to equip our children for the future, or build the roads and networks and research labs that will bring new jobs and businesses to our , more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation and one people.(Applause.)This generation of Americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our decade of war is now ending.(Applause.)An economic recovery has begun.(Applause.)America’s possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive。diversity and openness。an endless capacityfor risk and a gift for fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize itso long as we seize it together.(Applause.)For we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it.(Applause.)We believe that America’s prosperitymust rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle know that America thrives when every person can find independence and pride in their work。when the wages of honest labor liberate families from the brink of are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else, because she is an American。she is free, and she is equal, not just in the eyes of God but also in our own.(Applause.)We understand that outworn programs are inadequate to the needs of our we mustharness new ideas and technology to remake our government, revamp our tax code, reformour schools, and empower our citizens with the skills they need to work harder, learn more, reach while the means will change, our purpose endures: a nation that rewards the effort and determination of every single is what this moment is what will give real meaning to our , the people, still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measure of security must make the hard choices to reduce the cost of health care and the size of our we reject the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future.(Applause.)For we remember the lessons of our past, when twilight years were spent in poverty and parents of a child with a disability had nowhere to do not believe that in this country freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the recognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, any one of us at any time may face a job loss, or a sudden illness, or a home swept away in a terrible mitments we make to each other through Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security, these things do not sap our initiative, they strengthen us.(Applause.)They do not make us a nation of takers。they free us to take the risks that make this country great.(Applause.)拜登副總統，最高法院首席大法官先生，美國國會議員們，尊敬的客人們，同胞們：當我們每次聚集在一起為總統舉行就職典禮時，我們都是在見證美國憲法的不朽力量。我們是在又一次立下美國民主的承諾。我們再次提醒說，把這個國家凝聚在一起的不是我們的膚色，不是信仰的教條，也不是我們的姓氏源于何處。使我們與眾不同——使我們成為美國人——的，是我們對一個在兩個多世紀以前發表的宣言中所表述的理念：“我們認為這些真理是不言而喻的：人人生而平等，他們都從他們的造物主那里被賦予了某些不可剝奪的權利，包括生命權、自由權和追求幸福的權利。”今天，我們仍在繼續這個永恒的旅程，讓那些字句體現在我們這個時代的現實中。因為歷史告訴我們，雖然這些真理是不言而喻的，但它們卻不會自動實現；雖然自由是上帝給我們的禮物，但自由只能靠他在世間的子民的奮斗才能獲得。1776年愛國先驅們所進行的斗爭并不是以少數人的特權或烏合之眾的統治來替代專制君主。他們為我們締造的是一個共和國，一個民有、民治、民享的政府，并將捍衛這個建國理念的任務交給一代又一代的后人。兩百多年的歷史證明，我們做到了。從皮鞭下和刺刀尖流出的鮮血中，我們發現，建立在自由和平等原則之上的合眾國不能一半是蓄奴的，一半是自由的。我們浴火重生，我們發誓共同努力向前。我們共同決定，現代經濟需要鐵路和公路，以加快旅行和商業，也需要中小學和大學來培訓我們的工人。我們一起發現，只有確保競爭和公平的法規健全，自由市場才能欣欣向榮。我們一同決定，一個偉大國家必須關照弱者，并保護我們的人民免受生活中最嚴重的危險和不幸。在做這一切的時候，我們從來沒有放棄對政府集中權力的懷疑，我們也沒有屈就于那種相信只靠政府就可以解決所有社會弊病的幻想。我們一直保持著自己的秉性，推崇創造力和企業家精神，堅持辛勤工作和個人責任。但是我們也很明白，隨著時代的變化，我們也必須變化；我們出于對基本原則的忠誠，需要對新的挑戰做出新的回應；我們為保護個人自由就最終需要集體作出努力。美國人民如果再單打獨斗去應付當今世界的挑戰，等于讓美國軍隊以長槍和民兵組織去面對法西斯主義或共產主義的武裝。沒有任何一個個人有能力訓練出我們后代的教育需要的所有數學和科學教師，或者建造出能把新的工作和商業機會帶給我們的道路、網絡、實驗室。現在比以往任何時候都需要我們共同努力，作為一個國家人民的整體，來做這些事情。我們這一代美國人經歷過危機的考驗，這些危機堅定了我們的決心，也證明了我們的耐力。長達10年的戰爭即將結束，經濟復蘇已經開始，美國的潛力是無限的，因為我們擁有這個全球化的世界需要的所有特質：我們年輕有動力，多元而開放，我們有應對危機的無限能力和創新發展的天賦。美國同胞們，我們為這個時刻而生，只要我們共同努力，我們就能牢牢抓住這個機會。我們美國人知道，我們的國家不可能在只有越來越少的人富有、越來越多的人捉襟見肘的情況下取得成功，我們相信美國的繁榮有賴于更多的人成為中產階級，我們知道美國的振興取決于每個人都能在工作中找到獨立與自信，也取決于人們誠實的勞動讓家庭脫離貧困。當一個出身貧困的年輕女孩知道，她與任何人都享有同樣的成功機會，身為美國人，她不僅僅是在上帝眼中，而且在每一個人的眼中，她都享有自由與平等，這樣我們才算是遵守了立國的原則。我們明白，目前那些陳舊的政府計劃跟不上時代。我們必須駕馭新的思想和技術以重塑政府，更新稅法，改革學校，并讓公民能夠掌握新技能，以便更加努力工作，學習更多的知識，以達到更高的目標。我們的方法雖然會改變，但目的始終如一：建設一個獎勵每個人的努力和決心的國家。這是當下所需要的。這是我們信念的真正意義所在。我們，美國人，仍然相信，每位公民都應該得到基本的安全和尊嚴。我們必須作出降低我們的醫保費用和赤字規模的艱難抉擇。但是，我們拒絕接受這種看法，亦即美國必須在照顧建設了國家的那代人和投資于開創國家未來的那代人之間作出選擇。我們記得過去的教訓：老人的暮年在貧困中度過，殘疾孩子的父母走投無路。我們不相信，在這個國家里自由只屬于幸運者，幸福只屬于少數人。我們知道，無論我們平日如何負責，