【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 d, every day we are called to do small things with great most important tasks of a democracy are done by will live and lead by these principles: to advance my convictions with civility, to pursue the public interest with courage, to speak for greater justice and passion, to call for responsibility and try to live it as all these ways, I will bring the values of our history to the care of our you do is as important as anything government ask you to seek a mon good beyond your fort。to defend needed reforms against easy attacks。to serve your nation, beginning with your ask you to be citizens:citizens, not spectators。citizens, not subjects。responsible citizens, building munities of service and a nation of are generous and strong and decent, not because we believe in ourselves, but because we hold beliefs beyond this spirit of citizenship is missing, no government program can replace this spirit is present, no wrong can stand against the Declaration of Independence was signed, Virginia statesman John Page wrote to Thomas Jefferson: “We know the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the you not think an angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm?” Much time has passed since Jefferson arrived for his years and changes the themes of this day he would know: our nation39。s grand story of courage and its simple dream of are not this story39。s author, who fills time and eternity with his his purpose is achieved in our duty, and our duty is fulfilled in service to one tiring, never yielding, never finishing, we renew that purpose today, to make our country more just and generous, to affirm the dignity of our lives and every work story goes an angel still rides in the whirl wind and directs this bless you all, and God bless ：第三篇：布什就職演說（英文版）Chief Justice Rehnquist, president Carter, president Bush, presidentClinton, distinguished guests and my fellow citizens, the peacefultransfer of authority is rare in history, yet mon in our a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new I begin, I thank president Clinton for his service to our I thank Vice president Gore for a contest conducted with spirit andended with am honored and humbled to stand here, where so many of America39。s leadershave e before me, and so many will have a place, all of us, in a long storya story we continue, butwhose end we will not is the story of a new world that became afriend and liberator of the old, a story of a slaveholding society thatbecame a servant of freedom, the story of a power that went into the worldto protect but not possess, to defend but not to is the American storya story of flawed and fallible people, unitedacross the generations by grand and enduring grandest of these ideals is an unfolding American promise thateveryone belongs, that everyone deserves a chance, that no insignificant person wasever are called to enact this promise in our lives and in our though our nation has sometimes halted, and sometimes delayed, we mustfollow no other much of the last century, America39。s faith in freedom and democracywasa rock in a raging it is a seed upon the wind, taking root inmany democratic faith is more than the creed of our country, it is theinborn hope of our humanity, an ideal we carry but do not own, a trust we bear andpass even after nearly 225 years, we have a long way yet to many of our citizens prosper, others doubt the promise, even thejustice, of our own ambitions of some Americans are limitedby failing schools and hidden prejudice and the circumstances of their sometimes our differences run so deep, it seems we share acontinent, but not a do not accept this, and we will not allow unity, our union, isthe serious work of leaders and citizens in every this ismy solemn pledge: I will work to build a single nation of justice and know this is in our reach because we are guided by a power larger thanourselves who creates us equal in His we are confident in principles that unite and lead us has never been united by blood or birth or are bound byideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interestsand teach us what it means to be child must be taughtthese very citizen must uphold every immigrant, by embracing theseideals, makes our country more, not less, , we affirm a new mitment to live out our nation39。s promise throughcivility, courage, passion and , at its best, matches a mitment to principle with a concern for civil society demands from each of us good will and respect，fair dealing a