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土創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)的公司減免賦稅。約翰克里堅(jiān)信美國(guó)應(yīng)該是老百姓的醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)跟華盛頓的政治家們的醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)沒(méi)有差別的國(guó)度。約翰克里堅(jiān)信能源自主,因此我們不再因石油公司對(duì)利潤(rùn)的追求或外國(guó)油田的被破壞而受到威脅。約翰克里堅(jiān)信那些使我們的國(guó)家成為世界羨慕對(duì)象的、由憲法條款所保證的自由,他不會(huì)犧牲我們的基本自由或?qū)⑿叛鲇米鞣至盐覀兊墓ぞ摺<s翰克里還堅(jiān)信戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)在一個(gè)充滿危險(xiǎn)的世界是不可避免的抉擇,但它永不會(huì)是首選。前不久,我在伊利諾斯州東莫林市的外戰(zhàn)老兵俱樂(lè)部里遇到一個(gè)叫沙莫斯的年輕人。他長(zhǎng)得帥氣高大,有兩米左右的個(gè)頭,眼睛清澈,笑容可掬。他告訴我他參加了海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì),下周將要開赴伊拉克。當(dāng)我聽他娓娓述說(shuō)他入伍的原因,他對(duì)于我們的國(guó)家和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的完全信賴,他對(duì)于責(zé)任和服役的忠誠(chéng),我感覺(jué)這個(gè)年輕人的言行正是我們每個(gè)人對(duì)自己的孩子的所有期待。然而,我又捫心自問(wèn),我們?yōu)樗峁┑姆?wù)有他給我們提供的服務(wù)好嗎?我想起有900多個(gè)服役的男男女女將不會(huì)再重返家園,他們是兒子和女兒、丈夫和妻子、朋友和鄰居。我想起我遇到的那些家庭,他們正努力克服缺少了愛(ài)人全職收入的困窘,或盡量擺脫愛(ài)人歸來(lái)而身體殘疾或精神崩潰卻因?yàn)槭穷A(yù)備役軍人而無(wú)法享受長(zhǎng)期健康補(bǔ)貼的困境。當(dāng)我們派遣我們的年輕人踏上犧牲的路途,我們必須責(zé)無(wú)旁貸地搞清和核實(shí)讓他們出征的一切數(shù)字和一切理由,必須責(zé)無(wú)旁貸地在他們離去后照看他們的家庭,在他們返回后關(guān)照他們的生活,必須責(zé)無(wú)旁貸地確保在沒(méi)有足夠的部隊(duì)時(shí)不進(jìn)入戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)、保衛(wèi)和平和贏得世界的尊重。請(qǐng)?jiān)试S我闡明這一點(diǎn):在這個(gè)世界上我們有真正的敵人,我們必須找到這些敵人,必須追擊并打敗他們。約翰克里懂得這一點(diǎn)。就像克里上尉在越南戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上毫不猶豫地冒險(xiǎn)保護(hù)他的下屬一樣,克里總統(tǒng)會(huì)毫不猶豫地運(yùn)用我們的軍力保護(hù)美國(guó)的安全。約翰克里相信美國(guó)。他也知道僅僅一部分公民的富足遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠,與我們聞名于世的個(gè)人主義如影隨形的,是美國(guó)激蕩的歷史中的另一種元素。這個(gè)元素是我們作為一個(gè)民族榮辱與共的信仰。假如芝加哥南部的一個(gè)孩子不能讀寫,即使那不是我的孩子,我也會(huì)因此受到困擾。如果一個(gè)年事已高的市民付不起她的診療費(fèi)而被迫在醫(yī)療費(fèi)和租房之間做選擇,即使她不是我的祖母,也會(huì)使我的生活更加拮據(jù)。如果一個(gè)阿拉伯裔的美國(guó)家庭未經(jīng)律師辯解或訴訟程序就遭到驅(qū)趕,那也會(huì)威脅我的人身自由。正是這個(gè)基本的信仰使這個(gè)國(guó)家運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn):我是我的兄弟的守護(hù)人,我是我的姐妹的守護(hù)人。它保證了我們追尋個(gè)體的夢(mèng)想,卻仍舊聚合為一個(gè)美利堅(jiān)家庭。“E plubribus Unum”,獨(dú)立來(lái)自團(tuán)結(jié),單一來(lái)自集體。當(dāng)我們?cè)谶@里聚會(huì)的時(shí)候,也有人正準(zhǔn)備分裂我們,那些操縱輿論的人和制作負(fù)面廣告的人,他們投身沒(méi)有原則和不擇手段的政治。那么,今晚我將告訴他們,這里不存在一個(gè)自由主義的美國(guó)和一個(gè)保守主義的美國(guó),而只有一個(gè)美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)。這里不存在黑人的美國(guó)和白人的美國(guó)、拉丁族裔的美國(guó)和亞洲人的美國(guó),而只有美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)。很多所謂的專家喜歡將我們的國(guó)家分割為紅色的州和藍(lán)色的州:紅色的州由共和黨人控制,藍(lán)色的州是民主黨人的天下。但我要跟他們說(shuō):我們藍(lán)州的人信仰莊嚴(yán)的上帝,我們紅州的人不喜歡聯(lián)邦政府的官員在圖書館打探我們的閱讀興趣。我們?cè)谒{(lán)州也給小棒球隊(duì)做教練,我們?cè)诩t州也有同性戀朋友。有些愛(ài)國(guó)者反對(duì)伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng),有些愛(ài)國(guó)者支持它。我們是一個(gè)民族,所有人都宣誓效忠星條旗,所有人都保衛(wèi)美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)。說(shuō)到底,這才是這次選舉的意義:我們投入憤世嫉俗的政治還是參與滿懷希望的政治?約翰克里號(hào)召我們?nèi)ハM?,約翰愛(ài)德華茲號(hào)召我們?nèi)ハM?。我不是在談盲目的?lè)觀主義。以為如果我們不討論失業(yè)它便會(huì)自動(dòng)消失,相信只要我們無(wú)視醫(yī)療危機(jī)它就會(huì)自行解除,那是一廂情愿的無(wú)知。不,我在談更根本的問(wèn)題。我在談奴隸們圍坐在篝火旁唱頌自由的歌謠時(shí)的希望;我在談移民背井離鄉(xiāng)駛向遙遠(yuǎn)海岸時(shí)的希望;我在談年輕的海軍上尉勇敢地在湄公河三角洲巡邏時(shí)的希望;我在談一個(gè)紡織工的兒子敢創(chuàng)敢拼時(shí)的希望;我在談一個(gè)有著滑稽名字的、干瘦的小孩也相信美國(guó)也會(huì)有一片屬于他的天地時(shí)的希望。希望就是勇氣,希望就是力量!其實(shí),希望是上帝賜予我們的最好禮物,是這個(gè)民族的基石,是堅(jiān)信不曾見(jiàn)到的前景,是堅(jiān)信明天會(huì)更好。我相信我們能為中產(chǎn)階級(jí)提供幫助,為工薪階層制造更多的機(jī)會(huì);我相信我們能為失業(yè)者提供工作,讓無(wú)家可歸者有家,從暴力和絕望中挽救美國(guó)都市里的年輕人。我相信當(dāng)我們站在歷史的十字路口時(shí),我們能作出正確的抉擇,并迎接我們面臨的挑戰(zhàn)。美利堅(jiān)!今晚,如果你們跟我感同身受,有同樣的力量、同樣的急迫感、同樣的沖動(dòng)和同樣的希望;如果我們?nèi)プ鑫覀儽仨氉龅氖?,那么我相信,從佛羅里達(dá)州到俄勒岡州,從華盛頓州到緬因州,全國(guó)人民將會(huì)在11月奮起行動(dòng),使約翰克里宣誓就任總統(tǒng),約翰愛(ài)德華茲宣誓就任副總統(tǒng),而這個(gè)國(guó)家也將會(huì)重新恢復(fù)她的承諾。政治黑暗已經(jīng)到了盡頭,更為光明的一天就要來(lái)到。謝謝大家,愿上帝保佑你們。更多了解美國(guó)選舉制度和政黨政治,2008年美國(guó)的大選,請(qǐng)點(diǎn)擊本站系列專稿:追蹤美國(guó)大選(I)1月21日至2月7日、追蹤美國(guó)大選(II)2月7日-2月29日“美國(guó)總統(tǒng)、總統(tǒng)選舉和政黨政治”、關(guān)中人:開場(chǎng)即驚心動(dòng)魄的2008年美國(guó)大選、斯坦福大學(xué)研究員:巴拉克奧巴馬有魅力沒(méi)“理念”、關(guān)中人:911改變美國(guó)青年 美國(guó)青年改變美國(guó)政治、讓奧巴馬邁向白宮的演講:希望就是勇氣,希望就是力量、巴拉克奧巴馬:今晚,此刻,我們相信、關(guān)中人:猜測(cè)奧巴馬的中國(guó)政策、亞裔人支持克林頓 媒體影射其種族歧視、呂芳:從08大選看美國(guó)社會(huì)的族群分裂。英文原文:Keynote Address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention| July 27, 2004On behalf of the great state of Illinois, crossroads of a nation, land of Lincoln, let me express my deep gratitude for the privilege of addressing this is a particular honor for me because, let39。s face it, my presence on this stage is pretty father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in grew up herding goats, went to school in a tinroof father, my grandfather, was a cook, a domestic my grandfather had larger dreams for his hard work and perseverance my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place: America, which stood as a beacon of freedom and opportunity to so many who had e studying here, my father met my was born in a town on the other side of the world, in father worked on oil rigs and farms through most of the day after Pearl Harbor he signed up for duty, joined Patton39。s army and marched across home, my grandmother raised their baby and went to work on a bomber assembly the war, they studied on the GI Bill, bought a house through FHA, and moved west in search of they, too, had big dreams for their daughter, a mon dream, born of two parents shared not only an improbable love。they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this would give me an African name, Barack, or “blessed,” believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren39。t rich, because in a generous America you don39。t have to be rich to achieve your are both passed away , I know that, on this night, they look down on me with stand here today, grateful for the diversity of my heritage, aware that my parents39。 dreams live on in my precious stand here knowing that my story is part of the larger American story, that I owe a debt to all of those who came before me, and that, in no other country on earth, is my story even , we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation, not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago, “We hold these truths to he selfevident, that all men are created they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”That is the true genius of America, a faith in the simple dreams of its people, the insistence on small we can tuck in our children at night and know they are fed and clothed and safe from we can say what we think, write what we think, without hearing a sudden knock on the we can have an idea and start our own business without paying a bribe or hiring somebody39。s we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution, and that our votes will he countedDemocrats, Republicans, IndependentsI am my brother39。s keeper, I am my sister39。s keeperthere39。s the United States of 39。s not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America。there39。s the United States of pundits like to sliceanddice our country into Red States and Blue States。Red States for Republicans, Blue States for I39。ve got news for them, worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don39。t like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and patriots who supported are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of the end, that39。s what this election is we participate in a