【正文】 s leaders have e before me, and so many will have a place, all of us, in a long story we continue, but whose end we will not is the story of a 。喬治布什January 20, 2001President Clinton, distinguished guests and my fellow citizens:The peaceful transfer 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 nation。重拾美國夢,重申基本的真象——相對于大多數(shù)而言,我們是獨一無二的。這是我們的時刻,這是我們的時代——讓我們的人民重新回去工作,為我們的孩子打開機會的大門。尼克松那么今晚,讓我們捫心自問——如果我們的孩子看到了下一個世紀。而在這一年,在這次選舉中,她的手指觸摸到了屏幕,她投出了自己的一票,因為在美國經(jīng)歷了106年的變遷,經(jīng)歷了最好的與最壞的時代后,她了解美國是如何變化的。是的,我們可以!她見證了蒙哥馬利汽車暴動,見證了塞爾瑪大橋事件,遇到了那位來自亞特蘭大的牧師,他告訴人們“我們終將會克服一切。是的,我們可以!當(dāng)絕望和大蕭條襲來的時候,她看到了一個民族通過新政、新的工作和新的共同目的感戰(zhàn)勝了恐懼。斗爭與進步。像她一樣的人那個時候是沒有選舉權(quán)的,因為她是女人,還因為她皮膚的顏色。她出生的時候正是奴隸制度解除之后。尼克松但是今晚在我腦海中一直浮現(xiàn)的,是亞特蘭大一位女性選民。而我們已經(jīng)取得的成就給了我們希望,讓我們堅信我們能夠并且即將取得成功。美國真正的天賦在于,它懂得改變。對于那些會將世界四分五裂的人們,我們將打敗你們,對于那些渴求和平和安全的人們,我們將支持你們?！倍鴮τ谀切┪疫€沒有贏得支持的選民們——也許我還沒有贏得你們的選票,但是我聽到了你們聲音,我需要你們的幫助,而我也同樣是你們的總統(tǒng)。在面臨著比今天更嚴重的國家分裂時,林肯說過,“我們不是敵人,而是朋友。讓我們記住,是這個國家的人第一次將共和黨的橫幅掛在了白宮之上,而共和黨的建立便是基于對自力更生、獨立自由和國家統(tǒng)一價值的肯定。讓我們記住這場經(jīng)濟危機所教會我們的一點,如果主街道遭受了打擊,那么華爾街也不可能幸免——在這個國家,我們作為一個民族,一個整體,同存亡共榮辱。沒有你們,這一切也不會得到改變。這個勝利本身并不是我們所要找尋的改變——這只是一個改變的機會。而最重要的是,我將會讓你們加入到重建我們國家的隊伍當(dāng)中來,沿著美國這221年來一直所走的那條道路——一塊塊磚瓦,一雙雙手,一點點堆砌出我們的家園。但是我將會誠實地告訴你們我們所面對的挑戰(zhàn)。我向你保證——我們的民族最終會到達山頂?shù)?。我們所面臨的山峰是險峻的。放心,我們會注入新的能量,創(chuàng)造新的就業(yè)機會,建設(shè)新的學(xué)校,面對威脅與挑戰(zhàn),修復(fù)我們的聯(lián)盟。就在我們站在這里的同時,我們清楚地知道,還有許多勇敢的美國人正在伊拉克的沙漠和阿富汗的群山中醒來,為了我們而冒著生命的危險。你們這樣做,是因為你們了解前方的任務(wù)是如何的艱巨。那些摒棄了他們那一代人冷漠神話的年輕人,那些遠離家鄉(xiāng)親人在外打拼卻只能賺得微薄工資的人們,那些抵抗著刺骨的寒冷和灼人的炎熱敲響了陌生人家大門的人們,是你們給了它 成長的力量。我們的競選之路并不是從華盛頓的高樓禮堂中開始的,它從德梅因的后院、協(xié)和酒店的客廳以及查爾斯頓的門廊中邁出了第一步。亞克瑟羅德以及有史以來最優(yōu)秀的競選團隊,我想對你們說的是——是你們成就了今天的一切,我將永遠感激你們所付出的這一切。對我的競選負責(zé)人大衛(wèi)還有我的祖母,雖然她已經(jīng)不能和我們一起分享這一刻,但是我知道,她正和我的家人一起,注視著我,陪我經(jīng)歷著這一刻。奧巴馬,今晚我將不可能站在這里。拜登,這一路走來,他始終遵循著自己內(nèi)心深處的那個聲音,他始終代表著那些和他一起在斯克蘭頓街邊長大,一起坐著火車回到故鄉(xiāng)特拉華州的人們的聲音。對于他和佩林所付出的努力,我表示衷心的感謝,同時我也期待著,能夠和他們一同努力,共同實現(xiàn)我們這幾個月來所做出的承諾。他在這場漫長而艱難的選舉中一直努力著,而他為他所熱愛的國家所付出的努力甚至更加艱辛而久遠。這一刻我們已經(jīng)等待了太久,但是今晚,由于我們在這一決定性的時刻所作出的選擇,美國便迎來了它嶄新的一刻。這個答案出自這些人之口,無論是青年還是老年,窮人還是富人,民主黨還是共和黨,黑人還是白人,拉丁裔、亞裔還是美國本土人,同性戀者還是異性戀者,殘疾人還是非殘疾人——他們向世界發(fā)出了這樣的信息——我們從來不分紅色之州和藍色之州,我們永遠都是美利堅合眾國。這個答案早已經(jīng)印在了到處懸掛在學(xué)校和教堂的競選條幅上,人們隨處可見。that while we breathe, we where we are met with cynicism and doubts and 4 those who tell us that we can39。to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace。Yes we , we have e so have seen so there is so much more to tonight, let us ask ourselvesif our children should live to see the next century。t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we a time when women39。the struggle and the progress。t vote for two reasonsbecause she was a woman and because of the color of her tonight, I think about all that she39。a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky。s about a woman who cast her ballot in 39。ve already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for one that39。s beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation es not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding That39。s resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so 39。t happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything, it39。t solve 2 every I will always be honest with you about the challenges we will listen to you, especially when we , above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it39。s new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to road ahead will be climb will be may not get there in one year or even in one , America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get promise you, we as a people will get will be setbacks and false are many who won39。 bills or save enough for their child39。t do it for did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetimetwo wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they39。s apathy who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less drew strength from the notsoyoung people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the is your I know you didn39。ve sacrificed to get it above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs belongs to belongs to was never the likeliest candidate for this didn39。ve given am grateful to And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the bestthe best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of my chief strategist David Axelrod who39。s no longer with us, I know my grandmother39。s next first lady Michelle and Malia I love you both more than you can you have earned the new puppy that39。ve I look forward to working with them to renew this nation39。s fought even longer and harder for the country that he has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless congratulate him。ve been told for so long by so many