【正文】 moment for security, economic and environmental I must say I was personally disappointed in the recent Presidential campaign, which I thought did air a lot of issues in great detail unfairly to both sides, there was almost no serious discussion of energy and the environment and in the three debates we had even though there were security, economic and environment issues raised there was only one question asked of the candidates about environmental policy and no specific question about energy though the decisions we make or fail to make in this area may have a bigger impact on America and the world than virtually all the things that were are here to discuss two separate but related issues: One involves the dependence of America and other nations on imported oil in an age of terror and rapidly fluctuating other involves the dangers of global warming from excessive greenhouse gas emissions, especially in the developed world but increasingly in the developing world, mostly from oil and United States has about five percent of the world’s population。s here from Syracuse, is trying to have the world’s biggest development, mercial development, powered entirely by clean energy over the next couple of library, which we just dedicated, reduced energy consumption by thirtyfour percent, with three hundred and eight solar panels made in California, with pl astic piping to carry hot and cold water to supplement traditional energy usage made in red state and a blue say that to make the point that this should not be a partisan a country like the United States or Europe, struggling with growth Japan who sustained a decade of no growth until the recent more encouraging signs。s always thinking about the the White House we increased conservation standards for appliances, greened the White House plex。s flaws was still an important step。and finally for a measly cense increase in the gas tax probably lost the Congress in the 39。there is an astonishing array of talent on these panels today and a lot of talent in this let39。該圖書館名為威廉克林頓總統(tǒng)中心，座落在美國前總統(tǒng)克林頓的家鄉(xiāng)美國中南部阿肯色州的小石城。早些時(shí)候他們的夫人已經(jīng)上臺。November 18, 2004 PRESIDENT Clinton:(Applause)Well, ladies and gentlemen, if my beloved mother were here, she would remind me that rain is liquid sunshine and that I shouldn”t plain about this because the ground probably needs it and somebody is benefiting from and , President and , President and , members of the Eisenhower, Nixon, Johnson, Kennedy and Carter families。there“s a huge group from Congress, and the president sent four planes down and I thank him for that。and my fellow Americanswele to my rainy library dedication.(Laughter)Thank you Skip Rutherford and all those on my staff and the volunteers from Arkansas and across America who work so hard to make this event just perfect(he laughs)and except for one thing, it thank the previous speakers and those who have sung and , I can”t thank you enough for your generous words and for ing to the opening at mean, after all, you just delayed your own library opening by four years.(Laughter.)I congratulate you on your election, and I wish you Godspeed, especially in a new and more hopeful time for peace in the Middle remember the first time I ever heard George give a speech in Iowa, and I called a friend of mine and I said: “My God, that guy can beat is a good politician.” He has been very kind and generous to my family, and I thank him for we“re all red, white and thank former President Bush and for ing and for their service to our Bush, I loved all that stuff you I want to thank you for something 1989, after I had been governor for a long time, you were the president who finally called us together and asked us to develop national education goals for America so that all our children could get a good was the beginning of a serious reform effort, which I tried to carry through and which I know President Bush has tried to thank you for doing that and for giving me the opportunity to work with you President and for all you did in the White House and all you”ve done in the years since to make the world more just and Quincy Adams once said, “There is nothing in life so pathetic as a former president.” Well, he turned out to be wrong because of his own service, and President Carter has proved that nothing could be further from the truth.(Applause)He just told you we met 30 years ago when he was trying to help didn“t tell you that, less than a year later and less than a mile from here, Jimmy Carter asked Hillary and me to join in his campaign for the did, and as you can see from this day, it was the beginning of quite a recently spoke with President Ford, who, at 91, is unable to e andwith his extraordinary wife, they still are I received a wonderful letter from Nancy Reagan, who remains in our thoughts and thank the Fords and Nancy and the late President Reagan for their service to our want to thank all the vast numbers of Congress and former members who are here who served with couldn”t have done most of the good things we did without “em, and they”re not responsible for any of the mistakes I can“t see through all the umbrellas and all the ponchos or whatever you call those plastic things that make you all look so beautiful(laughter)but I”m pretty sure Senator Kerry“s out if he is, I want to thank him and I”m glad he“s back on the job.(Applause)I want to thank the people of my beloved home state for your support, for your love, your friendship, the trust, the sacrifices you so willingly made when we worked together here and when you carried me to the White thank the friends of a lifetime who also made indispensable ”ve said a lot of times I may be the only guy that ever got elected president because of his personal thank my pastor, Rex Horne, and all the other ministers here who have taught me, prayed with me, and counseled me over the thank God for my family and Hillary“s lot of them are here today, and I thank you for making this whol