【正文】 hance to pursue their full measure of happiness. in reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. it must be earned. our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. it has not been the path for the fainthearted for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. rather, it has been the risktakers, the doers, the makers of things some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom. for us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life. for us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the west。 and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our pla. these are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land a nagging fear that america’s decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights. today i say to you that the challenges we face are real. they are serious and they are many. they will not be met easily or in a short span of time. but know this, america they will be met. 您正在查看《英語(yǔ)演講稿——奧巴馬就職演講》 on this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. on this day, we e to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics. we remain a young nation, but in the words of scripture, the time has e to set aside childish things. the time has e to reaffirm our enduring spirit。 businesses shuttered. our health care is too costly。奧巴馬就職演講稿3篇與奧巴馬父親節(jié)演講稿范文匯編第 32 頁(yè) 共 32 頁(yè)奧巴馬就職演講稿3篇barack obama’s inaugural address my fellow citizens: i stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. i thank president bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. fortyfour americans have now taken the presidential oath. the words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. at these moments, america has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we the people have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents. so it has been. so it must be with this generation of americans. that we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. our nation is at war, against a farreaching work of violence and hatred. our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. homes have been lost。 jobs shed。 our schools fail too many。 to choose our better history。 endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth. for us, they fought and died, in places like concord and gettysburg。 greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction. this is the journey we continue today. we remain the m您正在查看《英語(yǔ)演講稿——奧巴馬就職演講》 ost prosperous, powerful nation on earth. our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. our capacity remains undiminished. but our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions that time has surely passed. starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking america. for everywhere we look, there is work to be done. the state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. we will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our merce and bind us together. we will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost. we will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. and we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. all this we can do. and all this we will do. now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. their memories are short. for they have forgotten what this country has already done。 on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our mon good. as for our mon defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. our founding fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience’s sake. and so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that america is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more. recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and munism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. they understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. instead, they knew that our power grows through its p您正在查看《英語(yǔ)演講稿——奧巴馬就職演講》 rudent use。 you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat yo