2023年克林顿2023元旦祝辞.docx

2023年克林顿2023元旦祝辞 名人演讲稿 "Ladiesandgentlemen,tonightwecelebrate.Thechangeofcenturies,thedawningofanewmillenniumarenowjustminutesaway. "Wecelebratethepast.WehavehonoredAmerica''''sremarkableachievements,strugglesandtriumphsinthe20thcentury.Wecelebratethefuture,imagininganevenmoreremarkable21stcentury. "Aswemarvelatthechangesofthelast100years,wedreamofwhatchangesthenext100andthenext1,000willbring.Andaspowerfulasourmemoriesare,ourdreamsmustbeevenstronger.Forwhenourmemoriesoutweighourdreams,webecomeold.AnditistheeternaldestinyofAmericatoremainforeveryoung-alwaysreachingbeyond,alwaysbecoming,asourFounderspledged,``amoreperfectunion.'''''''' "SoweAmericansmustnotfearchange.Instead,letuswelcomeit,embraceitandcreateit. "Thegreatstoryofthe20thcenturyisthetriumphoffreedomandfreepeople.Astorytoldinthedramaofnewimmigrants,thestrugglesforequalrights,thevictoriesovertotalitarianism,thestunningadvancesineconomicwell-beingandcultureandhealthandspaceandtelecommunicationsandinbuildingaworldinwhichmorethanhalfthepeopleliveundergovernmentsoftheirownchoosingforthefirsttimeinallhistory. "Wemustneverforgetthemeaningofthe20thcenturyorthegiftsofthosewhoworkedandmarched,whofoughtanddiedforthetriumphoffreedom. "Soasweringinthisnewyearinanewcentury,inanewmillennium,wemustnowandalwaysechoDr.King,inthewordsoftheoldAmericanhymn,``Letfreedomring.'''''''' "Ifthestoryofthe20thcenturyisthetriumphoffreedom,whatwillthestoryofthe21stcenturybe "Letitbethetriumphoffreedomwiselyusedtobringpeacetoaworldinwhichwehonorourdifferencesandevenmoreourcommonhumanity.Suchatriumphwillrequiregreateffortsfromusall. "Itwillrequireustostandagainsttheforcesofhatredandbigotry,terroranddestruction.Itwillrequireustocontinuetoprosper,toalleviatepoverty,tobetterbalancethedemandsofworkandfamilyandtoserve,eachofus,inourcommunities.版权全部 "Itwillrequireustotakebettercareofourenvironment.Itwillrequireustomakefurtherbreakthroughsinscienceandtechnology,tocuredreaddiseases,healbrokenbodies,lengthenlifeandunlocksecretsfromglobalwarmingtotheblackholesintheuniverse. "Andperhapsmostimportant,itwillrequireustosharewithourfellowAmericansand,increasingly,withourfellowcitizensoftheworld,theeconomicbenefitsofglobalization,thepoliticalbenefitsofdemocracyandhumanrights,theeducationalandhealthbenefitsofallthingsmodern,fromtheInternettothegeneticencyclopediatothemysteriesbeyondoursolarsystem. "Now,wemaynotbeabletoeliminateallhatefulintolerance,butwecandevelopahealthyintoleranceofbigotry,oppressionandabjectpoverty. "Wemaynotbeabletoeliminatealltheharshconsequencesofglobalization.Butwecancommunicatemoreandtravelmoreandtrademoreinawaythatliftsthelivesofordinaryworkingfamilieseverywhereandthequalityofourglobalenvironment. "Wemaynotbeabletoeliminateallthefailuresofgovernmentandinternationalinstitutions.Butwecancertainlystrengthendemocracysoallchildrenarepreparedforthe21stcenturyworldandprotectedfromitsharshestsideeffects. "Andwecandosomuchmoretoworktogether,tocooperateamongourselves,toseizetheproblemsandtheopportunitiesofthisever-smallplanetweallcallhome. "Inshort,ifwewantthestoryofthe21stcenturytobethetriumphofpeaceandharmony,wemustembraceourcommonhumanityandourshareddestiny. "Now,we''''rejustmomentsfromthatnewmillennium. "Twocenturiesago,astheFramerswerecraftingourConstitution,BenjaminFranklinwasoftenseeninIndependenceHall,lookingatapaintingofthesunlowonthehorizon.WhenatlonglasttheConstitutionfinallywassigned,Mr.Franklinsaid,''''Ihaveoftenwonderedwhetherthatsunwasrisingorsetting.Today,Ihavethehappinesstoknowitisarisingsun.'''' "Well,twocenturieslater,weknowthesunwillalwaysriseonAmericaaslongaseachnewgenerationlightsthefireoffreedom.Ourchildrenareready.Soagain,thetorchispassedtoanewcenturyofyoungAmericans."版权全部 5