2023年里根就职演说稿.docx

里根就职演说稿 里根总统就职演说稿firstinauguraladdressofronaldreagan tuesday，january20，1981 senatorhatfield，mr.chiefjustice，mr.president，vicepresidentbush，vicepresidentmondale，senatorbaker，speakeroX39;neill，reverendmoomaw，andmyfellowcitizens：toafewofusheretoday，thisisasolemnandmostmomentousoccasion;andyet，inthehistoryofournation，itisacommonplaceoccurrence.theorderlytransferofauthorityascalledforintheconstitutionroutinelytakesplaceasithasforalmosttwocenturiesandfewofusstoptothinkhowuniquewereallyare.intheeyesofmanyintheworld，thisevery-4-yearceremonyweacceptasnormalisnothinglessthanamiracle. mr.president，iwantourfellowcitizenstoknowhowmuchyoudidtocarryonthistradition.byyourgraciouscooperationinthetransitionprocess，youhaveshownawatchingworldthatweareaunitedpeoplepledgedtomaintainingapoliticalsystemwhichguaranteesindividuallibertytoagreaterdegreethananyother，andithankyouandyourpeopleforallyourhelpinmaintainingthecontinuitywhichisthebulwarkofourrepublic. thebusinessofournationgoesforward.theseunitedstatesareconfrontedwithaneconomicafflictionofgreatproportions.wesufferfromthelongestandoneoftheworstsustainedinflationsinournationalhistory.itdistortsoureconomicdecisions，penalizesthrift，andcrushesthestrugglingyoungandthefixed-incomeelderlyalike.itthreatenstoshatterthelivesofmillionsofourpeople. idleindustrieshavecastworkersintounemployment，causinghumanmiseryandpersonalindignity.thosewhodoworkaredeniedafairreturnfortheirlaborbyataxsystemwhichpenalizessuccessfulachievementandkeepsusfrommaintainingfullproductivity. butgreatasourtaxburdenis，ithasnotkeptpacewithpublicspending.fordecades，wehavepileddeficitupondeficit，mortgagingourfutureandourchildrenX39;sfutureforthetemporaryconvenienceofthepresent.tocontinuethislongtrendistoguaranteetremendoussocial，cultural，political，andeconomicupheavals. youandi，asindividuals，can，byborrowing，livebeyondourmeans，butforonlyalimitedperiodoftime.why，then，shouldwethinkthatcollectively，asanation，wearenotboundbythatsamelimitation。 wemustacttodayinordertopreservetomorrow.andlettherebenomisunderstanding--wearegoingtobegintoact，beginningtoday. theeconomicillswesufferhavecomeuponusoverseveraldecades.theywillnotgoawayindays，weeks，ormonths，buttheywillgoaway.theywillgoawaybecausewe，asamericans，havethecapacitynow，aswehavehadinthepast，todowhateverneedstobedonetopreservethislastandgreatestbastionoffreedom. inthispresentcrisis，governmentisnotthesolutiontoourproblem. fromtimetotime，wehavebeentemptedtobelievethatsocietyhasbecometoocomplextobemanagedbyself-rule，thatgovernmentbyanelitegroupissuperiortogovernmentfor，by，andofthepeople.butifnooneamongusiscapableofgoverninghimself，thenwhoamongushasthecapacitytogovernsomeoneelse。allofustogether，inandoutofgovernment，mustbeartheburden.thesolutionsweseekmustbeequitable，withnoonegroupsingledouttopayahigherprice. wehearmuchofspecialinterestgroups.ourconcernmustbeforaspecialinterestgroupthathasbeentoolongneglected.itknowsnosectionalboundariesorethnicandracialdivisions，anditcrossespoliticalpartylines.itismadeupofmenandwomenwhoraiseourfood，patrolourstreets，manourminesandourfactories，teachourchildren，keepourhomes，andhealuswhenwearesick--professionals，industrialists，shopkeepers，clerks，cabbies，andtruckdrivers.theyare，inshort，wethepeople，thisbreedcalledamericans. well，thisadministrationX39;sobjectivewillbeahealthy，vigorous，growingeconomythatprovidesequalopportunityforallamericans，withnobarriersbornofbigotryordiscrimination.puttingamericabacktoworkmeansputtingallamericansbacktowork.endinginflationmeansfreeingallamericansfromtheterrorofrunawaylivingcosts.allmustshareintheproductiveworkofthisnewbeginningandallmustshareinthebountyofarevivedeconomy.withtheidealismandfairplaywhicharethecoreofoursystemandourstrength，wecanhaveastrongandprosperousamericaatpeacewithitselfandtheworld. so，aswebegin，letustakeinventory.weareanationthathasagovernment--nottheotherwayaround.andthismakesusspecialamongthenationsoftheearth.ourgovernmenthasnopowerexceptthatgranteditbythepeople.itistimetocheckandreversethegrowthofgovernmentwhichshowssignsofhavinggrownbeyondtheconsentofthegoverned. itismyintentiontocurbthesizeandinfluenceofthefederalestablishmentandtodemandrecognitionofthedistinctionbetweenthepowersgrantedtothefederalgovernmentandthosereservedtothestatesortothepeople.allofusneedtoberemindedthatthefederalgovernmentdidnotcreatethestates;thestatescreatedthefederalgovernment. now，sotherewillbenomisunderstanding，itisnotmyintentiontodoawaywithgovernment.itis，rather，tomakeitwork-workwithus，notoverus;tostandbyourside，notrideonourback.governmentcanandmustprovideopportunity，notsmotherit;fosterproductivity，notstifleit. ifwelooktotheanswerastowhy，forsomanyyears，weachievedsomuch，prosperedasnootherpeopleonearth，itwasbecausehere，inthisland，weunleashedtheenergyandindividualgeniusofmantoagreaterextentthanhaseverbeendonebefore.freedomandthedignityoftheindividualhavebeenmoreavailableandassuredherethaninanyotherplaceonearth.th