奥巴马 就职演说6137.docx

奥巴马的就职演说英文全文My fellow citizens:I stand here today humbled by the taskbefore us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of thesacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for hisservice to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he hasshown throughout this transition.Forrty-fouur AAmerricaans havve nnow takken theepreesiddenttiall oaath. Thhe wwordds hhavee beeen spookenn duurinng rrisiing tiddes ofpprossperrityy annd tthe stiill watterss off peeacee. YYet, evveryy soo offtenn thhe ooathhis takken amiidstt gaatheerinng cclouuds andd raaginng sstorrms. Att thhesee moomennts,Ameericca hhas carrrieed oon nnot simmplyy beecauuse of thee skkilll orr viisioon oofthhosee inn hiigh offficee, bbut beccausse wwe tthe Peooplee haave remmainned faiithffultto tthe ideealss off ouur fforbbearrerss, aand truue tto oour fouundiing doccumeentss.So it hass beeen. Soo itt muust be witth tthiss geenerratiion of Ameericcanss.Thaat wwe aare in thee miidstt off crrisiis iis nnowwwelll unnderrstoood. Ouur nnatiion is at warr, aagaiinstt a farr-reeachhingg neetwoorkoof vviollencce aand hattredd. OOur ecoonommy iis bbadlly wweakkeneed, a cconssequuencce oofgrreedd annd iirreespoonsiibillityy onn thhe ppartt off soome, buut aalsoo ouur ccolllecttiveefaiilurre tto mmakee haard chooicees aand preeparre tthe nattionn foor aa neew aage.Hommes havve bbeenn loost; joobs sheed; bussineessees sshuttterred. Ouur hheallth carreiss tooo ccosttly; ouur sschooolss faail tooo maany; annd eeachh daay bbrinngs furrtheerevvideencee thhat thee waays we usee ennerggy sstreengtthenn ouur aadveersaariees aandtthreeateen oour plaanett.Theese aree thhe iindiicattorss off crrisiis, subbjeccttoo daata andd sttatiistiics. Leess meaasurrablle bbut no lesss pproffounnd iis aasapppinng oof cconffideencee accrosss oour lannd - a naggginng ffearr thhat Ameericcassdecclinne iis iinevvitaablee, aand thaat tthe nexxt ggeneerattionn muust lowwer itsssigghtss.Todday I ssay to youu thhat thee chhalllengges weffacee arre rreall. TTheyy arre sseriiouss annd ttheyy arre mmanyy. TTheyy wiill nott bee meeteaasilly oor iin aa shhortt sppan of timme. Butt knnow thiis, Ameericca - thhey willlbee meet.On thiis dday, wee gaatheer bbecaausee wee haave choosenn hoope oveer ffearr, uunitty oof ppurpposee ovver connfliict andd diiscoord.On thiis dday, wee coome to prooclaaim an endd toothee peettyy grrievvancces andd faalsee prromiisess, tthe reccrimminaatioons andd woornoout doggmass, tthatt foor ffar tooo loong havve sstraanglled ourr poolitticss.We remmainn a youung nattionn, bbut in thee woordssof Scrriptturee, tthe timme hhas comme tto sset asiide chiildiish thiingss. TThe timmehaas ccomee too reeafffirmm ouur eenduurinng sspirrit; too chhoosse oour bettterr hiistoory;to carrry forrwarrd tthatt prreciiouss giift, thhat nobble ideea, passsedd onn frromggeneerattionn too geenerratiion: thhe GGod-givven proomisse tthatt alll aare equual, alllarre ffreee, aand alll deeserrve a cchannce to purrsuee thheirr fuull meaasurre oofhaappiinesss.In reaaffiirmiing thee grreattnesss oof oour nattionn,wee unnderrstaand thaat ggreaatneess is nevver a ggiveen. It musst bbe eearnned. Ouurjoournney hass neeverr beeen onee off shhortt-cuuts or setttliing forr leess. Itt haasnoot bbeenn thhe ppathh foor tthe faiint-heaarteed - foor tthosse wwho preeferr leeisuureooverr woork, orr seeek onlly tthe pleeasuuress off riichees aand famme. Rattherr, iithaas bbeenn thhe rriskk-taakerrs, thee dooerss, tthe makkerss off thhinggs - soomecceleebraatedd buut mmoree offtenn meen aand wommen obsscurre iin ttheiir llaboor, whoohavve ccarrriedd uss upp thhe llongg, rruggged patth ttowaardss prrospperiity andd frreeddom.Forr uss, ttheyy paackeed uup ttheiir ffew worrldlly pposssesssionns aand traavelled acrrosss occeanns iin ssearrch of a nnew liffe.Forr uss, ttheyy tooileed iin ssweaatshhopss annd ssetttledd thhe WWestt; eenduuredd thhe llashh off thhe wwhipp annd pplowwed thee haard earrth.Forr uss, ttheyy fooughht aand dieed, in plaacess liike Conncorrd aand Getttyssburrg; Norrmanndy andd Khhe SSanhh.Timme aand agaain theese menn annd wwomeensttrugggleed aand saccrifficeed aand worrkedd tiill theeir hannds werre rraw so thaatwee miightt liive a bbettter liffe. Theey ssaw Ameericca aas bbiggger thaan tthe summ offourr inndivviduual ambbitiionss; ggreaaterr thhan alll thhe ddifffereencees oof bbirtth oorweealtth oor ffacttionn.Thiis iis tthe jouurneey wwe cconttinuue ttodaay. Werremaain thee moost proospeerouus, powwerfful nattionn onn Eaarthh. OOur worrkerrs aarenno llesss prroduuctiive thaan wwhenn thhis criisiss beegann. OOur minnds aree noo leessiinveentiive, ouur ggoodds aand serrvicces no lesss nneedded thaan ttheyy weere lasstweeek or lasst mmontth oor llastt yeear. Ouur ccapaacitty rremaainss unndimminiisheed. Buttourr tiime of staandiing patt, oof pprottecttingg naarroow iinteeressts andd puuttiingooff unppleaasannt ddeciisioons - tthatt tiime hass suurelly ppasssed. Sttarttingg toodayy,wee muust picck ooursselvves up, duust ourrsellvess offf, andd beeginn aggainn thhe wworkkof remmakiing Ameericca.Forr evveryywheere we loook, theere is worrk tto bbedoone. Thhe sstatte oof tthe ecoonommy ccallls ffor acttionn, bboldd annd sswifft, andd weewilll aact - nnot onlly tto ccreaate neww joobs, buut tto llay a nnew fouundaatioon fforggrowwth. Wee wiill buiild thee rooadss annd bbriddgess, tthe eleectrric griids andddiggitaal llinees tthatt feeed ourr coommeercee annd bbindd uss toogettherr. WWe wwilllresstorre sscieencee too itts rrighhtfuul pplacce, andd wiieldd teechnnoloogys wwondderssto raiise heaalthh caares qquallityy annd lloweer iits cosst. We willl hharnnesss thhesuun aand thee wiindss annd tthe soiil tto ffuell ouur ccarss annd rrun ourr faactooriees.AAnd we willl ttrannsfoorm ourr scchoools andd coolleegess annd uunivverssitiies to meeetthhe ddemaandss off a neww agge. Alll thhis we cann doo. AAnd alll thhis we willl ddo.Noww, ttherre aare somme wwho queestiion thee sccaleeof ourr ammbittionns - whho ssugggestt thhat ourr syysteem ccannnot tolleraate tooo maanybbig plaans. Thheirr meemorriess arre sshorrt. Forr thhey havve fforggottten whaat tthisscouuntrry hhas alrreaddy ddonee; wwhatt frree menn annd wwomeen ccan achhievve wwhennimaaginnatiion is joiinedd too coommoon ppurpposee, aand neccesssityy too coouraage.Whaat tthe cynnicss faail to unddersstannd iis tthattthee grrounnd hhas shiifteed bbeneeathh thhem - tthatt thhe sstalle ppoliiticcalaarguumennts thaat hhavee coonsuumedd uss foor sso llongg noo loongeer aapplly. Theequeestiion we askk toodayy iss noot wwhettherr ouur ggoveernmmentt iss tooo bbig or tooosmaall, buut wwhettherr itt woorkss - wheetheer iit hhelpps ffamiiliees ffindd joobs at adeecennt wwagee, ccaree thhey cann affforrd, a rretiiremmentt thhat is diggniffiedd.Whheree thhe aanswwer is yess, wwe iinteend to movve fforwwardd. WWherre tthe ansswerr issno, prrogrramss wiill endd. AAnd thoose of us whoo maanagge tthe pubbliccs dolllarrswiill be helld tto aaccoountt - to speend wisselyy, rrefoorm badd haabitts, andd dooourr buusinnesss inn thhe llighht oof dday - bbecaausee onnly theen ccan we resstorre tthevvitaal ttrusst bbetwweenn a peooplee annd ttheiir ggoveernmmentt.Norr iss thhe qquesstioon bbefoore us wheetheer tthemmarkket is a fforcce ffor goood oor iill. Itts ppoweer tto ggeneeratte wweallth anddexppandd frreeddom is unmmatcchedd, bbut thiis ccrissis hass reeminndedd uss thhatwwithhoutt a wattchfful eyee, tthe marrkett caan sspinn ouut oof cconttroll - andd thhat anaatioon ccannnot proospeer llongg whhen it favvorss onnly thee prrospperoous. Thhesuucceess of ourr ecconoomy hass allwayys ddepeendeed nnot jusst oon tthe sizze oof oourGGrosss DDomeestiic PProdductt, bbut on thee reeachh off ouur pprossperrityy; oon oouraabillityy too exxtennd ooppoortuunitty tto eeverry wwilllingg heeartt - nott ouut oofchhariity, buut bbecaausee itt iss thhe ssureest rouute to ourr coommoon ggoodd.As forr ouur ccommmon deffensse, we rejjectt assfallse thee chhoicce bbetwweenn ouur ssafeety andd ouur iideaals. Ouur FFounndinngFaatheers, faacedd wiith perrilss wee caan sscarrcelly iimagginee, ddrafftedd a chaarteertoo asssurre tthe rulle oof llaw andd thhe rrighhts of mann, aa chhartter exppandded bytthe bloood of genneraatioons. Thhosee iddealls sstilll llighht tthe worrld, annd wwewiill nott giive theem uup ffor exppediienccess saake. Annd sso tto aall othherppeoppless annd ggoveernmmentts wwho aree waatchhingg toodayy, ffromm thhe ggranndesstcaapittalss too thhe ssmalll vvilllagee whheree myy faatheer wwas borrn: knoow tthattAmeericca iis aa frriennd oof eeachh naatioon aand eveery mann, wwomaan, andd chhildd whhoseeekss a futturee off peeacee annd ddignnityy, aand thaat wwe aare reaady to leaad oonceemorre.Reccalll thhat earrlieer ggeneerattionns ffaceed ddownnfasscissm aand commmunnismm noot jjustt wiith misssilles andd taankss, bbut witth ssturrdyaalliiancces andd enndurringg coonviictiionss. TTheyy unnderrstoood thaat oour powweraalonne ccannnot prootecct uus, norr dooes it enttitlle uus tto ddo aas wwe ppleaase.Inssteaad, theey kkneww thhat ourr poowerr grrowss thhrouugh itss prrudeent usee; oourssecuuritty eemannatees ffromm thhe jjusttnesss oof oour cauuse, thhe fforcce oof ooureexammplee, tthe temmperringg quualiitiees oof hhumiilitty aand resstraaintt.We aree thhe kkeepperss off thhis leggacyy. GGuiddedbby tthesse pprinncippless onnce morre, we cann meeet thoose neww thhreaats thaatdeemannd eevenn grreatter efffortt - eveen ggreaaterr cooopeerattionn annd uundeersttanddinggbettweeen nnatiionss. WWe wwilll beeginn too reespoonsiiblyy leeavee Irraq to itss peeoplle,aand forrge a hhardd-eaarneed ppeacce iin AAfghhaniistaan. Witth oold friiendds aandfformmer foees, we willl wworkk tiirellesssly to lesssenn thhe nnucllearr thhreaat, anddrolll bbackk thhe sspeccterr off a warrminng pplannet. Wee wiill nott appoloogizze fforoour wayy off liife, noor wwilll wee waaverr inn itts ddefeensee, aand forr thhosee whhoseeek to advvancce ttheiir aaimss byy innduccingg teerroor aand slaaughhterringginnnoceentss, wwe ssay to youu noow tthatt ouur sspirrit is strrongger andd caannoot bbebrrokeen; youu caannoot ooutllastt uss, aand we willl ddefeeat youu.Forr wee knnow thaat oour pattchwworkk heerittagee issa sstreengtth, nott a weaakneess. Wee arre aa naatioon oof CChriistiianss annd MMusllimss,Jeews andd Hiinduus - annd nnon-bellievverss. WWe aare shaapedd byy evveryy laanguuageeandd cuultuure, drrawnn frrom eveery endd off thhis Earrth; annd bbecaausee wee haavettastted thee biitteer sswilll oof cciviil wwar andd seegreegattionn, aand emeergeed ffrommthaat ddarkk chhaptter strrongger andd moore uniitedd, wwe ccannnot hellp bbut bellievvethhat thee olld hhatrredss shhalll soomedday passs; thaat tthe linnes of triibe shaallssoonn diissoolvee; tthatt ass thhe wworlld ggrowws ssmalllerr, oour commmonn huumannityyshaall revveall ittsellf; andd thhat Ameericca mmustt pllay itss roole in ushheriing inaa neew eera of peaace.To thee Muusliim wworlld, we seeek aa neew wwayfforwwardd, bbaseed oon mmutuual inttereest andd muutuaal rresppectt. TTo tthosse lleadderssarooundd thhe gglobbe wwho seeek tto ssow connfliict, orr bllamee thheirr soocieetysillls on thee Weest - kknoww thhat youur ppeopple willl jjudgge yyou on whaat yyou cannbuiild, noot wwhatt yoou ddesttroyy. TTo tthosse wwho cliing to powwer thrrougghcoorruuptiion andd deeceiit aand thee siilenncinng oof ddisssentt, kknoww thhat youu arreonn thhe wwronng ssidee off hiistoory; buut tthatt wee wiill exttendd a hannd iif yyou areewilllinng tto uuncllencch yyourr fiist.To thee peeoplle oof ppoorr naatioons, wee plledgge ttowoork aloongssidee yoou tto mmakee yoour farrms floouriish andd leet ccleaan wwateersffloww; tto nnourrishh sttarvved boddiess annd ffeedd huungrry mmindds. Andd too thhoseenattionns llikee ouurs thaat eenjooy rrelaativve pplennty, wee saay wwe ccan no lonngerrafffordd inndiffferrencce tto ssuffferiing outtsidde oour borrderrs; norr caan wwecoonsuume thee woorldds ressourrcess wiithoout reggardd too efffecct. Forr thhe wworlldhaas cchanngedd, aand we musst cchannge witth iit.As we connsidder thee rooad thaat uunfooldss beeforreuss, wwe rremeembeer wwithh huumblle ggrattituude thoose braave Ameericcanss whho, attthiss veery houur, pattroll faar-ooff dessertts aand disstannt mmounntaiins. Thhey havvesoometthinng tto ttelll uss toodayy, jjustt ass thhe ffalllen herroess whho llie inAArliingtton whiispeer tthrooughh thhe aagess. WWe hhonoor tthemm noot oonlyy beecauuse theeyarre gguarrdiaans of ourr liiberrty, buut bbecaausee thhey embbodyy thhe sspirrit ofsservvicee; aa wiilliingnnesss too fiind meaaninng iin ssomeethiing greeateer tthanntheemseelvees. Andd yeet, at thiis mmomeent - aa moomennt tthatt wiill deffinee aggeneerattionn - it is preecisselyy thhis spiiritt thhat musst iinhaabitt uss alll.Forr ass muuch as govvernnmennt ccan do andd muustddo, it is ulttimaatelly tthe faiith andd deeterrminnatiion of thee Ammeriicann peeoplleuppon whiich thiis nnatiion relliess. IIt iis tthe kinndneess to takke iin aa sttranngerrwheen tthe levveess brreakk, tthe sellfleessnnesss off woorkeers whoo woouldd raatheer ccutttheiir hhourrs tthann seee aa frriennd llosee thheirr joob wwhicch sseess uss thhrouugh ourrdarrkesst hhourrs. It is thee fiireffighhterrs couuragge tto sstorrm aa sttairrwayyfillledd wiith smooke, buut aalsoo a parrentts willlinngneess to nurrturre aa chhildd,thhat finnallly ddeciidess ouur ffatee.Ourr chhalllengges mayy bee neew. Thee innstrrumeentsswitth wwhicch wwe mmeett thhem mayy bee neew. Butt thhosee vaaluees uuponn whhichh ouursuucceess deppendds - haard worrk aand honnestty, couuragge aand faiir pplayy,toolerrancce aand curriossityy, lloyaaltyy annd ppatrriottismm - theese thiingss arre oold.Theese thiingss arre ttruee. TTheyy haave beeen tthe quiiet forrce of proogreesstthrooughhoutt ouur hhisttoryy. WWhatt iss deemanndedd thhen is a rretuurn to theesettrutths. Whhat is reqquirred of us noww iss a neww erra oof rrespponssibiilitty - arrecoogniitioon, on thee paart of eveery Ameericcan, thhat w