英语演讲稿:The Great Society(共15页)10000字.docx
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TheGreatSociety
PresidentHatcher,GovernorRomney,SenatorsMcNamaraandHart,CongressmenMeaderandStaebler,andothermembersofthefineMichigandelegation,membersofthegraduatingclass,myfellowAmericans:
Itisagreatpleasuretobeheretoday.ThisuniversityhasbeencoeducationalsinceXXXX年,butIdonotbelieveitwasonthebasisofyouraccomplishmentsthataDetroithighschoolgirlsaid(andIquote),"Inchoosingacollege,youfirsthavetodecidewhetheryouwantacoeducationalschooloraneducationalschool."Well,wecanfindbothhereatMichigan,althoughperhapsatdifferenthours.IcameoutheretodayveryanxioustomeettheMichiganstudentwhosefathertoldafriendofminethathisson'seducationhadbeenarealvalue.Itstoppedhismotherfrombraggingabouthim.
Ihavecometodayfromtheturmoilofyourcapitaltothetranquilityofyourcampustospeakaboutthefutureofyourcountry.ThepurposeofprotectingthelifeofourNationandpreservingthelibertyofourcitizensistopursuethehappinessofourpeople.OursuccessinthatpursuitisthetestofoursuccessasaNation.
Foracenturywelaboredtosettleandtosubdueacontinent.Forhalfacenturywecalleduponunboundedinventionanduntiringindustrytocreateanorderofplentyforallofourpeople.Thechallengeofthenexthalfcenturyiswhetherwehavethewisdomtousethatwealthtoenrichandelevateournationallife,andtoadvancethequalityofourAmericancivilization.
Yourimaginationandyourinitiativeandyourindignationwilldeterminewhetherwebuildasocietywhereprogressistheservantofourneeds,orasocietywhereoldvaluesandnewvisionsareburiedunderunbridledgrowth.Forinyourtimewehavetheopportunitytomovenotonlytowardtherichsocietyandthepowerfulsociety,butupwardtotheGreatSociety.
TheGreatSocietyrestsonabundanceandlibertyforall.Itdemandsanendtopovertyandracialinjustice,towhichwearetotallycommittedinourtime.Butthatisjustthebeginning.
TheGreatSocietyisaplacewhereeverychildcanfindknowledgetoenrichhismindandtoenlargehistalents.Itisaplacewhereleisureisawelcomechancetobuildandreflect,notafearedcauseofboredomandrestlessness.Itisaplacewherethecityofmanservesnotonlytheneedsofthebodyandthedemandsofcommercebutthedesireforbeautyandthehungerforcommunity.Itisaplacewheremancanrenewcontactwithnature.Itisaplacewhichhonorscreationforitsownsakeandforwhatisaddstotheunderstandingoftherace.Itisaplacewheremenaremoreconcernedwiththequalityoftheirgoalsthanthequantityoftheirgoods.
Butmostofall,theGreatSocietyisnotasafeharbor,arestingplace,afinalobjective,afinishedwork.Itisachallengeconstantlyrenewed,beckoningustowardadestinywherethemeaningofourlivesmatchesthemarvelousproductsofourlabor.
SoIwanttotalktoyoutodayaboutthreeplaceswherewebegintobuildtheGreatSociety--inourcities,inourcountryside,andinourclassrooms.
Manyofyouwilllivetoseetheday,perhaps50yearsfromnow,whentherewillbe400millionAmericans--four-fifthsoftheminurbanareas.Intheremainderofthiscenturyurbanpopulationwilldouble,citylandwilldouble,andwewillhavetobuildhomesandhighwaysandfacilitiesequaltoallthosebuiltsincethiscountrywasfirstsettled.Sointhenext40yearswemustre-buildtheentireurbanUnitedStates.
Aristotlesaid:
"Mencometogetherincitiesinordertolive,buttheyremaintogetherinordertolivethegoodlife."ItisharderandhardertolivethegoodlifeinAmericancitiestoday.Thecatalogofillsislong:
thereisthedecayofthecentersandthedespoilingofthesuburbs.Thereisnotenoughhousingforourpeopleortransportationforourtraffic.Openlandisvanishingandoldlandmarksareviolated.Worstofallexpansioniserodingthesepreciousandtimehonoredvaluesofcommunitywithneighborsandcommunionwithnature.Thelossofthesevaluesbreedslonelinessandboredomandindifference.
Andoursocietywillneverbegreatuntilourcitiesaregreat.Todaythefrontierofimaginationandinnovationisinsidethosecitiesandnotbeyondtheirborders.Newexperimentsarealreadygoingon.ItwillbethetaskofyourgenerationtomaketheAmericancityaplacewherefuturegenerationswillcome,notonlytolive,buttolivethegoodlife.AndIunderstandthatifIstayedheretonightIwouldseethatMichiganstudentsarereallydoingtheirbesttolivethegoodlife.
ThisistheplacewherethePeaceCorpswasstarted.
Itisinspiringtoseehowallofyou,whileyouareinthiscountry,aretryingsohardtoliveatthelevelofthepeople.
AsecondplacewherewebegintobuildtheGreatSocietyisinourcountryside.WehavealwayspridedourselvesonbeingnotonlyAmericathestrongandAmericathefree,butAmericathebeautiful.Todaythatbeautyisindanger.Thewaterwedrink,thefoodweeat,theveryairthatwebreathe,arethreatenedwithpollution.Ourparksareovercrowded,ourseashoresoverburdened.Greenfieldsanddenseforestsaredisappearing.
Afewyearsagoweweregreatlyconcernedaboutthe"UglyAmerican."TodaywemustacttopreventanuglyAmerica.
Foroncethebattleislost,onceournaturalsplendorisdestroyed,itcanneverberecaptured.Andoncemancannolongerwalkwithbeautyorwonderatnaturehisspiritwillwitherandhissustenancebewasted.
AthirdplacetobuildtheGreatSocietyisintheclassroomsofAmerica.Thereyourchildren'sliveswillbeshaped.Oursocietywillnotbegreatuntileveryyoungmindissetfreetoscanthefarthestreachesofthoughtandimagination.Wearestillfarfromthatgoal.Today,8millionadultAmericans,morethantheentirepopulationofMichigan,havenotfinished5yearsofschool.Nearly20millionhavenotfinished8yearsofschool.Nearly54million--morethanonequarterofallAmerica--havenotevenfinishedhighschool.
Eachyearmorethan100,000highschoolgraduates,withprovedability,donotentercollegebecausetheycannotaffordit.Andifwecannoteducatetoday'syouth,whatwillwedoinXXXX年whenelementaryschoolenrollmentwillbe5milliongreaterthanXXXX年?
Andhighschoolenrollmentwillriseby5million.Andcollegeenrollmentwillincreasebymorethan3million.
Inmanyplaces,classroomsareovercrowdedandcurriculaareoutdated.Mostofourqualifiedteachersareunderpaidandmanyofourpaidteachersareunqualified.Sowemustgiveeverychildaplacetositandateachertolearnfrom.Povertymustnotbeabartolearning,andlearningmustofferanescapefrompoverty.
Butmoreclassroomsandmoreteachersarenotenough.Wemustseekaneducationalsystemwhichgrowsinexcellenceasitgrowsinsize.Thismeansbettertrainingforourteachers.Itmeanspreparingyouthtoenjoytheirhoursofleisureaswellastheirhoursoflabor.Itmeansexploringnewtechniquesofteaching,tofindnewwaystostimulatetheloveoflearningandthecapacityforcreation.
ThesearethreeofthecentralissuesoftheGreatSociety.WhileourGovernmenthasmanyprogramsdirectedatthoseissues,Idonotpretendthatwehavethefullanswertothoseproblems.ButIdopromisethis:
WearegoingtoassemblethebestthoughtandthebroadestknowledgefromallovertheworldtofindthoseanswersforAmerica.
IintendtoestablishworkinggroupstoprepareaseriesofWhiteHouseconferencesandmeetings--onthecities,onnaturalbeauty,onthequalityofeducation,andonotheremergingchallenges.AndfromthesemeetingsandfromthisinspirationandfromthesestudieswewillbegintosetourcoursetowardtheGreatSociety.
ThesolutiontotheseproblemsdoesnotrestonamassiveprograminWashington,norcanitrelysolelyonthestrainedresourcesoflocalauthority.Theyrequireustocreatenewconceptsofcooperation,acreativefederalism,betweentheNationalCapitalandtheleadersoflocalcommunities.
WoodrowWilsononcewrote:
"EverymansentoutfromhisuniversityshouldbeamanofhisNationaswellasamanofhistime."
Withinyourlifetimepowerfulforces,alreadyloosed,willtakeustowardawayoflifebeyondtherealmofourexperience,almostbeyondtheboundsofourimagination.
Forbetterorforworse,yourgenerationhasbeenappointedbyhistorytodealwiththoseproblemsandtoleadAmericatowardanewage.Youhavethechanceneverbeforeaffordedtoanypeopleinanyage.Youcanhelpbuildasocietywherethedemandsofmorality,andtheneedsofthespirit,canberealizedinthelifeoftheNation.
So,willyoujoininthebattletogiveeverycitizenthefullequalitywhichGodenjoinsandthelawrequires,whateverhisbelief,orrace,orthecolorofhisskin?
Willyoujoininthebattle*togiveeverycitizenanescapefromthecrushingweightofpoverty?
Willyoujoininthebattletomakeitpossibleforallnationstoliveinenduringpeace--asneighborsandnotasmortalenemies?
WillyoujoininthebattletobuildtheGreatSociety,toprovethatourmaterialprogressisonlythefoundationonwhichwewillbuildaricherlifeofmindandspirit?
Therearethosetimidsoulswhosaythisbattlecannotbewon;thatwearecondemnedtoasoullesswealth.Idonotagree.Wehavethepowertoshapethecivilizationthatwewant.Butweneedyourwill,yourlabor,yourhearts,ifwearetobuildthatkindofsociety.
Thosewhocametothislandsoughttobuildmorethanjustanewcountry.Theysoughtanewworld.SoIhavecomeheretodaytoyourcampustosaythatyoucanmaketheirvisionourrealit
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