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1、.页眉.WhoThenWillSpeakfortheCommonGood?　　barbarajordan:“whothenwillspeakforthecommongood?”　　thankyouladiesandgentlemenforaverywarmreception.　　itwasonehundredandforty-fouryearsagothatmembersofthedemocraticpartyfirstmetinconventiontoselectapresidentialcandidate.sincethattime,democr

2、atshavecontinuedtoconveneonceeveryfouryearsanddraftapartyplatformandnominateapresidentialcandidate.andourmeetingthisweekisacontinuationofthattradition.butthereissomethingdifferentabouttonight.thereissomethingspecialabouttonight.whatisdifferent?whatisspecial?　　i,barbarajordan,am

3、akeynotespeaker.　　alotofyearspassedsince1832,andduringthattimeitwouldhavebeenmostunusualforanynationalpoliticalpartytoaskthatabarbarajordantodeliverakeynoteaddress.buttonighthereiam.andifeelthatnotwithstandingthepastthatmypresencehereisoneadditionalbitofevidencethattheamericand

4、reamneednotforeverbedeferred.　　nowthatihavethisgranddistinctionwhatintheworldamisupposedtosay?icouldeasilyspendthistimepraisingtheaccomplishmentsofthispartyandattackingtherepublicans--butidon’tchoosetodothat.icouldlistthemanyproblemswhichamericanshave.icouldlisttheproblemswhich

5、causepeopletofeelcynical,angry,frustrated:problemswhichincludelackofintegrityingovernment;thefeelingthattheindividualnolongercounts;therealityofmaterialandspiritualpoverty;thefeelingthatthegrandamericanexperimentisfailingorhasfailed.icouldrecitetheseproblems,andthenicouldsitdow

6、nandoffernosolutions.butidon’tchoosetodothateither.thecitizensofamericaexpectmore.theydeserveandtheywantmorethanarecitalofproblems.　　weareapeopleinaquandaryaboutthepresent.weareapeopleinsearchofourfuture.weareapeopleinsearchofanationalcommunity.weareapeopletryingnotonlytosolvet

7、heproblemsofthepresent,unemployment,inflation,but页脚..页眉.weareattemptingonalargerscaletofulfillthepromiseofamerica.weareattemptingtofulfillournationalpurpose,tocreateandsustainasocietyinwhichallofusareequal.　　throughoutouthistory,whenpeoplehavelookedfornewwaystosolvetheirproblem

8、s,andtoupholdtheprinciplesofthisnation,manytimestheyha