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1、比尔·克林顿1997年就职演说SecondInauguralAddressofWilliamJ.ClintonJanuary20,1997威廉·杰斐逊·克林顿，美国律师、政治家，美国民主党成员，曾任阿肯色州州长和第42任美国总统。在克林顿的执政下，美国经历了历史上和平时期持续时间最长的一次经济发展。在美国在线于2005年举办的票选活动《最伟大的美国人》中，克林顿被选为美国最伟大的人物第七位。Myfellowcitizens:Atthislastpresidentialinaugurationofthe20thcentury,letusliftoureyestowardthe
2、challengesthatawaitusinthenextcentury.Itisourgreatgoodfortunethattimeandchancehaveputusnotonlyattheedgeofanewcentury,inanewmillennium,butontheedgeofabrightnewprospectinhumanaffairs,amomentthatwilldefineourcourse,andourcharacter,fordecadestocome.Wemustkeepourolddemocracyforeveryoung.Guidedb
3、ytheancientvisionofapromisedland,letussetoursightsuponalandofnewpromise.ThepromiseofAmericawasborninthe18thcenturyoutoftheboldconvictionthatweareallcreatedequal.Itwasextendedandpreservedinthe19thcentury,whenournationspreadacrossthecontinent,savedtheunion,andabolishedtheawfulscourgeofslaver
4、y.Then,inturmoilandtriumph,thatpromiseexplodedontotheworldstagetomakethistheAmericanCentury.-10-比尔·克林顿1997年就职演说Andwhatacenturyithasbeen.Americabecametheworld'smightiestindustrialpower;savedtheworldfromtyrannyintwoworldwarsandalongcoldwar;andtimeandagain,reachedoutacrosstheglobetomillionswh
5、o,likeus,longedfortheblessingsofliberty.Alongtheway,Americansproducedagreatmiddleclassandsecurityinoldage;builtunrivaledcentersoflearningandopenedpublicschoolstoall;splittheatomandexploredtheheavens;inventedthecomputerandthemicrochip;anddeepenedthewellspringofjusticebymakingarevolutioninci
6、vilrightsforAfricanAmericansandallminorities,andextendingthecircleofcitizenship,opportunityanddignitytowomen.Now,forthethirdtime,anewcenturyisuponus,andanothertimetochoose.Webeganthe19thcenturywithachoice,tospreadournationfromcoasttocoast.Webeganthe20thcenturywithachoice,toharnesstheIndust
7、rialRevolutiontoourvaluesoffreeenterprise,conservation,andhumandecency.Thosechoicesmadeallthedifference.Atthedawnofthe21stcenturyafreepeoplemustnowchoosetoshapetheforcesoftheInformationAgeandtheglobalsociety,tounleashthelimitlesspotentialofallourpeople,and,yes
