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1、名人英语演讲稿：ATimetoBreakSilenceicometothismagnificenthouseofworshiptonightbecausemyconscienceleavesmenootherchoice.ijoinyouinthismeetingbecauseiamindeepestagreementwiththeaimsandworkoftheorganizationwhichhasbroughtustogether:clergyandlaymenconcernedaboutvietnam.therecentstatementsof
2、yourexecutivecommitteearethesentimentsofmyownheart,andifoundmyselfinfullaccordwhenireaditsopeninglines:"atimecomeswhensilenceisbetraya1."andthattimehascomeforusinrelationtovietnam.thetruthofthesewordsisbeyonddoubt,butthemissiontowhichtheycallusisamostdifficultone.evenwhenpressed
3、bythedemandsofinnertruth,mendonoteasilyassumethetaskofopposingtheirgovernment’spolicy,especiallyintimeofwar.nordoesthehumanspiritmovewithoutgreatdifficultyagainstalltheapathyofconformistthoughtwithinonesownbosomandinthesurroundingworid.moreover,whentheissuesathandseemasperplexed
4、astheyoftendointhecaseofthisdreadfulconfliet,wearealwaysonthevergeofbeingmesmerizedbyuncertainty;butwemustmoveon.andsomeofuswhohavealreadybeguntobreakthesilenceofthenighthavefoundthatthecallingtospeakisoftenavocationofagony,butwemustspeak.wemustspeakwithallthehumilitythatisappro
5、priatetoourlimitedvision,butwemustspeak.andwemustrejoiceaswel1,forsurelythisisthefirsttimeinournation’shistorythatasignificantnumberofitsreligiousleadershavechosentomovebeyondtheprophesyingofsmoothpatriotismtothehighgroundsofafirmdissentbaseduponthemandatesofconscienceandtheread
6、ingofhistory.perhapsanewspiritisrisingamongus.ifitis,letustraceitsmovementsandpraythatourowninnerbeingmaybesensitivetoitsguidance,forwearedeeplyinneedofanewwaybeyondthedarknessthatseemssoclosearoundus.overthepasttwoyears,asihavemovedtobreakthebetrayalofmyownsilencesandtospeakfro
7、mtheburningsofmyownheart,asihavecalledforradicaldeparturesfromthedestruetionofvietnam,manypersonshavequestionedmeaboutthewisdomofmypath.attheheartoftheirconcernsthisqueryhasoftenloomedlargeandloud:"whyareyouspeakingaboutthewar,dr.king?〃〃whyareyoujoiningthevoicesofdissent?〃〃peace
8、andcivilrightsdon’tmix，"theysay,aren’tyouhurtin
