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1、“ATimeforChoosing”(aka”TheSpeech”)第一篇：”aTimeforchoosing”(aka“TheSpeech”)ronaldreagan:“aTimeforchoosing”(aka“TheSpeech”)programannouncer:ladiesandgentlemen,wetakeprideinpresentingathoughtfuladdressbyronaldreagan.mr.reagan:reagan:thankyou.thankyouverymuch.thankyouandg

2、oodevening.Thesponsorhasbeenidentified,butunlikemosttelevisionprograms,Theperformerhasn’tbeenprovidedwithascript.asamatteroffact,ihavebeenpermittedtochoosemyownwordsanddiscussmyownideasregardingThechoicethatwefaceinThenextfewweeks.ihavespentmostofmylifeasademocrat.i

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4、lingthatthisprosperityisn’tsomethingonwhichwecanbaseourhopesforThefuture.nonationinhistoryhaseversurvivedataxburdenthatreachedathirdofitsnationalincome.today,37centsoutofeverydollarearnedinthiscountryisThetaxcollector’sshare,andyetourgovernmentcontinuestospend17mill

5、iondollarsadaymorethanThegovernmenttakesin.wehaven’tbalancedourbudget28outofThelast34years.we’veraisedourdebtlimitthreeTimesinThelasttwelvemonths,andnowournationaldebtisoneandahalfTimesbiggerthanallThecombineddebtsofallThenationsofTheworld.wehave15billiondollarsingo

6、ldinourtreasury;wedon’townanounce.foreigndollarclaimsare27.3billiondollars.andwe’vejusthadannouncedthatThedollarof1939willnowpurchase45centsinitstotalvalue.asforThepeacethatwewouldpreserve,iwonderwhoamonguswouldliketoapproachThewifeormoTherwhosehusbandorsonhasdiedin

7、southvietnamandaskThemifTheythinkthisisapeacethatshouldbemaintainedindefinitely.doTheymeanpeace,ordoTheymeanwejustwanttobeleftinpeace?TherecanbenorealpeacewhileoneamericanisdyingsomeplaceinTheworldforTherestofus.we’reatwarwithThemostdangerousenemythathaseverfacedman

8、kindinhislongclimbfromTheswamptoThestars,andit’sbeensaidifwelosethatwar,andinsodoinglosethiswayoffreedomofours,historywillrecordwithThegre