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1、实用标准文案RobertF.KennedyDayofAffirmationAddressatCapeTownUniversity1delivered6June1966,JamesonHall,CapeTown,SouthAfricaMr.Chancellor,Mr.ViceChancellor,ProfessorRobertson,Mr.Diamond,Mr.Daniel,andLadiesandGentlemen:Icomeherethiseveningbecauseofmydeepinterestandaffectionforalan
2、dsettledbytheDutchinthemid-seventeenthcentury,thentakenoverbytheBritish,andatlastindependent;alandinwhichthenativeinhabitantswereatfirstsubdued,butrelationswithwhomremainaproblemtothisday;alandwhichdefineditselfonahostilefrontier;alandwhichhastamedrichnaturalresourcesthro
3、ughtheenergeticapplicationofmoderntechnology;alandwhichoncetheimporterofslaves,andnowmuststruggletowipeoutthelasttracesofthatformerbondage.Irefer,ofcourse,totheUnitedStatesofAmerica.ButIamgladtocomehere--andmywifeandIandallofourpartyaregladtocomeheretoSouthAfrica,andwe're
4、gladtocometoCapeTown.Iamalreadygreatlyenjoyingmystayandmyvisithere.Iammakinganefforttomeetandexchangeviewswithpeopleofallwalksoflife,andallsegmentsofSouthAfricanopinion,includingthosewhorepresenttheviewsofthegovernment.TodayIamgladtomeetwiththeNationalUnionofSouthAfricanS
5、tudents.Foradecade,NUSAShasstoodandworkedfortheprinciplesoftheUniversalDeclarationofHumanRights--principleswhichembodythecollectivehopesofmenofgoodwillallaroundtheglobe.Yourworkathomeandininternationalstudentaffairshasbroughtgreatcredittoyourselvesandtoyourcountry.Iknowth
6、eNationalStudentAssociationintheUnitedStatesfeelsaparticularlycloserelationshipwiththisorganization.AndIwishtothankespeciallyMr.IanRobertson,whofirstextendedtheinvitationonbehalfofNUSAS.Iwishtothankhimforhiskindnesstomeininvitingme.Iamverysorrythathecannotbewithusherethis
7、evening.Iwashappytohavehadtheopportunitytomeetandspeakwithhimearlierthisevening.AndIpresentedhimwithacopyofProfilesinCouragewhichwasabookthatwaswrittenbyPresidentJohnKennedyandwassignedtohimbyPresidentKennedy'swidow,Mrs.JohnKennedy.ThisisaDayofAffirmation,acelebrationofli
8、berty.Westandhereinthenameoffreedom.AttheheartofthatWesternfreedomanddemocracyisthebeliefthatthe