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1、THEPRESIDENT:TheBibletellsus―“weepingmayendureforanight,butjoycomethinthemorning.”Tenyearsago,Americaconfrontedoneofourdarkestnights・Mightytowerscrumbled・BlacksmokebillowedupfromthePentagon・AirplanewreckagesmolderedonaPennsylvaniafield・Friendsandneighbors,sistersandbrothers,mothersandfathers,sonsand
2、daughters―theyweretakenfromuswithaheartbreakingswiftnessandcruelty・AndonSeptember12,2001,weawoketoaworldinwhichevilwascloserathand,anduncertaintycloudedourfuture・Inthedecadesince,muchhaschangedforAmericans・We，veknownwarandrecession,passionatedebatesandpoliticaldivides.Wecannevergetbackthelivesthatwe
3、relostonthatdayortheAmericanswhomadetheultimatesacrificeinthewarsthatfollowed・Andyettoday,itisworthrememberingwhathasnotchanged・Ourcharacterasanationhasnotchanged・Ourfaith~inGodandineachother一-thathasnotchanged・OurbeliefinAmerica,bornofatimelessidealthatmenandwomenshouldgovernthemselves;thatallpeopl
4、earecreatedequal,anddeservethesamefreedomtodeterminetheirowndestiny―thatbelief,throughtestsandtrials,hasonlybeenstrengthened・Thesepast10yearshaveshownthatAmericadoesnotgiveintofear・Therescueworkerswhorushedtothescene,thefirefighterswhochargedupthestairs,thepassengerswhostormedthecockpit-thesepatriot
5、sdefinedtheverynatureofcourage・Overtheyearswe，vealsoseenamorequietformofheroism—intheladdercompanythatlostsomanymenandstillsuitsupandsavesliveseveryday,thebusinessesthathavebeenrebuiltfromnothing,theburnvictimwhohasbouncedback,thefamilieswhopresson.Lastspring,IreceivedaletterfromawomannamedSuzanneSw
6、aine.ShehadlostherhusbandandbrotherintheTwinTowers,andsaidthatshehadbeenrobbedof,"somanywould-beproudmomentswhereafatherwatchestheirchildgraduate,ortendagoalinalacrossegame,orsucceedacademically.^Butherdaughtersareincollege,theotherdoingwellinhighschooL"Ithasbeen10yearsofraisingthesegirlsonmyown，"Su
7、zannewrote・"Icouldnotbeprouderoftheirstrengthandresilience.”ThatspirittypifiesourAmericanfamily・Andthehopefulfutureforthosegirlsistheultimaterebuketothehatefulkillerswhotookthelifeoftheirfather.Thesep
