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1、"Myfellowcitizens,tonightismylastopportunitytospeaktoyoufromtheOvalOfficeasyourpresident. Iamprofoundlygratefultoyoufortwicegivingmethehonortoserve,toworkforyouandwithyoutoprepareournationforthe21stcentury.AndI'mgratefultoVicePresidentGore,tomyCabinetsecreta
2、ries,andtoallthosewhohaveservedwithmeforthelasteightyears. Thishasbeenatimeofdramatictransformation,andyouhaverisentoeverynewchallenge.Youhavemadeoursocialfabricstronger,ourfamilieshealthierandsafer,ourpeoplemoreprosperous. You,theAmericanpeople,havemadeour
3、passageintotheglobalinformationageaneraofgreatAmericanrenewal. InalltheworkIhavedoneaspresident,everydecisionIhavemade,everyexecutiveactionIhavetaken,everybillIhaveproposedandsigned,I'vetriedtogiveallAmericansthetoolsandconditionstobuildthefutureofourdreams,
4、inagoodsociety,withastrongeconomy,acleanerenvironment,andafreer,safer,moreprosperousworld. Ihavesteeredmycoursebyourenduringvalues.Opportunityforall.Responsibilityfromall.AcommunityofallAmericans.IhavesoughttogiveAmericaanewkindofgovernment,smaller,moremoder
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7、llege.Ourschoolsarebetter——higherstandards,greateraccountabilityandlargerinvestmentshavebroughthighertestscores,andhighergraduationrates. Morethanthreemillionchildrenhavehealthinsurancenow,andmorethan7millionAmericanshavebeenliftedoutofpoverty.Incomesarerisi
8、ngacrosstheboard.Ourairandwaterarecleaner.Ourfoodanddrinkingwateraresafer.Andmoreofourpreciouslandhasbeenpreserved,inthecontinentalUnitedStates,thanatanytimein100years. Americahasbeenafo