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1、AmericanRhetoric.comJohn F. Kennedy: Inaugural AddressdeliveredJanuary20,1961AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED:Textversion belowtranscribeddirectlyfromaudio Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice PresidentNixon, PresidentTruman, Revere
2、nd Clergy, fellow citizens: We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom symbolizing an end,as well as a beginning signifying renewal, as well as change. For Ihave sworn before youand Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribe
3、d nearly a century and three quarters ago. The world is very differentnow. For man holds inhis mortal hands the power to abolish allforms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yetthe same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still atiss
4、uearound the globe the belief thatthe rights of mancome not from the generosity of the state,but from the hand of God.We dare notforget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forthfrom this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that
5、the torchhas been passed to a newgeneration of Americans born in this century,tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancientheritage, andunwilling to witness or permit the slowundoing of those human rights to whichthis nation has always
6、 been committed, and to whichwe are committed today athome and around the world.Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend,oppose any foe,to assure the survival and the s
7、uccess of liberty.Transcription byMichaelE. Eidenmuller. Propertyof AmericanRhetoric.com. © Copyright 2006. All rights reserved.Page1AmericanRhetoric.comThis much we pledge and more.To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loya
8、lty of faithful friends. United there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Dividedthere is little we ca
