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1、TraditionalAmericanValuesandBeliefs“Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRights,thatamongtheseareLife,LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness.”----TheDeclarationofIndependenceDiscussion:valuesinChina社会主义
2、核心价值观中国梦北京精神Contents1.contextoftraditionalAmericanvalues2.threepairsofvalues3.challengestoAmericanvalues4.theAmericandream1.TheContextofTraditionalAmericanValuesDiversityorpluralisminracial,ethnic,cultural,andreligiousterms;Howcouldanationofsuchenormousdiversityproduceare
3、cognizablenationalidentity?“WeallshareacommonsetofvaluesthatmakeusAmerican.”(JohnZogby)2.TraditionalValues: threepairs2.1individualFreedomandSelf-Reliance2.2equalityofopportunityandcompetition2.3materialwealthandhardwork2.1IndividualFreedomandSelf-RelianceIndividualfreedo
4、m(also“individualism”or“freedom”/“liberty”):amongthemostrespectedandpopularwordsintheU.S.DeclarationofIndependence,1776—freedomfromthepowerofthekingsConstitution,1789—separationofchurchandstateAlsoconstitution—forbiddingtitlesofnobilityByfreedom,Americansmean:Thedesireand
5、therightofallindividualstocontroltheirowndestinywithoutoutsideinterferencefromthegovernment,arulingnobleclass,thechurch,oranyotherorganizedauthority.Self-reliance—thepricetopayforfreedomTheyowenothingtoanyman,theyexpectnothingfromanyman;theyacquirethehabitofalwaysconsider
6、ingthemselvesasstandingalone,andtheyareapttoimaginethattheirwholedestinyisintheirownhands.(Tocqueville)Americanbooksandmovieshavemadeaheroofthepersonwhofightsthemajoritywillandtriestoaccomplishsomethinggoodindependently.Thepressuretobeatleastseenasself-reliant2.2equalityo
7、fopportunityandcompetitionEqualityofopportunityEachindividualshouldhaveanequalchanceforsuccess.Lifeasaraceforsuccess;fairplay“We...wishtoallowthehumblestmananequalchancetogetrichwitheverybodyelse.Whenonestartspoor,asmostdointheraceoflife,freesocietyissuchthatheknowshecanb
8、etterhiscondition;heknowsthatthereisnofixedconditionoflaborforhiswholelife.”(Lincoln)Theprice—co
