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1、1984DemocraticNationalConventionKeynoteAddressThankyouverymuch.OnbehalfofthegreatEmpireStateandthewholefamilyofNewYork,letmethankyouforthegreatprivilegeofbeingabletoaddressthisconvention.Pleaseallowmetoskipthestoriesandthepoetryandthetemptationtodealinnicebutvaguerhetoric.Let
2、meinsteadusethisvaluableopportunitytodealimmediatelywiththequestionsthatshoulddeterminethiselectionandthatweallknowarevitaltotheAmericanpeople.Tendaysago,PresidentReaganadmittedthatalthoughsomepeopleinthiscountryseemedtobedoingwellnowadays,otherswereunhappy,evenworried,aboutt
3、hemselves,theirfamilies,andtheirfutures.ThePresidentsaidthathedidn'tunderstandthatfear.Hesaid,"Why,thiscountryisashiningcityonahill."AndthePresidentisright.Inmanywaysweareashiningcityonahill.Butthehardtruthisthatnoteveryoneissharinginthiscity'ssplendorandglory.Ashiningcityisp
4、erhapsallthePresidentseesfromtheporticooftheWhiteHouseandtheverandaofhisranch,whereeveryoneseemstobedoingwell.Butthere'sanothercity;there'sanotherparttotheshiningthecity;thepartwheresomepeoplecan'tpaytheirmortgages,andmostyoungpeoplecan'taffordone;wherestudentscan'taffordthee
5、ducationtheyneed,andmiddle-classparentswatchthedreamstheyholdfortheirchildrenevaporate.Inthispartofthecitytherearemorepoorthanever,morefamiliesintrouble,moreandmorepeoplewhoneedhelpbutcan'tfindit.Evenworse:Thereareelderlypeoplewhotrembleinthebasementsofthehousesthere.Andthere
6、arepeoplewhosleepinthecitystreets,inthegutter,wheretheglitterdoesn'tshow.Thereareghettoswherethousandsofyoungpeople,withoutajoboraneducation,givetheirlivesawaytodrugdealerseveryday.Thereisdespair,Mr.President,inthefacesthatyoudon'tsee,intheplacesthatyoudon'tvisitinyourshining
7、city.Infact,Mr.President,thisisanation--Mr.Presidentyououghttoknowthatthisnationismorea"TaleofTwoCities"thanitisjusta"ShiningCityonaHill."Maybe,maybe,Mr.President,ifyouvisitedsomemoreplaces;maybeifyouwenttoAppalachiawheresomepeoplestillliveinsheds;maybeifyouwenttoLackawannawh
8、erethousandsofunemployedsteelworkerswonderwhywesubsidizedforeignstee