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1、InauguralAddressofLyndonBainesJohnsonWEDNESDAY,JANUARY20,1965Myfellowcountrymen,onthisoccasion,theoathIhavetakenbeforeyouandbeforeGodisnotminealone,butourstogether.Weareonenationandonepeople.Ourfateasanationandourfutureasapeoplerestnotupononecitizen,butuponallcitizens.Thisisthemajestyandth
2、emeaningofthismoment.Foreverygeneration,thereisadestiny.Forsome,historydecides.Forthisgeneration,thechoicemustbeourown.Evennow,arocketmovestowardMars.Itremindsusthattheworldwillnotbethesameforourchildren,orevenforourselvesmashortspanofyears.Thenextmantostandherewilllookoutonascenedifferent
3、fromourown,becauseoursisatimeofchange--rapidandfantasticchangebearingthesecretsofnature,multiplyingthenations,placinginuncertainhandsnewweaponsformasteryanddestruction,shakingoldvalues,anduprootingoldways.Ourdestinyinthemidstofchangewillrestontheunchangedcharacterofourpeople,andontheirfait
4、h.THEAMERICANCOVENANTTheycamehere--theexileandthestranger,bravebutfrightened--tofindaplacewhereamancouldbehisownman.Theymadeacovenantwiththisland.Conceivedinjustice,writteninliberty,boundinunion,itwasmeantonedaytoinspirethehopesofallmankind;anditbindsusstill.Ifwekeepitsterms,weshallflouris
5、h.JUSTICEANDCHANGEFirst,justicewasthepromisethatallwhomadethejourneywouldshareinthefruitsoftheland.Inalandofgreatwealth,familiesmustnotliveinhopelesspoverty.Inalandrichinharvest,childrenjustmustnotgohungry.Inalandofhealingmiracles,neighborsmustnotsufferanddieunattended.Inagreatlandoflearni
6、ngandscholars,youngpeoplemustbetaughttoreadandwrite.Forthemorethan30yearsthatIhaveservedthisNation,Ihavebelievedthatthisinjusticetoourpeople,thiswasteofourresources,wasourrealenemy.For30yearsormore,withtheresourcesIhavehad,Ihavevigilantlyfoughtagainstit.Ihavelearned,andIknow,thatitwillnots
7、urrendereasily.Butchangehasgivenusnewweapons.BeforethisgenerationofAmericansisfinished,thisenemywillnotonlyretreat--itwillbeconquered.Justicerequiresustorememberthatwhenanycitizendenieshisfellow,saying,"Hiscolorisnotmine,"or"Hisbeliefsarestrangeanddifferent,"i