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1、罗伯特.肯尼迪在马丁.路德.金被刺杀当晚的讲话LadiesandGentlemen:I'monlygoingtotalktoyoujustforaminuteorsothisevening,becauseIhavesomeverysadnewsforallofyou--Couldyoulowerthosesigns,please?--Ihavesomeverysadnewsforallofyou,and,Ithink,sadnewsforallofourfellowcitizens,andpeoplew
2、holovepeaceallovertheworld;andthatisthatMartinLutherKingwasshotandwaskilledtonightinMemphis,Tennessee.MartinLutherKingdedicatedhislifetoloveandtojusticebetweenfellowhumanbeings.Hediedinthecauseofthateffort.Inthisdifficultday,inthisdifficulttimefortheUnitedStates,
3、it'sperhapswelltoaskwhatkindofanationweareandwhatdirectionwewanttomovein.Forthoseofyouwhoareblack--consideringtheevidenceevidentlyisthattherewerewhitepeoplewhowereresponsible--youcanbefilledwithbitterness,andwithhatred,andadesireforrevenge.Wecanmoveintha
4、tdirectionasacountry,ingreaterpolarization--blackpeopleamongstblacks,andwhiteamongstwhites,filledwithhatredtowardoneanother.Orwecanmakeaneffort,asMartinLutherKingdid,tounderstand,andtocomprehend,andreplacethatviolence,thatstainofbloodshedthathasspreadacrossourlan
5、d,withanefforttounderstand,compassionandlove.Forthoseofyouwhoareblackandaretemptedtobefilledwithhatredandmistrustoftheinjusticeofsuchanact,againstallwhitepeople,IwouldonlysaythatIcanalsofeelinmyownheartthesamekindoffeeling.Ihadamemberofmyfamilykilled,buthewaskill
6、edbyawhiteman.ButwehavetomakeaneffortintheUnitedStates,wehavetomakeanefforttounderstand,togetbeyond,orgobeyondtheseratherdifficulttimes.Myfavoritepoem,myfavoritepoetwasAeschylus.Andheoncewrote:"Eveninoursleep,painwhichcannotforgetfallsdropbydropuponthehe
7、art,until,inourowndespair,againstourwill,comeswisdomthroughtheawfulgraceofGod."WhatweneedintheUnitedStatesisnotdivision;whatweneedintheUnitedStatesisnothatred;whatweneedintheUnitedStatesisnotviolenceandlawlessness,butisloveandwisdom,andcompassiontowardon
8、eanother,andafeelingofjusticetowardthosewhostillsufferwithinourcountry,whethertheybewhiteorwhethertheybeblack.SoIaskyoutonighttoreturnhome,tosayaprayerforthefamilyofMartinLuth