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1、精品文档TruthandToleranceinAmericaEdwardM.Kennedy:TruthandToleranceinAmericaThankyouverymuchProfessorKombayforthatgenerousintroduction.Andletmesay,thatIneverexpectedtohearsuchkindwordsfromDr.Falwell.Soinreturn,Ihaveaninvitationofmyown.OnJanuary20th,1985,IhopeDr.Falwellwillsayaprayerattheinaugurationof
2、thenextDemocraticPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Now,Dr.Falwell,I’mnotexactlysurehowyoufeelaboutthat.YoumightnotappreciatethePresident,buttheDemocratscertainlywouldappreciatetheprayer.Actually,anumberofpeopleinWashingtonweresurprisedthatIwasinvitedtospeakhere--andevenmoresurprisedwhenIacceptedtheinvita
3、tion.Theyseemtothinkthatit’seasierforacameltopassthroughtheeyeoftheneedlethanforaKennedytocometothecampusofLibertyBaptistCollege.Inhonorofourmeeting,IhaveaskedDr.Falwell,asyourChancellor,topermitallthestudentsanextrahournextSaturdaynightbeforecurfew.Andinreturn,IhavepromisedtowatchtheOldTimeGospel
4、HournextSunday2016全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写作–独家原创20/20精品文档morning.Irealizethatmyvisitmaybealittlecontroversial.Butasmanyofyouhaveheard,Dr.FalwellrecentlysentmeamembershipintheMoralMajority--andIdidn’tevenapplyforit.AndIwonderifthatmeansthatI’mamemberingoodstanding.[Falwell:Somewhat]Somewhat,hesays.Thisi
5、s,ofcourse,anonpoliticalspeechwhichisprobablybestunderthecircumstances.SinceIamnotacandidateforPresident,itwouldcertainlybeinappropriatetoaskforyoursupportinthiselectionandprobablyinaccuratetothankyouforitinthelastone.Ihavecomeheretodiscussmybeliefsaboutfaithandcountry,toleranceandtruthinAmerica.I
6、knowwebeginwithcertaindisagreements;Istronglysuspectthatattheendoftheeveningsomeofourdisagreementswillremain.ButIalsohopethattonightandinthemonthsandyearsahead,wewillalwaysrespecttherightofotherstodiffer,thatwewillneverlosesightofourownfallibility,thatwewillviewourselveswith2016全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写
7、作–独家原创20/20精品文档asenseofperspectiveandasenseofhumor.Afterall,intheNewTestament,eventheDiscipleshadtobetaughttolookfirsttothebeamintheirowneyes,andonlythentothemoteintheirneighbor’seyes.Iammindfulofthatcounsel.Iama
