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美国黑人民权领袖马丁·路德·金于
And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today!
I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of "interposition" and "nullification" -- one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
I have a dream today!
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; "and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together."
This is our hope, and this is the faith that I go back to the South with.
With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.
And this will be the day -- this will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning:
My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing.
Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride,
From every mountainside, let freedom ring!
And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true.
And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.
Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.
Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.
Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado.
Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.
But not only that:
Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.
Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.
From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:
Free at last! Free at last!
Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!
为了这个理想的实现，无数的人们，不同肤色，不同信仰，不同社会背景的人们做出了不懈的非暴力的斗争与努力。
也许不是纯粹出于巧合，
45年后的今天，在庆祝了马丁·路德·金生日纪念日的第二天，奥马巴作为全世界瞩目的美国第一位黑人总统宣誓就职，为这位人权领袖宣布的理想的实现树立了历史的里程碑。
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奥马巴在就职讲话中强调：
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The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
我们聚集在一位竞选志愿者家中庆贺这重要的一天。
在奥马巴宣誓就职的过程中，大家都眼含泪水，这一天来之不易呀。接着，大家拥抱庆贺。
我们欢呼，终于等到这一天了。
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FULL SPEECH
President Barack Obama Delivers Inaugural Address at US Capitol in Washington, D.C. Jan. 20, 2009 Full transcript as prepared for delivery of President Barack Obama's inaugural remarks on Jan. 20, 2009, at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents. So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans. That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet. These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights. Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met. On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics. We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness. In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom. For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life. For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth. For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn. Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction. This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America. For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do. Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage. What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government. Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good. As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more. Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint. We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you. For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace. To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist. To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it. As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment - a moment that will define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all. For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate. Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task. This is the price and the promise of citizenship. This is the source of our confidence - the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny. This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed - why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath. So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people: "Let it be told to the future world...that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]." America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations. Copyright http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=6689022
FULL TRANSCRIPT: President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address
8226; 还是听其言观其行吧，布什当年道德正义的旗举得比谁都高。 -老愚拙- ♂ (0 bytes) (12 reads) 1/20/09
8226; "还是听其言观其行吧，布什当年道德正义的旗举得比谁都高。" 今天 -samurai- ♂ (70 bytes) (77 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 回复：布什?小布什知道什么！带了一帮德州的人来，一件好事都没做。65533; -qiuse- ♂ (0 bytes) (13 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 可布什这个总统是美国人自己民主选出来的！ -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (5 reads) 1/20/09
8226; “不折腾”也包含不要太激动的意思。 -老愚拙- ♂ (0 bytes) (5 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 正义？美国人知道这个词是啥意思不？ -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (7 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 找到大规模杀伤性武器，CNN，FOX 能分清尼泊尔不是中国的一个省再来65533; -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (5 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 你看过CNN, FOX?比起你的CCTV不知好多少倍，中肯多少倍！ -老忽- ♂ (62 bytes) (8 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 兄台，大家都在美国呆过，CNN,BBC在3.14的表现，很值得CCTV学习呀。 -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (9 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 3.14你在美国？看得到CNN, BBC? -老忽- ♂ (70 bytes) (21 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 兄台，说你啥好呢？洗洗睡吧。 -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (5 reads) 1/20/09
8226; sometimes just calling itself Communist brings problems -thrawn- ♂ (15 bytes) (0 reads) 1/21/09
8226; 还有，CCTV从来没说自己是公平，公正，公开的楷模，好像西方媒体天天 -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (6 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 媒体也有自己的立场，大家谁都不比谁高明。CNN只是装糊涂罢了。 -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (4 reads) 1/20/09
8226; CCTV没说自己是公平，但全国人民认为他是。他也从来没说自己不公平。 -老忽- ♂ (180 bytes) (7 reads) 1/20/09
8226; CCTV有立场谁都知道，可CNN的偏见是一直捂着。兄台，到底谁在无理取65533; -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (3 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 媒体一宣传，大规模杀伤性武器就一定有了。美国人民就同意入侵伊拉克 -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (5 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 把阿富汗，伊拉克打成一片焦土，为啥没见CNN报道美军在伊拉克的暴行65533; -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (4 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 报道了你没听见而已。最后的伤亡人数也是美国报道的 -老忽- ♂ (72 bytes) (7 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 关键就在这没听见。让你说，但不让你成为主流，既体现了民主，又达到 -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (3 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 那为啥CCTV报道西藏的伤亡人数就被指责称虚报和掩盖事实呢？ -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (3 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 没听到美军在冲绳，韩国强奸少女的报道。 -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (3 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 你没听不是媒体没报道。只是你没听到而已。 -老忽- ♂ (126 bytes) (5 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 你恰恰搞反了。还是媒体对伊拉克拥有大规模杀伤性武器持有怀疑。 -老忽- ♂ (26 bytes) (5 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 这也就是为什麽美国媒体对政府总是疑问多多。做好没有姑且不谈。 -老忽- ♂ (220 bytes) (8 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 是不是他们的判断标准有问题呀？ -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (2 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 多新鲜，你在家调戏你老婆没事，就可以调戏别人的老婆了？ -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (3 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 还怪别人老婆的丈夫不理解你？兄台，洗洗睡吧。 -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (2 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 您这样的，估计美国人民都不会喜欢您。 -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (3 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 呵呵，媒体要是一直在质疑，老百姓为啥就只相信布什呢？ -环游地球80圈- ♂ (0 bytes) (3 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 美国老百姓不是中国老百姓。美国老百姓怀疑政府也怀疑媒体。 -老忽- ♂ (44 bytes) (6 reads) 1/20/09
8226; 忽悠，接着忽悠。。。自己判断出西藏是另一个国家？ -behindu- (0 bytes) (6 reads) 1/21/09