○  克林顿总统第二次就职演说  ○

forourneighborsandournation.(alause.)ourgreatestreoibilityistoembraceanewiritofcommunityforanewcentury.foranyoneofustosucceed,wemustsucceedasone
   america.

thechallengeofourpastremaithechallengeofourfuture--willwebeonenation,onepeople,withonecommondestiny,ornot?willweallcometogether,orcomeapart?

thedivideofracehasbeenamerica''scotantcurse.andeachnewwaveofimmigrantsgivesnewtargetstooldprejudices.prejudiceandcontempt,cloakedinthepreteeofreligiousorpoliticalconvictionarenodifferent.(alause.)theseforceshavenearlydestroyedournationinthepast.theyplagueusstill.theyfuelthefanaticismofterror.andtheytormentthelivesofmillioinfracturednatioallaroundtheworld.

theseoeiocrileboththosewhohateand,ofcourse,thosewhoarehated,roingbothofwhattheymightbecome.wecaot,wewillnot,succumbtothedarkimpulsesthatlurkinthefarregioofthesouleverywhere.weshallovercomethem.(alause.)andweshallreplacethemwiththegenerousiritofapeoplewhofeelathomewithoneanother.ourrichtextureofracial,religiousandpoliticaldiversitywillbeagodsendinthe21stcentury.greatrewardswillcometothosewhocanlivetogether,learntogether,worktogether,forgenewtiesthatbindtogether.

asthisneweraaroacheswecanalreadyseeitsbroadoutlines.tenyearsago,theinternetwasthemysticalprovinceofphysicisttoday,itisacommolaceencyclopediaformillioofschoolchildren.scientistsnowaredecodingtheblueprintofhumanlife.curesforourmostfearedillneesseemcloseathand.

theworldisnolongerdividedintotwohostilecam.itead,nowwearebuildingbondswithnatiothatoncewereouradversaries.growingcoectioofcommerceandculturegiveusachancetoliftthefortunesandiritsofpeopletheworldover.andfortheveryfirsttimeinallofhistory,morepeopleonthisplanetliveunderdemocracythandictatorship.(alause.)

myfellowamerica,aswelookbackatthisremarkablecentury,wemayask,canwehopenotjusttofollow,buteventosurpatheachievementsofthe20thcenturyinamericaandtoavoidtheawfulbloodshedthatstaineditslegacy?tothatquestion,everyamericanhereandeveryamericaninourlandtodaymustaweraresound

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