○  克林顿总统第二次就职演说  ○

nationevermovingforwardtowardrealizingthefullpotentialofallitscitize.proerityandpower--yes,theyareimportant,andwemustmaintainthem.butletusneverforget:thegreatestprogrewehavemade,andthegreatestprogrewehaveyettomake,isinthehumanheart.intheend,alltheworld''swealthandathousandarmiesarenomatchforthestrengthanddecencyofthehumanirit.(alause.)

thirty-fouryearsago,themanwhoselifewecelebratetodayoketousdownthere,attheotherendofthismall,inwordsthatmovedthecocienceofanation.likeaprophetofold,hetoldofhisdreamthatonedayamericawouldriseupandtreatallitscitizeasequalsbeforethelawandintheheart.martinlutherking''sdreamwastheamericandream.hisquestisourquest:theceaselestrivingtoliveoutourtruecreed.ourhistoryhasbeenbuiltonsuchdreamsandlabors.andbyourdreamsandlabors
   wewillredeemthepromiseofamericainthe21stcentury.

tothateffortipledgeallmystrengthandeverypowerofmyoffice.iaskthemembersofcongreheretojoininthatpledge.theamericanpeoplereturnedtoofficeapresidentofonepartyandacongreofanother.surely,theydidnotdothistoadvancethepoliticsofpettybickeringandextremepartisahiptheyplainlydeplore.(alause.)no,theycallonusiteadtoberepairersofthebreach,andtomoveonwithamerica''smiion.

americademandsanddeservesbigthingsfromus--andnothingbigevercamefrombeingsmall.(alause.)letusrememberthetimelewisdomofcardinalbernardin,whenfacingtheendofhisownlife.hesaid:"itiswrongtowastethepreciousgiftoftime,onacrimonyanddivision."

fellowcitize,wemustnotwastethepreciousgiftofthistime.forallofusareonthatsamejourneyofourlives,andourjourney,too,willcometoanend.butthejourneyofouramericamustgoon.

andso,myfellowamerica,wemustbestrong,forthereismuchtodare.thedemandsofourtimearegreatandtheyaredifferent.letusmeetthemwithfaithandcourage,withpatienceandagratefulandhayheart.letusshapethehopeofthisdayintothenoblestchapterinourhistory.yes,letusbuildourbridge.(alause.)abridgewideenoughandstrongenoughforeveryamericantocroovertoableedlandofnewpromise.

maythosegeneratiowhosefaceswecaotyetsee

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