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克林顿200xxxx旦祝辞
   

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"ladiesandgentlemen,tonightwecelebrate.thechangeofcenturies,thedawningofanewmilleiumarenowjustminutesaway.

"wecelebratethepast.wehavehonoredamerica''sremarkableachievements,strugglesandtriumphsinthe20thcentury.wecelebratethefuture,imagininganevenmoreremarkable21stcentury.

"aswemarvelatthechangesofthelast100years,wedreamofwhatchangesthenext100andthenext1,000willbring.andaspowerfulasourmemoriesare,ourdreamsmustbeevenstronger.forwhenourmemoriesoutweighourdreams,webecomeold.anditistheeternaldestinyofamericatoremainforeveryoung-alwaysreachingbeyond,alwaysbecoming,asourfounderspledged,``amoreperfectunion.''''

"soweamericamustnotfearchange.itead,letuswelcomeit,embraceitandcreateit.

"thegreatstoryofthe20thcenturyisthetriumphoffreedomandfreepeople.astorytoldinthedramaofnewimmigrants,thestrugglesforequalrights,thevictoriesovertotalitarianism,thestuingadvancesineconomicwell-beingandcultureandhealthandaceandtelecommunicatioandinbuildingaworldinwhichmorethanhalfthepeopleliveundergovernmentsoftheirownchoosingforthefirsttimeinallhistory.

"wemustneverforgetthemeaningofthe20thcenturyorthegiftsofthosewhoworkedandmarched,whofoughtanddiedforthetriumphoffreedom.

"soasweringinthisnewyearinanewcentury,inanewmilleium,wemustnowandalwaysechodr.king,inthewordsoftheoldamericanhymn,``letfreedomring.''''

"ifthestoryofthe20thcenturyisthetriumphoffreedom,whatwillthestoryofthe21stcenturybe?

"letitbethetriumphoffreedomwiselyusedtobringpeacetoaworldinwhichwehonorourdifferencesandevenmoreourcommonhumanity.suchatriumphwillrequiregreateffortsfromusall.

"itwillrequireustostandagaittheforcesofhatredandbigotry,terroranddestruction.itwillrequireustocontinuetoproer,toalleviatepoverty,tobetterbalancethedemandsofworkandfamilyandtoserve,eachofus,inourcommunities.

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