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   washington， d.c.， posted 1：14 a.m. est january 1， 20xx—— what follows is the text of president clinton’s message， which he delivered at the new year’s eve gala on the mall in washington， d.c.， as transcribed by the federal document clearing house：

   "ladies and gentlemen， tonight we celebrate. the change of centuries， the dawning of a new millennium are now just minutes away.

   "we celebrate the past. we have honored america’s remarkable achievements， struggles and triumphs in the 20th century. we celebrate the future， imagining an even more remarkable 21st century.

   "as we marvel at the changes of the last 100 years， we dream of what changes the next 100 and the next 1，000 will bring. and as powerful as our memories are， our dreams must be even stronger. for when our memories outweigh our dreams， we become old. and it is the eternal destiny of america to remain forever young - always reaching beyond， always becoming， as our founders pledged， ``a more perfect union.’’

   "so we americans must not fear change. instead， let us welcome it， embrace it and create it.

   "the great story of the 20th century is the triumph of freedom and free people. a story told in the drama of new immigrants， the struggles for equal rights， the victories over totalitarianism， the stunning advances in economic well-being and culture and health and space and telecommunications and in building a world in which more than half the people live under governments of their own choosing for the first time in all history.

   "we must never forget the meaning of the 20th century or the gifts of those who worked and marched， who fought and died for the triumph of freedom.

   "so as we ring in this new year in a new century， 1 2 下一页