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标 题: George W. Bush Inaugural Address(2)
发信站: 听涛站 (Sat Feb 17 00:41:57 2001), 转信
While many of our citizens prosper, others doubt the promise, even the just
ice, of our own country. The ambitions of some Americans are limited by fail
ing schools and hidden prejudice and the circumstances of their birth. And s
ometimes our differences run so deep, it seems we share a continent, but not
a country.
We do not accept this, and we will not allow it. Our unity, our union,
is the serious work of leaders and citizens in every generation. And this is
my solemn pledge: I will work to build a single nation of justice and oppor
tunity.
I know this is in our reach because we are guided by a power larger tha
n ourselves who creates us equal in His image.
And we are confident in principles that unite and lead us onward.
America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound b
y ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests an
d teach us what it means to be citizens. Every child must be taught these pr
inciples. Every citizen must uphold them. And every immigrant, by embracing
these ideals, makes our country more, not less, American.
Today, we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise thro
ugh civility, courage, compassion and character.
America, at its best, matches a commitment to principle with a concern
for civility. A civil society demands from each of us good will and respect,
fair dealing and forgiveness.
Some seem to believe that our politics can afford to be petty because,
in a time of peace, the stakes of our debates appear small.
But the stakes for America are never small. If our country does not lea
d the cause of freedom, it will not be led. If we do not turn the hearts of
children toward knowledge and character, we will lose their gifts and underm
ine their idealism. If we permit our economy to drift and decline, the vulne
rable will suffer most.
We must live up to the calling we share. Civility is not a tactic or a
sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community
over chaos. And this commitment, if we keep it, is a way to shared accomplis
hment.
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