美国!面对这个共同的危机,在这个艰难的冬天,让我们记住这些不朽的话语。让我们带着希望和美德,再次勇敢地面对已经冻结的激流,接受暴风雨的洗礼。让我们的后代这样讲述我们的故事:在考验面前,我们既没有停滞不前,也没有转身离去或畏畏缩缩,而是享受着上帝的恩赐,双眼坚定地望着前方,携带着自由这一伟大礼物,安全地把它交到了我们下一代的手中。
谢谢大家!愿上帝保佑大家!愿上帝保佑美国!
&izens,
Istaodayhumbledbythetaskbefratefulforthetrustyouhavebestowed,mindfulofthesacrifiebyouraors。IthaBushforhisservicetoournatiohegeyaionhehasshhoutthistransition。
Forty-fourAmerishavehepresidentialoath。Thewordshavebeensprisingtidesofprosperityailleace。Yet,everysooftehistakenamidstgatheringdragingstorms。Atthesemoments,Americahasplybecauseoftheskillorvisionofthoseinhighoffice,butbecausewethepeoplehaveremaihfultotheidealsofourforbearers,adots。
Soithasbeen。SoitmustbewiththisgeionofAmeris。
Thatweareiofcrisisisnowwelluood。Ournationisatwar,againstafar-reaetworkofviolered。Oureyisbadlyweakened,aceofgreedandirresponsibilityoofsome,butalsoourcollectivefailuretomakeharddpreparethenatie。Homeshavebeenlost;jobsshed;busiered。Ourhealthcareistoocostly;ourschoolsfailtoomany;andeachdaybringsfurtherevidehewaysweuseehenouradversariesaenourpla。
&heindicatorsofcrisis,subjecttodataandstatistics。Lessmeasurablebutnolessprofoundisasappingofceacrossourland—aAmerica'sdeeisiheionmustlhts。
TodayIsaytoyouthatthegeswefacearereal。Theyareseriousandtheyaremany。Theywilleasilyorinashortspaknowthis,America—theywillbemet。
Onthisday,wegatherbecausewehavehopeoverfear,unityofpurposeoverfliddisthisday,weahepettygrievandfalsepromises,thereationsandwmasthatfhavestrangledourpolitics。
Weremainayoungnation,butinthewordsofScripture,thetimehasetosetasidechildishthiimehasspirit;tochooseourbetterhistory;tocarryforreciousgift,thatnobleidea,passedeogeheGod-giveallareequal,allarefree,andalldeserveacetopursuetheirfullmeasureofhappiness。
Inreaffirminessofourandthatgreatnessisneveragiven。Itmustbeearned。Ourjourneyhasneverbeecutsforless。Ithashforthefaihosewhopreferleisureoverwork,orseekonlythepleasuresofridfame。Rather,ithasbeeakers,thedoers,themakersofthiedbutmoreoftenmenandwomeheirlabor,whohavecarriedusuptheledpathtoerityandfreedom。
Timeandagainthesemeruggledandsacrifidworkedtilltheirhahatwemightliveabetterlife。TheysawAmericaasbiggerthanthesumofourindividualambitiohanallthedifferehorwealthorfa。
Thisisthejourioday。Weremaiprosperous,powerfulnatioh。Ourworkersarenolessproduwhenthiscrisisbegan。Ourmindsareive,oodsandserviolessheywerelastweekorlastmonthorlastyear。Ourcapacityremainsuourtimeofstandingpat,narrowisandputtingoffudes—thattimehassurelypassed。Startingtoday,wemustpickourselvesup,dustourselvesoff,andbeginagainthewAmerica。
Foreverywherewelook,thereisworktobedoeofoureycallsfora,boldandswift,a—notoenewjobs,buttolayairoillbuildtheroadsaheelectriddigitallifeedourerdustogether。Wewillrestorescethtfulpladwieldteology'swooraisehealthcare'squalityascost。Wewillharhesunandthewindsaofuelourdrunourfadwewilltransformoursdcollegesaomeetthedemandsofahiswedo。Allthiswewilldo。
Now,therearesomewhoquestionthesbitions—whosuggestthatoursystemottoleratetoomanybigplans。Theirmemoriesareshort。Fortheyhavefottenwhatthistryhasalreadydofreemenandwomenachievewhenimaginatiooonpurpose,ae。
Whattheicsfailtouandisthatthegroundhasshiftedbehestalepoliticalargumentsthathaveedusfnolongerapply。Thequestioodayisheroveroobigortoosmall,butwhetheritworks—whetherithelpsfamiliesfindjobsatadetwage,caretheyafford,aretirementthatisdigheanswerisyes,weiomoveforward。Wheretheanswerisnramswillend。Thoseofusublic'sdollarswillbeheldtoat—tospendwisely,reformbadhabits,anddoourbusihelightofday—belytheorethevitaltrustbetleandtheirgover。
ioherthemarketisafoodorill。Itspehandexpandfreedomisuhiscrisishasremiwithoutawatchfuleye,themarketoutofdthatanationwhenitfavorsonlytheprosperous。ThesuyhasalejustonthesizerossDomesticProduthereachofourprosperity;onourabilitytoextendopportunitytheart—notoutofcharity,butbecauseitisthesurestroutetood。
Asforourondefeasfalsethechoioursafetyandourideals。fathers,facedwithperilsthatwescarcelyimagiertoassuretheruleoflawasofman,acharterexpahebloodofgehoseidealsstilllighttheworld,agivethemupforexpedience'ssake。Andsotoalltheotherpeoplesaswhoarewatthegraalstothesmallvillagewheremyfatherwasborn:knowthatAmericaisafrieionandeveryman,woman,andchildwhoseeksafutureofpeaddignity,aoleadoncemore。
&earliergeionsfafasotjustwithmissilesandtanks,butwiththesturdyalliandurings。Theyuhatourpoweraloproteordoesiteodoasweplease。Iheykrhitsprudentuse;oursecurityemahejustnessofourcause,theforple,thetemperingqualitiesofhumilitya。
&hekeepersofthislegacy。Guidedbytheseprinore,wemeetthosedemaereffreatercooperatioaions。WewillbegintoresponsiblyleaveIraqtoitspeople,andfeahard-earnedpeaAfghanistan。Witholdfriendsandformerfoes,orktirelesslytolessenthe,androllbackthespei。
Forweknoatchweisastrength,notaweakness。WeareanationofsandMuslims,JewsandHindus—andnon-believers。edbyeverylaure,drawnfromeveryendofthisEarth;andbecausewehavetastedthebitterswillofcivilwaraion,ahatdarkchapterstrongeraed,butbelievethattheoldhatredsshallsomedaypass;thattheliribeshallsooasthewrowssmaller,ouranityshallrevealitself;andthatAmericamustplayitsroleinusheringinaneeace。
TotheMuslimworld,weseekaneard,basedonmutualiandmutualrespect。Tothoseleadersaroundtheglobewhoseektosowflietheirsociety'sillsohatyourpeoplewilljudgeyouonwhatyoubuild,notwhatyoudestroy。Tothosewhogthahesilengofdissent,knowthatyouaresideofhistory;butthatwewillextendahandifytounchyourfist。
Tothepeopleofpoornatiosideyoutomakeyourfarmsflourishaersflow;tonourishstarvedbodiesandfeedhungryminds。Andtothosenatiohateiveplenty,wesaywegeraffordihesufferingoutsideourborders;noretheworld'sresourceswithardtoeffect。Fortheworldhasged,agewithit。
Aswesidertheroadthatunfoldsbeforeus,werememberwithhumblegratitudethosebraveAmeriswho,atthisveryhour,patrolfar-offdesertsanddistantmountains。Theyhavesomethingtotellus,justasthefallenheroeswholieinArlingththeages。Wehooheyaretheguardiansofourliberty,butbecausetheyembodythespiritofservice;awilliofindmeanihihemselves。Ahismomewilldefiispreciselythisspiritthatmustinhabitusall。
Forasmuentustdo,itisultimatelythefaithaionoftheAmeripeopleuponwhiatioisthekiakeinastraheleveesbreak,theselflessnessofouldrathercuttheirhoursthanseeafrieheirjob,whichseesusthroughourdarkesthours。Itisthefirefighteretostormastairwayfilledwithsmoke,butalsoaparent'swillionurtureachild,thatfinallydecidesourfate。
esmayberumentsemeetthemmaybehosevaluesuponwhichoursucds—hardworkay,dfairplay,tolerandcuriosity,loyaltyandpatriotism—thesethihesethiheyhavebeefressthroughoutourhistory。Whatisdemahehesetruths。Whatisrequiredofusnowisaneonsibility—are,oofeveryAmeri,thatwehavedutiestoourselves,ournation,andtheworld,dutiesthatwedlyacceptbutratherseizegladly,firminthekhereisnothingsosatisfyi,sodefiningofourcharagivingouralltoadifficulttask。
Thisisthepridthepromiseofship。
ThisisthesourceofourowledgethatGodustoshapeaaiiny。
Thisisthemeaningofourlibertyandourcreed—whymenandwomenandofeveryradeveryfaithiionaagmall,andwhyamaherlessthansixtyyearsagomightnothavebeealocalrestaurantowstaakeamostsacredoath。
&usmarkthisdaywithremembrance,ofwhoweareandhowfarwehavetraveled。IntheyearofAmerica'sbirth,iofmonths,asmallbandofpatriotshuddledbydyingcampfiresontheshoresofahecapitalwasabaheenemywasadvang。Thesnowwasstaihblood。Atamomeeofourrevolutionwasmostindoubt,thefatherofournatiohesewordsbereadtothepeople:
"Letitbetoldtothefutureworld…thatihofwihingbuthopeandvirtuecouldsurvive…thatthedthetry,alarmedatoneondaomeet(it)。"
&hefaohiswinterofourhardship,letusrememberthesetimelesswords。Withhopeausbraveoheits,aormsmaye。Letitbesaidbyour'sthateretestedwerefusedtoletthisjourwedidnotturnbaordidwefalter;andwitheyesfixedonthehorizonandGod'sgraus,wecarriedfreatgiftoffreedomasafelyteions。
Thankyou。Godblessyou。AheUesofAmerica。