巴拉克·奧巴馬(Barack Obama)于2009年1月20日宣誓就職美國(guó)第44任總統(tǒng)。以下是奧巴馬總統(tǒng)就職演說(shuō)的中譯文，由美國(guó)國(guó)務(wù)院國(guó)際信息局(IIP)根據(jù)演說(shuō)記錄稿翻譯。

　　巴拉克·奧巴馬總統(tǒng)就職演說(shuō)

　　2009年1月20日星期二

　　華盛頓哥倫比亞特區(qū)

　　(Washington,D.C.)

　　我的同胞們：

　　我今天站在這里，我們面臨的任務(wù)使我謙遜，我感謝你們的信任，我會(huì)謹(jǐn)記我們的祖輩所承受的犧牲。我感謝布什總統(tǒng)為我們國(guó)家作出的服務(wù)，感謝他在過(guò)渡期間所展示的慷慨與合作。

　　如今已有44位美國(guó)人宣誓成為總統(tǒng)。這些誓言曾在繁榮的高潮以及平靜時(shí)期說(shuō)過(guò)。然而，這些誓言也常常會(huì)遭遇愁云慘霧和狂風(fēng)暴雨。在這些時(shí)刻，美國(guó)繼續(xù)前進(jìn)，這不僅是因?yàn)槟切┥砭痈呶徽叩募记苫蛘哌h(yuǎn)見(jiàn)，而且因?yàn)槲覀兊娜嗣袢匀唤K于祖輩們的理念，并忠于我們的立國(guó)文件。

　　一直如此。這一代的美國(guó)人也必須如此。

　　我們都明白我們現(xiàn)在處于危機(jī)當(dāng)中。我們的國(guó)家處于戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)狀態(tài)，與一個(gè)影響深遠(yuǎn)的、暴力與仇恨的網(wǎng)絡(luò)作戰(zhàn)。我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)遭到嚴(yán)重削弱，這是部分人貪婪和不負(fù)責(zé)任的后果，但也因?yàn)槲覀冏鳛橐粋�(gè)集體沒(méi)能作出艱難選擇，為新時(shí)代作好準(zhǔn)備。有人失去了家園；
就業(yè)減少；
企業(yè)倒閉。我們的醫(yī)療過(guò)于昂貴；
我們的學(xué)校有太多缺陷；
每一天都有更多證據(jù)證明我們使用能源的方法助長(zhǎng)了我們的敵人，威脅了我們的地球。

　　這些是危機(jī)的指示燈，可以用數(shù)據(jù)和統(tǒng)計(jì)說(shuō)明。不那么容易衡量的、但同樣深刻的是我國(guó)信心的削弱——一種焦灼，擔(dān)心美國(guó)的衰退是一種必然，而且下一代必須降低期望。

　　今天，我要告訴你們，我們面臨的挑戰(zhàn)是真實(shí)的。它們是嚴(yán)重的，而且數(shù)量眾多。我們無(wú)法輕易解決它們，無(wú)法在短期內(nèi)解決它們。但知道這一點(diǎn)，美國(guó)——它們將得到解決。

　　今天，我們聚集在一起，是因?yàn)槲覀冞x擇希望而不是選擇恐懼，選擇團(tuán)結(jié)目標(biāo)而不是沖突和不協(xié)調(diào)。

　　今天，我們宣布結(jié)束瑣碎的委屈、虛偽的承諾、互相揭丑、陳舊的教條，這些東西扼殺我們政治的時(shí)間太長(zhǎng)久了。

　　我們?nèi)匀皇且粋�(gè)年輕的國(guó)家，但擺脫幼稚的時(shí)機(jī)已經(jīng)來(lái)臨。重申我們持久的精神，選擇更好的歷史，弘揚(yáng)祖祖輩輩薪火相傳的崇高理念和珍貴禮物的時(shí)機(jī)已經(jīng)到臨：人人生而平等，生而自由，都應(yīng)該獲得機(jī)會(huì)追求充分的幸福。

　　在重申我們國(guó)家的偉大的時(shí)候，我們明白這種偉大并非既定。它是必須爭(zhēng)取的。這不是怯懦者走的路，不是喜歡悠閑甚于工作的人所走的路，不是只尋求名利的人所走的路。帶領(lǐng)我們走過(guò)漫長(zhǎng)崎嶇的繁榮與自由之路的，是冒險(xiǎn)家、實(shí)干家、創(chuàng)造者——他們有些是名人，當(dāng)更多的是默默勞動(dòng)的男人和女人。

　　為了我們，他們帶著為數(shù)不多的財(cái)產(chǎn)，遠(yuǎn)渡重洋尋求新生活。

　　為了我們，他們?cè)谘�汗工廠辛苦工作，在西部定居；
忍受鞭子的抽打，耕耘堅(jiān)硬的土地。

　　為了我們，他們?cè)诳悼频潞蜕w茨堡、諾曼底和溪山（Khe Sanh）等地方戰(zhàn)斗，死亡。

　　這些男人和女人一次又一次地奮斗、犧牲，工作到雙手疼痛，以便讓我們過(guò)上更美好的生活。他們認(rèn)為美國(guó)大于我們個(gè)人野心的總和，大于出身、財(cái)富或派別的差異。

　　這是我們今天要繼續(xù)的旅程。我們?nèi)匀皇堑厍蛏献罘睒s最強(qiáng)大的國(guó)家。我們的工人的生產(chǎn)能力并不弱于危機(jī)開(kāi)始時(shí)。我們的心靈同樣善于創(chuàng)新，我們的商品和服務(wù)和上周、上月、去年一樣受歡迎。我們的能力不減。但我們固執(zhí)、保護(hù)狹隘利益以及推搪不愉快的決定的時(shí)光肯定成為過(guò)去。從今天開(kāi)始，我們必須從跌倒中起來(lái)，拍拍灰塵，再次開(kāi)始重塑美國(guó)。

　　處處都有工作要做。經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況需要果斷迅速的行動(dòng)，我們不僅僅要行動(dòng)起來(lái)創(chuàng)造新就業(yè)，而且要為增長(zhǎng)鋪墊新基礎(chǔ)。我們將修建道路與橋梁，電網(wǎng)、數(shù)字線，幫助我們的商業(yè)，讓我們聯(lián)系在一起。我們將給科學(xué)恢復(fù)應(yīng)有的地位，并運(yùn)用技術(shù)的奇跡提高醫(yī)療的質(zhì)量，降低成本。我們將利用太陽(yáng)能、風(fēng)能和土壤的能力為我們的汽車和工廠提供燃料。我們將改造我們的學(xué)校、學(xué)院和大學(xué)，滿足新時(shí)代的要求。所有這些我們都是可以做的。而且所有這些我們都將會(huì)做。

　　如今，有人質(zhì)疑我們的雄心——他們認(rèn)為我們的制度無(wú)法容忍太多的大計(jì)劃。他們的記憶太短暫。他們忘了這個(gè)國(guó)家已經(jīng)做過(guò)什么；
當(dāng)想象力與共同的目標(biāo)、必要的勇氣結(jié)合，自由的男人和女人可以實(shí)現(xiàn)什么。

　　憤世嫉俗者不明白他們腳下的大地已經(jīng)改變——消耗我們這么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的陳舊政治論據(jù)不再適用。我們今天要說(shuō)的問(wèn)題不是關(guān)于政府太大或者太小，而是它是否有效——它能否幫助家庭尋找到薪水不錯(cuò)的工作，提供他們可以負(fù)擔(dān)得起的醫(yī)療，以及有品質(zhì)的退休生活。哪里能提供肯定的答案，我們就往哪走。哪里提出否定的答案，計(jì)劃就將中止。而且我們這些管理公共財(cái)產(chǎn)的人將要負(fù)起責(zé)任，明智地花錢，改革壞習(xí)慣，在陽(yáng)光下做事——因?yàn)橹挥羞@樣，我們才能重塑民眾與重負(fù)之間至關(guān)重要的信任。

　　我們眼前的問(wèn)題也不是市場(chǎng)是一股善的力量還是惡的力量的問(wèn)題。它創(chuàng)造財(cái)富與擴(kuò)大自由的能力無(wú)與倫比，但這次危機(jī)提醒我們，如果不加以監(jiān)督，市場(chǎng)可能失控，而且如果它只偏愛(ài)有錢人，國(guó)家就不能長(zhǎng)久繁榮。我們經(jīng)濟(jì)的成功不是取決于我們GDP的規(guī)模，而是取決于繁榮的可及范圍；
取決于我們?yōu)槊恳晃辉敢庾鍪碌娜送卣箼C(jī)會(huì)的能力——這不是處于慈善，而是因?yàn)檫@是達(dá)到共同利益的最穩(wěn)健途徑。

　　至于我們共同的防務(wù)，我們拒絕在安全與理想之間作出虛假的選擇。我們的國(guó)父面對(duì)我們難以想象的危險(xiǎn)，起草了一份確保法治和人權(quán)的憲章，一份以世代人的鮮血擴(kuò)展的憲章。那些理想仍然照亮著世界，我們不會(huì)為了權(quán)宜而放棄它們。今天正在觀看我們的所有人和政府，從最宏偉的首都到我們父輩出生的小村莊，要知道美國(guó)是每一個(gè)國(guó)家，每一個(gè)尋求和平與尊嚴(yán)的未來(lái)的男人、女人和兒童的朋友，要知道我們準(zhǔn)備再次領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。

　　回想起降服法西斯和共產(chǎn)主義的先輩們，他們可不僅僅是用導(dǎo)彈和坦克實(shí)現(xiàn)目的的，而是通過(guò)堅(jiān)固的同盟以及持久的信念而實(shí)現(xiàn)的。他們明白，僅憑我們的力量不足以保護(hù)我們，也不足以讓我們隨心所欲。相反，他們知道我們的力量透過(guò)謹(jǐn)慎的應(yīng)用而增長(zhǎng)；
我們的安全來(lái)自我們事業(yè)的正義性，來(lái)自我們作為榜樣的力量，謙卑與克制的品質(zhì)。

　　我們是這些遺產(chǎn)的維護(hù)者。再一次遵循這些原則的指引，我們可以應(yīng)對(duì)那些新威脅——要解決這些威脅需要付出更大努力，甚至需要國(guó)與國(guó)之間更大的合作和諒解。我們將開(kāi)始負(fù)責(zé)任地把伊拉克留給它的人民，在阿富汗締造來(lái)之不易的和平。和老朋友及前對(duì)手一起，我們將努力消除核威脅，抵擋全球變暖的幽靈。我們不會(huì)為我們的生活方式道歉，也不會(huì)在防務(wù)方面動(dòng)搖，對(duì)那些尋求通過(guò)引誘恐怖主義和屠殺無(wú)辜者的人，我們要說(shuō)，現(xiàn)在我們的精神更加強(qiáng)大、牢不可破了；
你們不會(huì)活得比我們長(zhǎng)久，我們將擊敗你們。

　　因?yàn)槲覀冎�道我們混雜的遺產(chǎn)是一種優(yōu)勢(shì)，而非弱點(diǎn)。我們是一個(gè)由基督徒、穆斯林、猶太教徒、印度教徒以及非信徒組成的國(guó)家。我們的各種語(yǔ)言和文化來(lái)自地球的每個(gè)角落；
而且因?yàn)槲覀儜?yīng)嘗過(guò)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)和種族隔離的苦，我們只能認(rèn)為古老的仇恨終將過(guò)去；
部族的界限應(yīng)該很快消散；
隨著世界變得更小，我們共同的人性應(yīng)該自然展現(xiàn)；
美國(guó)必須扮演迎接新和平時(shí)代的角色。

　　對(duì)穆斯林世界，我們尋求新的、基于共同利益和相互尊重的前進(jìn)方式。至于全世界那些尋求播下沖突種子、或者把社會(huì)弊病歸咎于西方的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人，你們要知道你們的人民將會(huì)根據(jù)你能建設(shè)的而不是根據(jù)你們所摧毀的來(lái)評(píng)價(jià)你們。至于那些透過(guò)腐敗、謊言以及鎮(zhèn)壓異見(jiàn)堅(jiān)持掌權(quán)的人們，你們要知道你們站在歷史的錯(cuò)誤一邊；
但如果你們?cè)敢馑砷_(kāi)拳頭，我們?cè)敢庀蚰銈兩斐鍪帧?/p>

　　對(duì)窮國(guó)的人們，我們承諾會(huì)與你們一起，讓你們的農(nóng)場(chǎng)繁茂，碧水長(zhǎng)流；
滋養(yǎng)挨餓的軀體，喂飽饑渴的心靈。對(duì)那些和我們一樣相對(duì)富裕的國(guó)家，我們要說(shuō)，我們?cè)僖膊粫?huì)對(duì)國(guó)界之外的苦難無(wú)動(dòng)于衷；
我們也不能不顧后果地消耗世界的資源。世界在改變，我們必須隨之改變。

　　我們?cè)诳紤]前路的時(shí)候，我們要記得謙卑地感激那些在非常時(shí)刻于遙遠(yuǎn)的沙漠及山區(qū)巡邏的、勇敢的美國(guó)人。和那些已經(jīng)躺在阿林頓國(guó)家公墓里的逝去英雄一樣，他們今天要告訴我們一些東西。我們尊重他們不僅是因?yàn)樗麄兪俏覀兊淖杂傻暮葱l(wèi)者，而且因?yàn)樗麄兪欠��?wù)精神的化身；
他們?cè)敢鈱で蟠笥谧陨淼囊饬x。而且，在這個(gè)時(shí)刻，在這個(gè)將定義一代人的時(shí)刻，這種精神正是我們所有人所必須具備的。

　　政府可以做而且必須做很多事情，但國(guó)家最終仰賴的是美國(guó)人民的信念與決心。幫助我們走過(guò)最黑暗時(shí)刻的，是在決堤時(shí)拉住陌生人的善意，是工人情愿減少自己的時(shí)間也不愿意看到朋友失去工作的那種無(wú)私。最終決定我們命運(yùn)的，是消防員沖上充滿煙霧的樓梯的勇氣，是父母培養(yǎng)孩子的意愿。

　　我們的挑戰(zhàn)可能是新的。我們迎接挑戰(zhàn)的工具可能是新的。但我們的成功所仰賴的那些價(jià)值——辛勤工作和誠(chéng)實(shí)、勇氣和公平競(jìng)爭(zhēng)、寬容和好奇、忠誠(chéng)與愛(ài)國(guó)——這些是不變的。這些是真實(shí)的�？v觀我們的歷史，它們是一股安靜的推動(dòng)力。我們回歸這些真理。我們現(xiàn)在所需要的是一個(gè)新的責(zé)任時(shí)代——每一位美國(guó)人的一種承認(rèn)，承認(rèn)我們對(duì)我們自己、我們國(guó)家、這世界的責(zé)任，承認(rèn)且樂(lè)意接受任務(wù)，堅(jiān)定地認(rèn)識(shí)到，沒(méi)有什么比交給我們?nèi)�體一項(xiàng)艱巨任務(wù)更能滿足這種精神，定義我們的性格。

　　這是公民的價(jià)值與承諾。

　　這是我們信心的來(lái)源——知道上帝召喚我們塑造不可預(yù)測(cè)的命運(yùn)。

　　這是我們的自由與信條的意義——這是各種族各個(gè)信仰的男人、女人和兒童可以一起在這個(gè)宏偉的廣場(chǎng)慶祝的原因，這是一個(gè)在不到六十年前、其父親還不能在當(dāng)?shù)夭宛^工作的人之所以能在你們面前宣讀最神圣誓言的原因。

　　因此，讓我們以懷念紀(jì)念這個(gè)日子，回想我們是誰(shuí)，我們走過(guò)了多遠(yuǎn)。在美國(guó)誕生那年，在最寒冷的日子里，一小群愛(ài)國(guó)者在冰冷河岸將熄的火堆旁蜷成一團(tuán)。首都放棄了。敵人在推進(jìn)。雪上沾染著血跡。在我們的革命最成問(wèn)題的時(shí)刻，我們的立國(guó)之父下令向人們傳達(dá)這些話：

　　“讓未來(lái)的世界知道……在隆冬時(shí)節(jié)，只有希望和美德可以存活下去……這個(gè)城市與這個(gè)國(guó)家，被共同的危險(xiǎn)警醒，走出來(lái)應(yīng)對(duì)（它）�！�

　　在我們共同的危險(xiǎn)面前，美國(guó)處于困難的冬季，讓我們記住這些永恒的話。帶著希望與美德，讓我們?cè)俅翁魬?zhàn)冰流，經(jīng)受可能前來(lái)的風(fēng)暴。讓我們孩子的孩子可以說(shuō)，當(dāng)我們受到考驗(yàn)的時(shí)候，我們拒絕結(jié)束旅程，我們沒(méi)有走回頭路，也沒(méi)有動(dòng)搖；
放眼地平線，憑著上帝的恩典，我們背負(fù)自由這種偉大禮物前行，并把它安全地交付給后代。

　　謝謝大家。上帝保佑你們。上帝保佑美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)。

　　Obama"s inaugural speech

　　(CNN) -- Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States and the nation"s first African-American president Tuesday. This is a transcript of his prepared speech.

　　My fellow citizens:

　　I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

　　Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often, the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office,(點(diǎn)擊此處閱讀下一頁(yè))

　　 but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebearers, and true to our founding documents.

　　So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.

　　That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet. Watch the full inauguration speech »

　　These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land -- a nagging fear that America"s decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.

　　Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America: They will be met.

　　On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

　　On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.

　　We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

　　In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the fainthearted -- for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor -- who have carried us up the long, rugged path toward prosperity and freedom.

　　For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.

　　For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.

　　For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.

　　Time and again, these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.

　　This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions -- that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.

　　For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act -- not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology"s wonders to raise health care"s quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.

　　Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions -- who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

　　What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them -- that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.(點(diǎn)擊此處閱讀下一頁(yè))

　　 Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public"s dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.

　　Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control -- and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart -- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

　　As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience"s sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

　　Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

　　We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort -- even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

　　For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.

　　To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society"s ills on the West: Know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.

　　To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world"s resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

　　As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment -- a moment that will define a generation -- it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.

　　For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies.(點(diǎn)擊此處閱讀下一頁(yè))

　　 It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter"s courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent"s willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.

　　Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends -- hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world; duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.

　　This is the price and the promise of citizenship.

　　This is the source of our confidence -- the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.

　　This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed -- why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent Mall, and why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.

　　So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America"s birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:

　　"Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive... that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."

　　America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children"s children that when we were tested, we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back, nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God"s grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.

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