尼克松第二次就职演说
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尼克松第二次就职演说
篇一：8理查德-尼克松第二次就职演讲SecondinauguraladdressofRichardmilhousnixon
mr.VicePresident,mr.Speaker,mr.chiefJustice,Senatorcook,mrs.Eisenhowe r,andmyfellowcitizensofthisgreatandgoodcountrywesharetogether: whenwemetherefouryearsago,americawasbleakinspirit,depressedbythepro spectofseeminglyendlesswarabroadandofdestructiveconflictathome.aswe meetheretoday,westandonthethresholdofaneweraofpeaceintheworld.Thece ntralquestionbeforeusis:Howshallweusethatpeace?Letusresolvethatthisera weareabouttoenterwillnotbewhatotherpostwarperiodshavesooftenbeen:ati meofretreatandisolationthatleadstostagnationathomeandinvitesnewdanger abroad.Letusresolvethatthiswillbewhatitcanbecome:atimeofgreatresponsi bilitiesgreatlyborne,inwhichwerenewthespiritandthepromiseofamericaasw eenterourthirdcenturyasanation.Thispastyearsawfar-reachingresultsfromo urnewpoliciesforpeace.Bycontinuingtorevitalizeourtraditionalfriendships, andbyourmissionstoPekingandtomoscow,wewereabletoestablishthebasefo ranewandmoredurablepatternofrelationshipsamongthenationsoftheworld. Becauseofamerica'sboldinitiatives,1972willbelongrememberedasthe yearofthegreatestprogresssincetheendofworldwariitowardalastingpeaceint heworld.Thepeaceweseekintheworldisnottheflimsypeacewhichismerelyan
interludebetweenwars,butapeacewhichcanendureforgenerationstocome.iti simportantthatweunderstandboththenecessityandthelimitationsofamerica 'sroleinmaintainingthatpeace.Unlessweinamericaworktopreservethe peace,therewillbenopeace.Unlessweinamericaworktopreservefreedom,the rewillbenofreedom.Butletusclearlyunderstandthenewnatureofamerica 9;srole,asaresultofthenewpolicieswehaveadoptedoverthesepastfouryears. weshallrespectourtreatycommitments.weshallsupportvigorouslytheprincip lethatnocountryhastherighttoimposeitswillorruleonanotherbyforce.weshall continue,inthiseraofnegotiation,toworkforthelimitationofnucleararms,andt oreducethedangerofconfrontationbetweenthegreatpowers.weshalldooursh areindefendingpeaceandfreedomintheworld.Butweshall expectotherstodotheirshare.Thetimehaspassedwhenamericawillmakeevery othernation'sconflictourown,ormakeeveryothernation'sfutureo urresponsibility,orpresumetotellthepeopleofothernationshowtomanagethei rownaffairs.Justaswerespecttherightofeachnationtodetermineitsownfuture, wealsorecognizetheresponsibilityofeachnationtosecureitsownfuture.Justas america'sroleisindispensableinpreservingtheworld'speace,sois eachnation'sroleindispensableinpreservingitsownpeace.Togetherwit htherestoftheworld,letusresolvetomoveforwardfromthebeginningswehave made.Letuscontinuetobringdownthewallsofhostilitywhichhavedividedthe worldfortoolong,andtobuildintheirplacebridgesofunderstanding—sothatdespiteprofounddifferencesbetweensystemsofgovernment,thepeople