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布什演讲稿（中英对照）Thankyou!
ChiefJusticeRehnquist,PresidentCarter,Presiden tBush，
PresidentClinton,distinguishedguestsandmyfello wcitizens,thepeacefultransferofauthorityisrare inhistory,yetcommoninourcountry.Withasimpleoat h,weaffirmoldtraditionsandmakenewbeginnings.
AsIbegin,IthankPresidentClintonforhisserviceto ournation.
AndIthankVicePresidentGoreforacontestconducted withspiritandendedwithgrace.
Iamhonoredandhumbledtostandhere,wheresomanyofA merica'sleadershavecomebeforeme,andsomanywillf ollow.
Wehaveaplace,allofus,inalongstory--astorywecon tinue,butwhoseendwewillnotsee.Itisthestoryofan ewworldthatbecameafriendandliberatoroftheold,a storyofaslave-holdingsocietythatbecameaservant offreedom,thestoryofapowerthatwentintotheworld toprotectbutnotpossess,todefendbutnottoconquer .
ItistheAmericanstory--astoryofflawedandfallibl epeople,unitedacrossthegenerationsbygrandanden duringideals.
ThegrandestoftheseidealsisanunfoldingAmericanp romisethateveryonebelongs,thateveryonedeserves achance,thatnoinsignificantpersonwaseverborn.
Americansarecalledtoenactthispromiseinourlives andinourlaws.Andthoughournationhassometimeshal ted,andsometimesdelayed,wemustfollownoothercou rse.
Throughmuchofthelastcentury,America'sfaithinfr eedomanddemocracywasarockinaragingsea.Nowitisa seeduponthewind,takingrootinmanynations.
Ourdemocraticfaithismorethanthecreedofourcount ry,itistheinbornhopeofourhumanity,anidealwecar rybutdonotown,atrustwebearandpassalong.Andeven afternearly225years,wehavealongwayyettotravel.
Whilemanyofourcitizensprosper,othersdoubtthepr omise,eventhejustice,ofourowncountry.Theambiti onsofsomeAmericansarelimitedbyfailingschoolsan dhiddenprejudiceandthecircumstancesoftheirbirt h.Andsometimesourdifferencesrunsodeep,itseemsw eshareacontinent,butnotacountry.
Wedonotacceptthis,andwewillnotallowit.Ourunity ,ourunion,istheseriousworkofleadersandcitizens ineverygeneration.Andthisismysolemn
pledge:Iwillworktobuildasinglenationofjusticea ndopportunity.
Iknowthisisinourreachbecauseweareguidedbyapowe rlargerthanourselveswhocreatesusequalinHisimag e.
Andweareconfidentinprinciplesthatuniteandleadu sonward.
Americahasneverbeenunitedbybloodorbirthorsoil. Weareboundbyidealsthatmoveusbeyondourbackgroun ds,liftusaboveourinterestsandteachuswhatitmean stobecitizens.Everychildmustbetaughttheseprinc iples.Everycitizenmustupholdthem.Andeveryimmig
rant,byembracingtheseideals,makesourcountrymor e,notless,American.
Today,weaffirmanewcommitmenttoliveoutournation 'spromisethroughcivility,courage,compassionand character.
America,atitsbest,matchesacommitmenttoprincipl ewithaconcernforcivility.Acivilsocietydemandsf romeachofusgoodwillandrespect,fairdealingandfo rgiveness.
Someseemtobelievethatourpoliticscanaffordtobep ettybecause,inatimeofpeace,thestakesofourdebat esappearsmall.
ButthestakesforAmericaareneversmall.Ifourcount rydoesnotleadthecauseoffreedom,itwillnotbeled. Ifwedonotturntheheartsofchildrentowardknowledg eandcharacter,wewilllosetheirgiftsandundermine