肯尼迪：在马丁路德金遇刺后的讲演

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肯尼迪：在马丁路德金遇刺后的讲演robertf.kennedy
remarksontheassassinationofmartinlutherking,jr .
delivered4april1968,indianapolis,in
罗伯特肯尼迪(robertfkennedy,1925-1968)，美国前总统约翰肯尼迪的弟弟。

1964年当选为纽约州参议员，1968年3月16日宣布自己的民主党提名总统候选人身份，1968年6月4日在重要的加利福尼亚州初选中旗开得胜，那天晚上他在洛杉矶大使饭店向他的拥护者们演说时，似乎正迈向民主党提名的目标，在穿过一间厨房的过道离开饭店时被一名心怀怨恨的巴勒斯坦移民开枪击中，两天后死去。

1968年4月4日，马丁路德金博士在孟菲斯遇刺。

那天晚上，罗伯特肯尼迪预定要在印地安那波利斯市一个贫穷的黑人区为他争取民主党总统候选人提名的竞选运动发表演说。

警察告诫
他当晚不宜去演讲，因为他们不能保证他的安全。

当他到达那个地区时，他发现听众尚未听说马丁路德金的遇害。

当晚他的即席讲话回顾了一名狙击手的子弹夺去他兄弟的生命后他个人的巨创深痛。

ladiesandgentlemen,
imonlygoingtotalktoyoujustforaminuteorsothisev ening,becauseihavesome--someverysadnewsforallo fyou--couldyoulowerthosesigns,please?--ihaveso meverysadnewsforallofyou,and,ithink,sadnewsfor allofourfellowcitizens,andpeoplewholovepeaceal lovertheworld;andthatisthatmartinlutherkingwas shotandwaskilledtonightinmemphis,tennessee.
martinlutherkingdedicatedhislifetoloveandtojus ticebetweenfellowhumanbeings.hediedinthecauseo fthateffort.inthisdifficultday,inthisdifficult timefortheunitedstates,itsperhapswelltoaskwhat kindofanationweareandwhatdirectionwewanttomove in.forthoseofyouwhoareblack--consideringtheevi denceevidentlyisthattherewerewhitepeoplewhower
eresponsible--youcanbefilledwithbitterness,and withhatred,andadesireforrevenge.
wecanmoveinthatdirectionasacountry,ingreaterpo larization--blackpeopleamongstblacks,andwhitea mongstwhites,filledwithhatredtowardoneanother. orwecanmakeaneffort,asmartinlutherkingdid,toun derstand,andtocomprehend,andreplacethatviolenc e,thatstainofbloodshedthathasspreadacrossourla nd,withanefforttounderstand,compassion,andlove .
forthoseofyouwhoareblackandaretemptedtofillwit h--befilledwithhatredandmistrustoftheinjustice ofsuchanact,againstallwhitepeople,iwouldonlysa ythaticanalsofeelinmyownheartthesamekindoffeel ing.ihadamemberofmyfamilykilled,buthewaskilled byawhiteman.
butwehavetomakeaneffortintheunitedstates.wehav
etomakeanefforttounderstand,togetbeyond,orgobe yondtheseratherdifficulttimes.
myfavoritepoem,my--myfavoritepoetwasaeschylus. andheoncewrote:
eveninoursleep,painwhichcannotforget
fallsdropbydropupontheheart,
until,inourowndespair,
againstourwill,
comeswisdom
throughtheawfulgraceofgod.
whatweneedintheunitedstatesisnotdivision;whatw eneedintheunitedstatesisnothatred;whatweneedin theunitedstatesisnotviolenceandlawlessness,but islove,andwisdom,andcompassiontowardoneanother ,andafeelingofjusticetowardthosewhostillsuffer withinourcountry,whethertheybewhiteorwhetherth eybeblack.
soiaskyoutonighttoreturnhome,tosayaprayerforth efamilyofmartinlutherking--yeah,itstrue--butmo reimportantlytosayaprayerforourowncountry,whic hallofuslove--aprayerforunderstandingandthatco mpassionofwhichispoke.
wecandowellinthiscountry.wewillhavedifficultti mes.wevehaddifficulttimesinthepast,butwe--andw ewillhavedifficulttimesinthefuture.itisnotthee ndofviolence;itisnottheendoflawlessness;andits nottheendofdisorder.
butthevastmajorityofwhitepeopleandthevastmajor ityofblackpeopleinthiscountrywanttolivetogethe r,wanttoimprovethequalityofourlife,andwantjust iceforallhumanbeingsthatabideinourland.
andletsdedicateourselvestowhatthegreekswroteso manyyearsago:totamethesavagenessofmanandmakege ntlethelifeofthisworld.letusdedicateourselvest
othat,andsayaprayerforourcountryandforourpeopl e.
thankyouverymuch.。