芭芭拉乔丹经典英语演讲

参考资料，少熬夜！芭芭拉乔丹经典英语演讲Thankyouladiesandgentlemenforaverywarmreception.Itwasonehundredandforty-fouryearsagothatmembersoftheDemocraticPartyfirstmetinconventiontoselectaPresidentialcandidate.Sincethattime,DemocratshavecontinuedtoconveneonceeveryfouryearsanddraftapartyplatformandnominateaPresidentialcandidate.Andourmeetingthisweekisacontinuationofthattradition.Butthereissomethingdifferentabouttonight.Thereissomethingspecialabouttonight.Whatisdifferent?Whatisspecial?I,BarbaraJordan,amakeynotespeaker.Alotofyearspassedsince1832,andduringthattimeitwouldhavebeenmostunusualforanynationalpoliticalpartytoaskthataBarbaraJordantodeliverakeynoteaddress.ButtonighthereIam.AndIfeelthatnotwithstandingthepastthatmypresencehereisoneadditionalbitofevidencethattheAmericanDreamneednotforeverbedeferred.NowthatIhavethisgranddistinctionwhatintheworldamIsupposedtosay?IcouldeasilyspendthistimepraisingtheaccomplishmentsofthispartyandattackingtheRepublicans--butIdon'tchoosetodothat.IcouldlistthemanyproblemswhichAmericanshave.Icouldlisttheproblemswhichcausepeopletofeelcynical,angry,frustrated:problemswhichincludelackofintegrityingovernment;thefeelingthattheindividualnolongercounts;therealityofmaterialandspiritualpoverty;thefeelingthatthegrandAmericanexperimentisfailingorhasfailed.Icouldrecitetheseproblems,andthenIcouldsitdownandoffernosolutions.ButIdon'tchoosetodothateither.ThecitizensofAmericaexpectmore.Theydeserveandtheywantmorethanarecitalofproblems.Weareapeopleinaquandaryaboutthepresent.Weareapeopleinsearchofourfuture.Weareapeopleinsearchofanationalcommunity.Weareapeopletryingnotonlytosolvetheproblemsofthepresent,unemployment,inflation,butweareattemptingonalargerscaletofulfillthepromiseofAmerica.Weareattemptingtofulfillournationalpurpose,tocreateandsustainasocietyinwhichallofusareequal.Throughoutouthistory,whenpeoplehavelookedfor参考资料，少熬夜！newwaystosolvetheirproblems,andtoupholdtheprinciplesofthisnation,manytimestheyhaveturnedtopoliticalparties.TheyhaveoftenturnedtotheDemocraticParty.Whatisit?WhatisitabouttheDemocraticPartythatmakesittheinstrumentthepeopleusewhentheysearchforwaystoshapetheirfuture?WellIbelievetheanswertothatquestionliesinourconceptofgoverning.Ourconceptofgoverningisderivedfromourviewofpeople.Itisaconceptdeeplyrootedinasetofbeliefsfirmlyetchedinthenationalconscienceofallofus.Nowwhatarethesebeliefs?First,webelieveinequalityforallandprivilegesfornone.ThisisabeliefthateachAmericanregardlessofbackgroundhasequalstandinginthepublicforum--allofus.Becausewebelievethisideasofirmly,weareaninclusiveratherthananexclusiveparty.Leteverybodycome!IthinkitnoaccidentthatmostofthoseemigratingtoAmericainthe19thcenturyidentifiedwiththeDemocraticParty.WeareaheterogeneouspartymadeupofAmericansofdiversebackgrounds.Webelievethatthepeoplearethesourceofallgovernmentalpower;thattheauthorityofthepeopleistobeextended,notrestricted.Thiscanbeaccomplishedonlybyprovidingeachcitizenwitheveryopportunitytoparticipateinthemanagementofthegovernment.Theymusthavethat,webelieve.Webelievethatthegovernmentwhichrepresentstheauthorityofallthepeople,notjustoneinterestgroup,butallthepeople,hasanobligationtoactively--underscoreactively--seektoremovethoseobstacleswhichwouldblockindividualachievement--obstaclesemanatingfromrace,sex,economiccondition.Thegovernmentmustremovethem,seektoremovethem.Weareapartyofinnovation.Wedonotrejectourtraditions,butwearewillingtoadapttochangingcircumstances,whenchangewemust.Wearewillingtosufferthediscomfortofchangeinordertoachieveabetterfuture.WehaveapositivevisionofthefuturefoundedonthebeliefthatthegapbetweenthepromiseandrealityofAmericacanonedaybefinallyclosed.Webelievethat.This,myfriend,isthebedrockofourconceptofgoverning.ThisisapartofthereasonwhyAmericanshaveturnedtotheDemocraticParty.Thesearethefoundations参考资料，少熬夜！uponwhichanationalcommunitycanbebuilt.Let'sallunderstandthattheseguidingprinciplescannotbediscardedforshort-termpoliticalgains.Theyrepresentwhatthiscountryisallabout.TheyareindigenoustotheAmericanidea.Andtheseareprincipleswhicharenotnegotiable.Inothertimes,IcouldstandhereandgivethiskindofexpositiononthebeliefsoftheDemocraticPartyandthatwouldbeenough.Buttodaythatisnotenough.Peoplewantmore.ThatisnotsufficientreasonforthemajorityofthepeopleofthiscountrytovoteDemocratic.Wehavemademistakes.Werealizethat.Inourhastetodoallthingsforallpeople,wedidnotforeseethefullconsequencesofouractions.Andwhenthepeopleraisedtheirvoices,wedidn'thear.Butourdeafnesswasonlyatemporarycondition,andnotanirreversiblecondition.EvenasIstandhereandadmitthatwehavemademistakes,IstillbelievethatasthepeopleofAmericasitinjudgmentoneachparty,theywillrecognizethatourmistakesweremistakesoftheheart.They'llrecognizethat.Andnowwemustlooktothefuture.Letusheedthevoiceofthepeopleandrecognizetheircommonsense.Ifwedonot,wenotonlyblasphemeourpoliticalheritage,weignorethecommontiesthatbindallAmericans.Manyfearthefuture.Manyaredistrustfuloftheirleaders,andbelievethattheirvoicesareneverheard.Manyseekonlytosatisfytheirprivateworkwants.Tosatisfytheirprivateinterests.Butthisisthegrea