篇一：2012Obamasvictory speech奥巴马胜选演讲稿中英文2012
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. (Sustained cheers, applause.)
Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, . (Cheers, applause.)
It moves forward because of you. It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression, the spirit that has lifted this country from the depths of despair to the great heights of hope, the belief that while each of us will pursue our own individual dreams, we are an American family, and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people. (Cheers, applause.)
Tonight, in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the of America, the best is yet to come.
(Cheers, applause.) I want to thank every American who participated in this election. (Cheers, applause.) Whether you voted for the very first time (cheers) or waited in line for a very long time (cheers) by the way, we have to fix that (cheers, applause) whether you pounded the pavement or picked up the phone (cheers, applause), whether you held an Obama sign or a Romney sign, you made your voice heard and you made a difference. (Cheers, applause.)
I just spoke with Governor Romney and I congratulated him and Paul Ryan on a hard-fought campaign. (Cheers, applause.) We may have battled fiercely, but its only because we love this country deeply and we care so strongly about its future. From George to Lenore to their son Mitt, the Romney family has chosen to give back to America through public service. And that is a legacy that we honour and applaud tonight. (Cheers, applause.) In the weeks ahead, I also look forward to sitting down with Governor Romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward.
(Cheers, applause.)
I want to thank my friend and partner of the last four years, Americas happy warrior, the best vice-president anybody could ever hope for, Joe Biden. (Cheers, applause.)
And I wouldnt be the man I am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago. (Cheers, applause.) Let me say this publicly. Michelle, I have never loved you more. (Cheers, applause.) I have never been prouder to watch the rest of America fall in love with you too as our nations first lady. (Cheers, applause.)
Sasha and Malia (cheers, applause) before our very eyes, youre growing up to become two strong, smart, beautiful young women, just like your mom. (Cheers, applause.) And I am so proud of you guys. But I will say that, for now, one dogs probably enough. (Laughter.)
To the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics (cheers, applause) the best the best ever (cheers, applause) some of you were new this time around, and some of you have been at my side since the very beginning.
(Cheers, applause.) But all of you are family. No matter what you do or where you go from here, you will carry the memory of the history we made together. (Cheers, applause.) And you will have the lifelong appreciation of a grateful president. Thank you for believing all the way (cheers, applause) to every hill, to every valley. (Cheers, applause.) You lifted me up the whole day, and I will always be grateful for everything that youve done and all the incredible work that youve put in. (Cheers, applause.)
I know that political campaigns can sometimes seem small, even silly. And that provides plenty of fodder for the cynics who tell us that politics is nothing more than a contest of egos or the domain of special interests. But if you ever get the chance to talk to folks who turned out at our rallies and crowded along a rope line in a high school gym or or saw folks working late at a campaign office in some tiny county far away from home, youll discover something else.
Youll hear the determination in the voice of a young field organiser whos working his way through college and wants to make sure every child has that same opportunity. (Cheers, applause.) Youll hear the pride in the voice of a volunteer whos going door to door because her brother was finally hired when the local auto plant added another shift. (Cheers, applause.)
Youll hear the deep patriotism in the voice of a military spouse whos working the phones late at night to make sure that no one who fights for this country ever has to fight for a job or a roof over their head when they come home. (Cheers, applause.)
Thats why we do this. Thats what politics can be. Thats why elections matter. Its not small, its big. Its important. Democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy and complicated. We have our own opinions. Each of us has deeply held beliefs. And when we go through tough times, when we make big decisions as a country, it necessarily stirs passions, stirs up controversy. That wont change after tonight. And it shouldnt. These arguments we have are a mark of our liberty, and we can never forget that as we speak, people in distant nations are risking their lives right now just for a chance to argue about the issues that matter (cheers, applause) the chance to cast their ballots like we did today.
But despite all our differences, most of us share certain hopes for Americas future.
We want our kids to grow up in a country where they have access to the best schools and the best teachers (cheers, applause) a country that lives up to its legacy as the global leader in technology and discovery and innovation (scattered cheers, applause) with all of the good jobs and new businesses that follow.
We want our children to live in an America that isnt burdened by debt, that isnt weakened up by inequality, that isnt threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet. (Cheers, applause.)
We want to pass on a country thats safe and respected and admired around the world, a nation that is defended by the strongest military on Earth and the best troops this this world has ever known (cheers, applause) but also a country that moves with confidence beyond this time of war to shape a peace that is built on the promise of freedom and dignity for every human being.
We believe in a generous America, in a compassionate America, in a tolerant America open to the dreams of an immigrants daughter who studies in our schools and pledges to our flag (cheers, applause) to the young boy on the south side of who sees a life beyond the nearest street corner (cheers, applause) to the furniture workers child in North Carolina who wants to become a doctor or a scientist, an engineer or an entrepreneur, a diplomat or even a president.
Thats the (cheers, applause) thats the future we hope for.
(Cheers, applause.) Thats the vision we share. Thats where we need to go forward. (Cheers, applause.) Thats where we need to go. (Cheers, applause.)
Now, we will disagree, sometimes fiercely, about how to get there. As it has for more than two centuries, progress will come in fits and starts. Its not always a straight line. Its not always a smooth path. By itself, the recognition that we have common hopes and dreams wont end all the gridlock, resolve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward.
But that common bond is where we must begin. Our economy is recovering. A decade of war is ending. (Cheers, applause.) A long campaign is now over. (Cheers, applause.) And whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you. I have learned from you. And youve made me a better president. And with your stories and your struggles, I return to the White House more determined and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead. (Cheers, applause.)
Tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual. (Cheers, applause.) You elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours.
And in the coming weeks and months, I am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together reducing our deficit, reforming our tax code, fixing our immigration system, freeing ourselves from foreign oil. Weve got more work to do. (Cheers, applause.)
But that doesnt mean your work is done. The role of citizens in our democracy does not end with your vote. Americas never been about what can be done for us; its about what can be done by us together, through the hard and frustrating but necessary work of self-government. (Cheers, applause.) Thats the principle we were founded on.
This country has more wealth than any nation, but thats not what makes us rich. We have the most powerful military in history, but thats not what makes us strong. Our university, our culture are all the envy of the world, but thats not what keeps the world coming to our shores. What makes America exceptional are the bonds that hold together the most diverse nation on Earth, the belief that our destiny is shared (cheers, applause) that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations, so that the freedom which so many Americans have fought for and died for come with responsibilities as well as rights, and among those are love and charity and duty and patriotism. Thats what makes America great. (Cheers, applause.)
I am hopeful tonight because I have seen this spirit at work in America. Ive seen it in the family business whose owners would rather cut their own pay than lay off their neighbours and in the workers who would rather cut back their hours than see a friend lose a job. Ive seen it in the soldiers who re-enlist after losing a limb and in those Seals who charged up the stairs into darkness and danger because they knew there was a buddy behind them watching their back. (Cheers, applause.) Ive seen it on the shores of New Jersey and New York, where leaders from every party and level of government have swept aside their differences to help a community rebuild from the wreckage of a terrible storm. (Cheers, applause.)
And I saw it just the other day in Mentor, Ohio, where a father told the story of his eight-year-old daughter whose long battle with leukaemia nearly cost their family everything had it not been for healthcare reform passing just a few months before the insurance company was about to stop paying for her care. (Cheers, applause.) I had an opportunity to not just talk to the father but meet this incredible daughter of his. And when he spoke to the crowd, listening to that fathers story, every parent in that room had tears in their eyes because we knew that little girl could be our own.
And I know that every American wants her future to be just as bright. Thats who we are. Thats the country Im so proud to lead as your president. (Cheers, applause.)
And tonight, despite all the hardship weve been through, despite all the frustrations of Washington, Ive never been more hopeful about our future. (Cheers, applause.) I have never been more hopeful about America. And I ask you to sustain that hope.
Im not talking about blind optimism, the kind of hope that just ignores the enormity of the tasks ahead or the road blocks that stand in our path. Im not talking about the wishful idealism that allows us to just sit on the sidelines or shirk from a fight. I have
always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. (Cheers, applause.)
America, I believe we can build on the progress weve made and continue to fight for new jobs and new opportunities and new security for the middle class. I believe we can keep the promise of our founding, the idea that if youre willing to work hard, it doesnt matter who you are or where you come from or what you look like or where you love. It doesnt matter whether youre black or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich or poor, abled, disabled, gay or straight. (Cheers, applause.) You can make it here in America if youre willing to try.
(Cheers, applause.)
I believe we can seize this future together because we are not as divided as our politics suggests. Were not as cynical as the pundits believe. We are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and forever will be, the United States of America. (Cheers, applause.)
And together, with your help and Gods grace, we will continue our journey forward and remind the world just why it is that we live in the greatest nation on earth. (Cheers, applause.) Thank you, America. (Cheers, applause.) God bless you. God bless these United States. (Cheers, applause.)
中新网11月7日电据美国媒体报道，成功连任美国总统的奥巴马当地时间7日凌晨发表了胜选演讲，对支持者表示感谢。
当地时间7日凌晨，美国总统大选初步结果出炉，美国总统奥巴马获得超过270张选举人票，成功连任。最新的开票结果显示，奥巴马获得了303张选举人票，共和党总统候选人罗姆尼获得203张。目前仅剩佛州与阿拉斯加州未计票完毕。
北京时间接近7日下午2点的时候，罗姆尼在波士顿竞选总部发表了简短讲话，承认败选。他说给奥巴马打了电话，向奥巴马、其支持者与竞选阵营表示祝贺，尤其向奥巴马、第一夫人与他们的女儿表示祝贺。他说，祈祷奥巴马在今后4年中，成功带领美国前进。
以下为奥巴马演讲全文：
谢谢，非常感谢。今晚，是在一个殖民地赢得它自主权200多年之后，我们来到这里，不断前行，这主要是因为你们坚信这个国家能够实现永恒的希望，实现移民想的梦想，我们是一个大家庭，我们共同以一个国家，一个民族奋斗。
我要感谢每位参加这次选举的人，不管你是从第一天就投票了，还是一直等待了很长的时间才投的票。当然了，我们要解决这个排队投票的问题。不管你是自己上门投的票，还是打电话投的票，不管你是投了
篇二：奥巴马大选获胜演讲稿
成功赢得美国总统大选的奥巴马11月5日下午（北京时间）在芝加哥格兰特公园举行盛大的集会，发表以美国的变革为主题的获胜演说。他表示，美国迎来变革时代（change is coming to America），并且呼吁美国人民团结起来。
-----以下为演讲全文(已更新为华尔街日报翻译的版本，谢谢157楼的朋友提醒)-----
如果还有人对美国是否凡事都有可能存疑，还有人怀疑美国奠基者的梦想在我们所处的时代是否依然鲜活，还有人质疑我们的民主制度的力量，那么今晚，这些问题都有了答案。
这是设在学校和教堂的投票站前排起的前所未见的长队给出的答案；是等了三四个小时的选民所给出的答案，其中许多人都是有生以来第一次投票，因为他们认定这一次肯定会不一样，认为自己的声音会是这次大选有别于以往之所在。
这是所有美国人民共同给出的答案－－无论老少贫富，无论是民主党还是共和党，无论是黑人、白人、拉美裔、亚裔、原住民，是同性恋者还是异性恋者、残疾人还是健全人－－我们从来不是红州和蓝州的对立阵营，我们是美利坚合众国这个整体，永远都是。
长久以来，很多人一再受到告诫，要对我们所能取得的成绩极尽讽刺、担忧和怀疑之能事，但这个答案让这些人伸出手来把握历史，再次让它朝向美好明天的希望延伸。
已经过去了这么长时间，但今晚，由于我们在今天、在这场大选中、在这个具有决定性的时刻所做的，美国已经迎来了变革。
我刚刚接到了麦凯恩参议员极具风度的致电。他在这场大选中经过了长时间的努力奋斗，而他为自己所深爱的这个国家奋斗的时间更长、过程更艰辛。他为美国做出了我们大多数人难以想像的牺牲，我们的生活也因这位勇敢无私的领袖所做出的贡献而变得更美好。我向他和佩林州长所取得的成绩表示祝贺，我也期待着与他们一起在未来的岁月中为复兴这个国家的希望而共同努力。
我要感谢我在这次旅程中的伙伴－－已当选美国副总统的拜登。他全心参与竞选活动，为普通民众代言，他们是他在斯克兰顿从小到大的伙伴，也是在他回特拉华的火车上遇到的男男女女。
如果没有一个人的坚决支持，我今晚就不会站在这里，她是我过去16年来最好的朋友、是我们一家人的中坚和我一生的挚爱，更是我们国家的下一位第一夫人：米歇尔奥巴马(Michelle Obama)。萨莎(Sasha)和玛丽亚(Malia)，我太爱你们两个了，你们已经得到了一条新的小狗，它将与我们一起入驻白宫。虽然我的外祖母已经不在了，但我知道她与我的亲人肯定都在看着我，因为他们，我才能拥有今天的成就。今晚，我想念他们，我知道自己欠他们的无可计量。
我的竞选经理大卫普劳夫(David Plouffe)、首席策略师大卫艾克斯罗德(David Axelrod)以及政治史上最好的竞选团队－－是你们成就了今天，我永远感激你们为实现今天的成就所做出的牺牲。
但最重要的是，我永远不会忘记这场胜利真正的归属－－它属于你们。
我从来不是最有希望的候选人。一开始，我们没有太多资金，也没有得到太多人的支持。我们的竞选活动并非诞生于华盛顿的高门华第之内，而是始于得梅因、康科德、查尔斯顿这些地方的普通民众家中。
我们的竞选活动能有今天的规模，是因为辛勤工作的人们从自己的微薄积蓄中拿出钱来，捐出一笔又一笔5美元、10美元、20美元。而竞选活动的声势越来越大则是源自那些年轻人，他们拒绝接受认为他们这代人冷漠的荒诞说法；他们离开家、离开亲人，从事报酬微薄、极其辛苦的工作；同时也源自那些已经不算年轻的人们，他们冒着严寒酷暑，敲开陌生人的家门进行竞选宣传；更源自数百万的美国民众，他们自动自发地组织起来，证明了在两百多年以后，民有、民治、民享的政府并未从地球上消失。这是你们的胜利。
我知道你们的所做所为并不只是为了赢得大选，我也知道你们做这一切并不是为了我。你们这样做是因为你们明白摆在面前的任务有多艰巨。因为即便我们今晚欢呼庆祝，我们也知道明天将面临我们一生之中最为艰巨的挑战－－两场战争、一个面临危险的星球，还有百年来最严重的金融危机。今晚站在此地，我们知道伊拉克的沙漠里和阿富汗的群山中还有勇敢的美国子弟兵醒来，甘冒生命危险保护着我们。会有在孩子熟睡后仍难以入眠的父母，担心如何偿还月供、付医药费或是存够钱送孩子上大学。我们亟待开发新能源、创造新的工作机会；我们需要修建新学校，还要应对众多威胁、修复与许多国家的关系。
前方的道路会十分漫长艰辛。我们可能无法在一年甚至一届任期之内实现上述目标，但我从未像今晚这样满怀希望，相信我们会实现。我向你们承诺－－我们作为一个整体将会达成目标。
我们会遭遇挫折和不成功的开端。对于我作为总统所做的每项决定和政策，会有许多人持有异议，我们也知道政府并不能解决所有问题。但我会向你们坦陈我们所面临的挑战。我会聆听你们的意见，尤其是在我们意见相左之时。最重要的是，我会请求你们参与重建这个国家，以美国221年来从未改变的唯一方式－－一砖一瓦、胼手胝足。
21个月前那个寒冬所开始的一切不应该在今天这个秋夜结束。今天的选举胜利并不是我们所寻求的改变－－这只是我们实现改变的机会。而且如果我们仍然按照旧有方式行事，我们所寻求的改变不可能出现。没有你们，也不可能有这种改变。
因此，让我们发扬新的爱国精神，树立新的服务意识和责任感，让我们每个人下定决心全情投入、更加努力地工作，并彼此关爱。让我们铭记这场金融危机带来的教训：我们不可能在金融以外的领域备受煎熬的同时拥有繁荣兴旺的华尔
篇三：奥巴马胜选演讲全文(中文版)
奥巴马胜选演讲全文
我的国民：
我今天站在这，为我们眼前的任务感到谦卑，为你们给我的信任感激，为我们先人的牺牲不忘怀。我多谢乔治布什总统对国家的服务，以及他在整个权力过度过程展示的慷慨和合作。
至今44位美国人宣读过总统誓词。这些言词在繁荣潮起、在和平的风平浪静中说过，但很多时候，誓词是在阴霾密布中宣读。美国在这些时刻挺下去，不止是因为在位者的技巧或视野，而是因为我们人民坚信先人的理想，信守我们的立国文献。
过去如是，这一代美国人也如是。
我们正身陷危机，现在大家都很清楚了。国家正在打仗，对抗一个广大的暴力和仇恨网络。我们的经济严重地衰弱，是部份人贪婪和不负责任的结果，也是因为我们集体失败，未能作出艰难的决定，为国家进入新纪元作好准备。很多家没有了，工作被裁了，企业倒闭了。我们的医疗费太贵，我们的学校有负于太多人，每天都有新证据显示，我们用能源的方法，令我们的敌人强大，又威胁我们的星球。
这些都是危机的指针，有数据和统计。较难测量但同样影响深远的，是全国信心受重创，挥之不去的恐惧，担心美国衰落无可避免，担心下一代一定要降低期望。
今日我向你们说，我们面对的挑战千真万确，很严重也很多，不能轻易解决，不能短时间解决，但美国知道：挑战一定会克服。
这一天，我们聚首一堂，是因为我们选择希望，而非恐惧，选择目标一致，而不是冲突和争吵。
这一天，我们来宣布结束埋怨、虚假承诺、指摘和过时的条，它们窒息我们的政治太久了。
我们仍是一个年轻的国家，但正如《圣经》所说，是时候将孩子气放在一旁了。重申我们不灭精神的时候到了，去选取我们历史好的一面，去发扬那珍宝，那一代传一代的高尚理念：上帝承诺人人平等，人人自由，人人值得有机会追求快乐。
当我们再次肯定我国的伟大，我们知道伟大从来不是天生，而是争
取得来的。我们的旅程从来没有走快捷方式，从不退而求其次。这不是胆小的人之路，这条路不是给那些喜欢安逸多于工作、只追求名利之乐的人。这条路是给肯冒险的人、做实事的人、创造事物的人的。这些人有些得到颂扬，但多数都是默默耕耘，是他们带领我们通过那漫长崎岖之路，通往繁荣和自由。
为了我们，他们收拾起仅有的财产，飘洋过海寻找新生命。
为了我们，他们在血汗工厂辛勤工作，在西部安顿下来，忍受鞭打，开垦恶土。
为了我们，他们战斗死亡，在康科德和葛底斯堡，在诺曼底和溪山。 一次又一次，这些男男女女挣扎牺牲，干活至双手粗糙，要让我们可以活得更好。他们以美国为大，大于小我，大于因出身、财富或派系的分歧。
今天我们延续这个旅程。我们仍是世上最富强的国家。我国工人的生产力，不输于危机开始的时候。还有我们脑袋的创造力不减，对我们货品和服务的需求，也不少于上周、上月或上一年。我们的能力并未衰减。但我们固守立场、保护狭隘利益和推迟作出不快决定的日子肯定已消逝。由今天开始，我们必须振作起来，拍掉身上的灰烟，再度开始重塑美国。
因为无论我们放眼那，都有工作要做。现时的经济情况亟待果断而迅即行动，而我们会手──不仅是创造新职位，而且是为经济增长奠下新基础。我们将修桥筑路，铺设电缆网络和数码线路，以协助商业发展，也让我们紧密联系。我们会让科学重归正当地位，运用科技的奇，提高健康水平和减少医疗开支。我们会撷取太阳、风力和泥土，为汽车提供燃料，让工厂运作。我们更会改变中小学和大学，迎合新时代的需要。这些我们都做得到。而且我们会手去做。
有些人质疑我们野心太大，他们说大计太多，政府应付不来。他们太善忘了。他们忘记了这国家的成绩；忘记了只要结合想象力和共同目标，结合需要和勇气，自由的人可以成就甚么事情。
愤世疾俗之辈没法理解的是，他们的论据已站不住脚──那些烦扰我们多时的陈腐政治论据，已不再合用。我们今天要问的，并非政府是否太大或太小，而是能否做出成绩──能否帮助家庭找到薪金合理的工作，获得负担得起的医疗照顾，以及过得到有尊严的退休生活。答案是肯定的话，我们就会看下一项；答案是否定的话，计划或要打住。我们这些管理公帑的人将要负起责任──钱要花得其所，改掉坏习惯，还要将一切决定公开──惟其如此，才可重建人民对政府的信任。
我们面对的问题，亦非市场力量是正是邪。市场创造财富、推动自由的威力，无可比拟，但这次危机提醒我们，欠缺监察的话，市场就会失控──而一个国家若偏帮富人，将不能得享长久的繁盛。我们的经济得到成功，除了端视我国国内生产总值之外，还要让更多人共享繁荣，以及让有心人得到机会──不是出于慈悲怜悯，而是因为这才是达到共荣的最确切途径。
至于共同防卫问题，我们不认为需要在安全和理想之间作出抉择。我国的开国元勋们，当年面对我们难以想象的险境，依然拟出确保法治和人权的宪章，并由历代人的鲜血加以发扬。那些理念至今仍照亮世人，我们断不会为一时之便而放弃这些理念。今天在看我们的各国政府和人民、由最宏伟的首都到家父出生的小村落，请听好：美国是每个国家的朋友，是想寻找和平与尊严的男人、女人和小孩的朋友，还有就是，我们已准备好，再一次领导世界。
要记得先辈压倒法西斯主义和共产主义，不只用导弹和坦克，还凭坚定的团结和不挠的信念。他们明了，单凭一己力量，我们不足以自保，更不能自把自为。反之，他们明白到，只有审慎运用，我们的力量才能壮大起来；我们的安稳，源自我们目标之正确、我们所作榜样的力量，还有谦卑与克制的温和质量。
我们是这个遗产的保存者。在这些原则的再次引领下，我们可以迎战需要更大努力、国家间更强合作和更大的理解而面对的新威胁。我们要开始负责任地将伊拉克，交还给该国人民，并在阿富汗打造要辛苦攫取的和平。在旧朋友和前敌人的陪同下，我们会努力不懈地减低核威胁，并逆转正在变暖的地球。我们不会为我们的生活方式道歉，也不会放弃防卫，对于那些透过恐怖手段和屠杀无辜者而达到目标的人，我们现在对你们说，我们的意志比你们更坚强，我们不会被击败，你们无法比我们更长久，我们会击败你们。
因为我们知道，祖先的遗产是力量，而非软弱。我们是一个基督徒、伊斯兰教徒、犹太教徒、印度教徒和无信仰者的国家。世界上每种语文和文化，塑造出我们。由于我们尝过内战和种族隔离的痛苦，我们能够更强和更团结地走出黑暗的一章。我们深切相信宿怨有一天会过去；种族部落间的裂缝很快会消弭；当世界变得越来越小时，我们的人性会彰显；美国必须扮演引导世界走向新和平纪元的角色。
对于穆斯林世界，我们基于互利和互相尊重的原则上，寻找新的前路。对于世界上那些散布冲突、或将自己社会的病态怪罪于西方的领袖：要知道你们的人民，会根据你的建设而非破坏去评核你。对于那些透过
贪污、欺骗、打压异见者而稳住政权的人，要知道你们处于历史错误的一面，但如果你们愿意放松拳头，我们愿意向你们伸出手。
对于贫穷国家的人民，我们承诺与你一起，令你的农田肥沃，令洁净的水川流不息；令饥饿的身体得到滋养，并喂养饥饿的心灵。对于那些与我们一样，享受丰盛物资的国家，我们不能再对在国界外受苦的人漠不关心；我们也不能不理会效能地，耗用世界的资源。因为世界改了，我们也必须改变。
当我们考虑前路要怎样走时，我们要以谦虚的态度，记住那些每小时都在遥远沙漠和山区巡逻的勇敢美国人。他们今天有话跟我们说，就像长眠在阿灵顿国家公墓下的英雄一样，跨越世代向我们耳语。我们尊崇他们，不只因为他们是捍卫自由的卫士，也因为他们体现了服务的精神；这是一种寻找超越自身意义的意愿。在这个时刻，将会为一个时代下定义的时刻，我们正需要这种精神，居于我们全部人身上。
政府有许多事可以做和必须做，但这个国家建基的，始终是美国人的信念和决心。令我们得以度过黑暗时刻的美德，就是当大堤破裂时，救助一名陌生人的仁慈；就是工人宁愿减工时，也不愿看到一个好朋友失业。最后决定我们命运的，就是消防员走入浓烟密布的走廊的勇气，还有父母愿意培养小孩的热诚。
我们的挑战可能是新的。我们迎接挑战的工具也可能是新的。但令我们成功的价值，包括勤劳、诚实、勇气、公平竞赛、容忍、好奇心、忠诚和爱国，都是既有的。它们都是实实在在的。它们一直是我们跨越历史的寂静动力。所需要的，是回归这些真理。现在需要我们做的，是一个负责任的新时代，一个认知，就是每个美国人，都要对我们自己、我们的国家和世界负责。我们非但不能不情愿，相反要乐意地捉紧这些责任。我们要相信，没有任何事比全情投入迎接艰难的任务，更能满足我们的精神，更能为我们的性格下定义。
这就是做公民代价与承诺。
这是我们信心的泉源──就是对主感召我们塑造不明确命运的认知。
这是我们自由和我们信仰的意思──为甚么每个种族、每种信仰的男女和孩子能在这个宏伟的广场一起庆祝；为甚么一个父亲在差不多六
十年前或在餐厅不获招待的男子今天能站在你们的面前，作出最庄严的宣誓。
因此，让我们铭记这一天，毋忘我们是谁、我们走了多远的路。在美国诞生的一年，在最寒的岁月，一小群爱国的人在冰封的河畔，围拢一堆营火余烬取暖。首都失守。敌人进攻。白雪染血。在我们革命成果备受疑惑的时刻，我们的开国父亲下令向人们宣读：
告诉未来的世界在严冬一无所有之际，只有希望和德行存活这个城市和这个国家，必须迎上前克服共同的危难。
美利坚。面对共同的危难，在我们困境的寒冬，让我们紧记这些不朽的文字。凭希望和德行，让我们再一次勇敢对抗冰冷的寒流，承受所有来袭的风暴。告诉我们孩子的孩子，当我们经历考验，我们绝不让这旅程终结，我们不掉头，我们不畏缩；放眼未来，有主给我们的恩典，我们带自由的赞礼向前进，将它安然相传给未来世界。
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