我们唯一恐惧的是恐惧本身 译文.docx
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TheOnlyThingWeHavetoFearIsFearItself
FranklinD.Roosevelt
PresidentHoover,MisterChiefJustice,myfriends:
Thisisadayofnationalconsecration,andIamcertainthatonthisday,myfellowAmericansexpectthatonmyinductioninthePresidencyIwilladdressthemwithacandorandadecisionwhichthepresentsituationofourpeopleimpels.Thisispreeminentlythetimetospeakthetruth,thewholetruth,franklyandboldly.Norneedweshrinkfromhonestlyfacingtheconditionsfacingourcountrytoday.Thisgreatnationwillendureasithasendured,willreviveandwillprosper.Sofirstofall,letmeexpressmyfirmbeliefthattheonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself-nameless,unreasoning,unjustifiedterror,whichparalyzesneededeffortstoconvertretreatintoadvance.Ineverydarkhourofournationallife,aleadershipoffranknessandvigorhasmetwiththatunderstandingandsupportofthepeoplethemselves,whichisessentialtovictory.AndIamconvincedthatyouwillagaingivethatsupporttoleadershipinthesecriticaldays.
Insuchaspiritonmypartandonyours,wefaceourcommondifficulties.Theyconcern,thankGod,onlymaterialthings.Valueshaveshrunkentofantasticlevels;taxeshaverisen,ourabilitytopayhasfallen;governmentofallkindsisfacedbyseriouscurtailmentofincome;themeansofexchangearefrozeninthecurrentsoftrade;thewitheredleavesofindustrialenterpriselieoneveryside;farmersfindnomarketsfortheirproduce,andthesavingsofmanyyearsandthousandsoffamiliesaregone.
Moreimportant,ahostofunemployedcitizensfacethegrimproblemofexistence,andanequalandgreatnumbertoilwithlittlereturn.Onlyafoolishoptimistcandenythedarkrealitiesofthemoment.
Andyet,ourdistresscomesfromnofailureofsubstance,wearestrickenbynoplagueoflocusts.Comparedwiththeperilswhichourforefathersconquered,becausetheybelievedandwerenotafraid,wehavesomuchtobethankfulfor.Naturesurroundsuswithherbounty,andhumaneffortshavemultipliedit.Plentyisatourdoorstep,butageneroususeofitlanguishesintheverysightofthesupply.Primarily,thisisbecausetherulersoftheexchangeofmankind’sgoodshavefailed,throughtheirownstubbornnessandtheirownincompetence,haveadmittedtheirfailureandhaveabdicated.Practicesoftheunscrupulousmoneychangersstandindictedinthecourtofpublicopinion,rejectedbytheheartsandmindsofmen.
True,theyhavetried,buttheireffortshavebeencastinthepatternofanoutworntradition.Facedbyafailureofcredit,theyhaveproposedonlythelendingofmoremoney.Strippedofthelureofprofitbywhichtheyinduceourpeopletofollowtheirfalseleadership,theyhaveresortedtoexhortation,pleadingtearfullyforrestoredconfidence.Theyonlyknowtherulesofagenerationofself-seekers.Theyhavenovision,andwhenthereisnovision,thepeopleperish.
Yes,themoneychangershavefledfromtheirhighseatsinthetempleofourcivilization.Wemaynowrestorethattempletotheancienttruths.Ameasureofthatrestorationliesintheextenttowhichweapplysocialvalue,morenoblethanmeremonetaryprofits.
Happinessliesnotinthemerepossessionofmoney,itliesinthejoyofachievement,inthethrillofcreativeefforts,thejoyandmoralstimulationofworknolongermustbeforgotteninthemadchaseofevanescentprofits.Thesedarkdays,myfriends,willbeworthalltheycostus,iftheyteachusthatourtruedestinyisnottobeministeredonto,buttoministertoourselves,toourfellowmen.
Recognitionofthefalsityofmaterialwealthasthestandardofsuccessgoeshandinhandwiththeabandonmentofafalsebeliefthatpublicofficeandhighpoliticalpositionaretobevaluedonlybythestandardsofprideofplaceandpersonalprofits,andtheremustbeanendtoourconductinbankingandinbusiness,whichtoooftenhasgiventoasacredtrustthelikenessofcallousandselfishwrong-doing.Smallwonderthatconfidencelanguishes,foritthrivesonlyonhonesty,onhonor,onthesacrednessofourobligation,onfaithfulprotectionandonunselfishperformance.Withoutthemitcannotlive.
Restorationcalls,however,notforchangesinethicsalone.Thisnationisaskingforaction,andactionnow.
Ourgreatestprimarytaskistoputpeopletowork.Thisisnounsolvableproblemifwetakeitwiselyandcourageously.Itcanbeaccomplishedinpartbydirectrecruitingbythegovernmentitself,treatingthetaskaswewouldtreattheemergencyofawar,butatthesametime,throughthisemployment,accomplishinggreatlyneededprojectstostimulateandreorganizetheuseofourgreatnaturalresources.
Handinhandwiththat,wemustfranklyrecognizetheoverbalanceofpopulationinourindustrialcentersandbyengagingonanationalscaleinaredistributioninanefforttoprovidebetteruseofthelandforthosebestfittedfortheland.
Yesthetaskcanbehelpedbydefiniteeffortstoraisethevalueoftheagriculturalproductandwiththisthepowertopurchasetheoutputofourcities.Itcanbehelpedbypreventingrealistically,thetragedyofthegrowinglossesthroughforeclosuresofoursmallhomesandourfarms.Itcanbehelpedbyinsistencethatthefederal,thestate,andthelocalgovernmentactforthwithonthedemandsthattheircostsbedrasticallyreduce.Itcanbehelpedbytheunifyingofreliefactivitieswhichtodayareoftenscattered,uneconomical,unequal.Itcanbehelpedbynationalplanningfor,andsupervisionofallformsoftransportation,andofcommunications,andotherutilitiesthathaveadefinitelypubliccharacter.Therearemanywaysinwhichitcanbehelped,butitcanneverbehelpedbymerelytalkingaboutit.Wemustact,wemustactquickly.
Andfinally,inourprogresstowardaresumptionofwork,werequiretwosafeguardsagainstthereturnoftheevilsoftheoldorder;theremustbeastrictsupervisionofallbankingandcreditsandinvestments;theremustbeanendtospeculationwithotherpeople’smoney;andtheremustbeprovisionsforanadequatebutsoundcurrency.
These,myfriends,arethelinesofattack.IshallpresentlyurgeuponanewCongressinspecialsession,detailedmeasuresfortheirfulfillment,andIshallseektheimmediateassistanceofthe48states.
Throughthisprogramofaction,weaddressourselvestoputtingourownnationalhouseinorder,andmakingincomebalanceoutflow.Ourinternationaltraderelations,thoughvastlyimportant,areinpointoftimeandnecessitysecondarytotheestablishmentofasoundnationaleconomy.Ifavorasapracticalpolicytheputtingoffirstthingsfirst.Ishallsparenoefforttorestoreworldtradebyinternationaleconomicreadjustment,buttheemergencyathomecannotwaitonthataccomplishment.
Thebasicthoughtthatguidesthesespecificmeansofnationalrecoveryisnotnarrowlynationalistic.Itistheinsistence,asafirstconsiderationupontheinter-dependenceofthevariouselementsinallpartsoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica–arecognitionoftheoldandthepermanentlyimportantmanifestationoftheAmericanspiritofthepioneer.Itisthewaytorecovery,itistheimmediateway,itisthestrongestassurancethatrecoverywillendure.
Inthefieldofworldpolicy,Iwoulddedicatethisnationtothepolicyofthegoodneighbor.Theneighborwhoresolutelyrespectshimself,andbecausehedoesso,respectstherightsofothers.Theneighborwhorespectshisobligation,andrespectsthesanctityofhisagreement,inandwith,aworldofneighbor.
IfIreadthetemperofourpeoplecorrectly,wenowrealizewhatwehaveneverrealizedbefore,ourinter-dependenceoneachother,thatwecannotmerelytake,butwemustgiveaswell.Thatifwearetogoforward,wemustmoveasatrainedandloyalarmy,willingtosacrificeforthegoodofacommondiscipline,becausewithoutsuchdiscipline,noprogresscanbemade,noleadershipbecomeseffective.Weareallreadyandwillingtosubmitourlivesandourpropertytosuchdisciplinebecauseitmakespossiblealeadershipwhichaimsatthelargergood.This,Iproposetooffer,wearegoingtolargerpurposes,binduponus,binduponusall,asasacredobligationwithaunityofduty,hithertoevokedonlyintimesofarmedstrife.
Withthispledgetaken,Iassumeunhesitatingly,theleadershipofthisgreatarmyofourpeoplededicatedtoadisciplinedattackuponourcommonproblems.Actioninthisimage,actiontothisend,isfeasibleundertheformofgovernmentwhichwehaveinheritedfrommyancestors.Ourconstitutionissosimple,sopractical,thatitispossiblealways,tomeetextraordinaryneeds,bychangesinemphasisandarrangementswithoutlossofacentralform,thatiswhyourconstitutionalsystemhasproveditselfthemostsuperblyenduringpoliticalmechanismthemodernworldhaseverseen.Ithasmeteverystressofvastexpansionofterritory,offoreignwars,ofbitterinternalstrife,ofworldrelations.
Anditistobehopedthatthenormalbalanceofexecutiveandlegislativeauthoritywillbefullyequal,fullyadequatetomeettheunprecedentedtaskbeforeus.Butitmaybethatanunprecedenteddemandandneedforundelayedactionmaycallfortemporarydeparturefromthatnormalbalanceofpublicprocedure.
Wefacethearduousdaysthatliebeforeusinthewarmcourageofnationalunity,intheclearestconsciousnessofseekingallandpreciousmoralvalues,withthecleansatisfactionthatcomesfromthesternperformanceofdutybyoldandyoungalike,weaimattheassuranceofarounded,apermanentnationallife.
Wedonotdistrustthefutureofessentialdemocracy.ThepeopleoftheUnitedStates
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