奥巴马告别演讲英文全文Word格式文档下载.docx
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It’sgoodtobehome.MyfellowAmericans,MichelleandIhavebeensotouchedbyallthewell-wisheswe’vereceivedoverthepastfewweeks.Buttonightit’smyturntosaythanks.Whetherwe’veseeneye-to-eyeorrarelyagreedatall,myconversationswithyou,theAmericanpeopleinlivingroomsandschools;
atfarmsandonfactoryfloors;
atdinersandondistantoutpostsarewhathavekeptmehonest,keptmeinspired,andkeptmegoing.Everyday,Ilearnedfromyou.YoumademeabetterPresident,andyoumademeabetterman.
IfirstcametoChicagowhenIwasinmyearlytwenties,stilltryingtofigureoutwhoIwas;
stillsearchingforapurposetomylife.ItwasinneighborhoodsnotfarfromherewhereIbeganworkingwithchurchgroupsintheshadowsofclosedsteelmills.ItwasonthesestreetswhereIwitnessedthepoweroffaith,andthequietdignityofworkingpeopleinthefaceofstruggleandloss.ThisiswhereIlearnedthatchangeonlyhappenswhenordinarypeoplegetinvolved,getengaged,andcometogethertodemandit.
AftereightyearsasyourPresident,Istillbelievethat.Andit’snotjustmybelief.It’sthebeatingheartofourAmericanideaourboldexperimentinself-government.
It’stheconvictionthatweareallcreatedequal,endowedbyourCreatorwithcertainunalienablerights,amongthemlife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness.
It’stheinsistencethattheserights,whileself-evident,haveneverbeenself-executing;
thatWe,thePeople,throughtheinstrumentofourdemocracy,canformamoreperfectunion.
ThisisthegreatgiftourFoundersgaveus.Thefreedomtochaseourindividualdreamsthroughoursweat,toil,andimaginationandtheimperativetostrivetogetheraswell,toachieveagreatergood.
For240years,ournation’scalltocitizenshiphasgivenworkandpurposetoeachnewgeneration.It’swhatledpatriotstochooserepublicovertyranny,pioneerstotrekwest,slavestobravethatmakeshiftrailroadtofreedom.It’swhatpulledimmigrantsandrefugeesacrossoceansandtheRioGrande,pushedwomentoreachfortheballot,poweredworkerstoorganize.It’swhyGIsgavetheirlivesatOmahaBeachandIwoJima;
IraqandAfghanistanandwhymenandwomenfromSelmatoStonewallwerepreparedtogivetheirsaswell.
Sothat’swhatwemeanwhenwesayAmericaisexceptional.Notthatournationhasbeenflawlessfromthestart,butthatwehaveshownthecapacitytochange,andmakelifebetterforthosewhofollow.
ForwhiteAmericans,itmeansacknowledgingthattheeffectsofslaveryandJimCrowdidn’tsuddenlyvanishinthe‘60s;
thatwhenminoritygroupsvoicediscontent,they’renotjustengaginginreverseracismorpracticingpoliticalcorrectness;
thatwhentheywagepeacefulprotest,they’renotdemandingspecialtreatment,buttheequaltreatmentourFounderspromised.
Fornative-bornAmericans,itmeansremindingourselvesthatthestereotypesaboutimmigrantstodayweresaid,almostwordforword,abouttheIrish,Italians,andPoles.Americawasn’tweakenedbythepresenceofthesenewcomers;
theyembracedthisnation’screed,anditwasstrengthened.
Soregardlessofthestationweoccupy;
wehavetotryharder;
tostartwiththepremisethateachofourfellowcitizenslovesthiscountryjustasmuchaswedo;
thattheyvaluehardworkandfamilylikewedo;
thattheirchildrenarejustascuriousandhopefulandworthyofloveasourown.
Noneofthisiseasy.Fortoomanyofus,it’sbecomesafertoretreatintoourownbubbles,whetherinourneighborhoodsorcollegecampusesorplacesofworshiporoursocialmediafeeds,surroundedbypeoplewholooklikeusandsharethesamepoliticaloutlookandneverchallengeourassumptions.Theriseofnakedpartisanship,increasingeconomicandregionalstratification,thesplinteringofourmediaintoachannelforeverytasteallthismakesthisgreatsortingseemnatural,eveninevitable.Andincreasingly,webecomesosecureinourbubblesthatweacceptonlyinformation,whethertrueornot,thatfitsouropinions,insteadofbasingouropinionsontheevidencethat’soutthere.
Thistrendrepresentsathirdthreattoourdemocracy.Politicsisabattleofideas;
inthecourseofahealthydebate,we’llprioritizedifferentgoals,andthedifferentmeansofreachingthem.Butwithoutsomecommonbaselineoffacts;
withoutawillingnesstoadmitnewinformation,andconcedethatyouropponentismakingafairpoint,andthatscienceandreasonmatter,we’llkeeptalkingpasteachother,makingcommongroundandcompromiseimpossible.
Isn’tthatpartofwhatmakespoliticssodispiriting?
Howcanelectedofficialsrageaboutdeficitswhenweproposetospendmoneyonpreschoolforkids,butnotwhenwe’re
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