致辞 英文精选多篇.docx
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致辞英文
prague,january1,1990
mydearfellowcitizens,
forfortyyearsyouheardfrommypredecessorsonthisdaydifferentvariationsonthesametheme:
howourcountrywasflourishing,howmanymilliontonsofsteelweproduced,howhappyweallwere,howwetrustedourgovernment,andwhatbrightperspectiveswereunfoldinginfrontofus.
iassumeyoudidnotproposemeforthisofficesothati,too,wouldlietoyou.
ourcountryisnotflourishing.theenormouscreativeandspiritualpotentialofournationsisnotbeingusedsensibly.entirebranchesofindustryareproducinggoodsthatareofnointeresttoanyone,whilewearelackingthethingsweneed.astatewhichcallsitselfaworkers'statehumiliatesandexploitsworkers.ourobsoleteeconomyiswastingthelittleenergywehaveavailable.acountrythatoncecouldbeproudoftheeducationallevelofitscitizensspendssolittleoneducationthatitrankstodayasseventy-secondintheworld.wehavepollutedthesoil,riversandforestsbequeathedtousbyourancestors,andwehavetodaythemostcontaminatedenvironmentineurope.adultsinourcountrydieearlierthaninmostothereuropeancountries.
allowmeasmallpersonalobservation.wheniflewrecentlytobratislava,ifoundsometimeduringdiscussionstolookoutoftheplanewindow.isawtheindustrialplexofslovnaftchemicalfactoryandthegiantpetr'alkahousingestaterightbehindit.theviewwasenoughformetounderstandthatfordecadesourstatesmenandpoliticalleadersdidnotlookordidnotwanttolookoutofthewindowsoftheirplanes.nostudyofstatisticsavailabletomewouldenablemetounderstandfasterandbetterthesituationinwhichwefindourselves.
butallthisisstillnotthemainproblem.theworstthingisthatweliveinacontaminatedmoralenvironment.wefellmorallyillbecausewebecameusedtosayingsomethingdifferentfromwhatwethought.welearnednottobelieveinanything,toignoreoneanother,tocareonlyaboutourselves.conceptssuchaslove,friendship,passion,humilityorforgivenelosttheirdepthanddimension,andformanyofustheyrepresentedonlypsychologicalpeculiarities,ortheyresembledgone-astraygreetingsfromancienttimes,alittleridiculousintheeraofputersandspaceships.onlyafewofuswereabletocryoutloudlythatthepowersthatbeshouldnotbeall-powerfulandthatthespecialfarms,whichproducedecologicallypureandtop-qualityfoodjustforthem,shouldsendtheirproducetoschools,children'shomesandhospitalsifouragriculturewasunabletoofferthemtoall.
thepreviousregime-armedwithitsarrogantandintolerantideology-reducedmantoaforceofproduction,andnaturetoatoolofproduction.inthisitattackedboththeirverysubstanceandtheirmutualrelationship.itreducedgiftedandautonomouspeople,skillfullyworkingintheirowncountry,tothenutsandboltsofsomemonstrouslyhuge,noisyandstinkingmachine,whoserealmeaningwasnotcleartoanyone.itcouldnotdomorethanslowlybutinexorablywearoutitselfandallitsnutsandbolts.
whenitalkaboutthecontaminatedmoralatmosphere,iamnottalkingjustaboutthegentlemenwhoeatorganicvegetablesanddonotlookoutoftheplanewindows.iamtalkingaboutallofus.wehadallbeeusedtothetotalitariansystemandaccepteditasanunchangeablefactandthushelpedtoperpetuateit.inothers,weareall-thoughnaturallytodifferingextents-responsiblefortheoperationofthetotalitarianmachinery.noneofusisjustitsvictim.weareallalsoitsco-creators.
whydoisaythis?
itwouldbeveryunreasonabletounderstandthesadlegacyofthelastfortyyearsassomethingalien,whichsomedistantrelativebequeathedtous.onthecontrary,wehavetoacceptthislegacyasasinwemittedagainstourselves.ifweacceptitassuch,wewillunderstandthatitisuptousall,anduptousalonetodosomethingaboutit.wecannotblamethepreviousrulersforeverything,notonlybecauseitwouldbeuntrue,butalsobecauseitwouldbluntthedutythateachofusfacestoday:
namely,theobligationtoactindependently,freely,reasonablyandquickly.letusnotbemistaken:
thebestgovernmentintheworld,thebestparliamentandthebestpresident,cannotachievemuchontheirown.anditwouldbewrongtoexpectageneralremedyfromthemalone.freedomanddemocracyincludeparticipationandthereforeresponsibilityfromusall.
ifwerealizethis,thenallthehorrorsthatthenewczechoslovakdemocracyinheritedwillceasetoappearsoterrible.ifwerealizethis,hopewillreturntoourhearts.
intheefforttorectifymattersofmonconcern,wehavesomethingtoleanon.therecentperiod-andinparticularthelastsixweeksofourpeacefulrevolution-hasshowntheenormoushuman,moralandspiritualpotential,andthecivicculture
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