英语演讲稿TheGreatSocietyWord文档下载推荐.docx
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itisagreatpleasuretobeheretoday.thisuniversityhasbeencoeducationalsince1870,butidonotbelieveitwasonthebasisofyouraccomplishmentsthatadetroithighschoolgirlsaid(andiquote),"
inchoosingacollege,youfirsthavetodecidewhetheryouwantacoeducationalschooloraneducationalschool."
well,wecanfindbothhereatmichigan,althoughperhapsatdifferenthours.icameoutheretodayveryanxioustomeetthemichiganstudentwhosefathertoldafriendofminethathisson’seducationhadbeenarealvalue.itstoppedhismotherfrombraggingabouthim.
ihavecometodayfromtheturmoilofyourcapitaltothetranquilityofyourcampustospeakaboutthefutureofyourcountry.thepurposeofprotectingthelifeofournationandpreservingthelibertyofourcitizensistopursuethehappinessofourpeople.oursuccessinthatpursuitisthetestofoursuccessasanation.
foracenturywelaboredtosettleandtosubdueacontinent.forhalfacenturywecalleduponunboundedinventionanduntiringindustrytocreateanorderofplentyforallofourpeople.thechallengeofthenexthalfcenturyiswhetherwehavethewisdomtousethatwealthtoenrichandelevateournationallife,andtoadvancethequalityofouramericancivilization.
yourimaginationandyourinitiativeandyourindignationwilldeterminewhetherwebuildasocietywhereprogressistheservantofourneeds,orasocietywhereoldvaluesandnewvisionsareburiedunderunbridledgrowth.forinyourtimewehavetheopportunitytomovenotonlytowardtherichsocietyandthepowerfulsociety,butupwardtothegreatsociety.
thegreatsocietyrestsonabundanceandlibertyforall.itdemandsanendtopovertyandracialinjustice,towhichwearetotallycommittedinourtime.butthatisjustthebeginning.
thegreatsocietyisaplacewhereeverychildcanfindknowledgetoenrichhismindandtoenlargehistalents.itisaplacewhereleisureisawelcomechancetobuildandreflect,notafearedcauseofboredomandrestlessness.itisaplacewherethecityofmanservesnotonlytheneedsofthebodyandthedemandsofcommercebutthedesireforbeautyandthehungerforcommunity.itisaplacewheremancanrenewcontactwithnature.itisaplacewhichhonorscreationforitsownsakeandforwhatisaddstotheunderstandingoftherace.itisaplacewheremenaremoreconcernedwiththequalityoftheirgoalsthanthequantityoftheirgoods.
butmostofall,thegreatsocietyisnotasafeharbor,arestingplace,afinalobjective,afinishedwork.itisachallengeconstantlyrenewed,beckoningustowardadestinywherethemeaningofourlivesmatchesthemarvelousproductsofourlabor.
soiwanttotalktoyoutodayaboutthreeplaceswherewebegintobuildthegreatsociety--inourcities,inourcountryside,andinourclassrooms.
manyofyouwilllivetoseetheday,perhaps50yearsfromnow,whentherewillbe400millionamericans--four-fifthsoftheminurbanareas.intheremainderofthiscenturyurbanpopulationwilldouble,citylandwilldouble,andwewillhavetobuildhomesandhighwaysandfacilitiesequaltoallthosebuiltsincethiscountrywasfirstsettled.sointhenext40yearswemustre-buildtheentireurbanunitedstates.
aristotlesaid:
"
mencometogetherincitiesinordertolive,buttheyremaintogetherinordertolivethegoodlife."
itisharderandhardertolivethegoodlifeinamericancitiestoday.thecatalogofillsislong:
thereisthedecayofthecentersandthedespoilingofthesuburbs.thereisnotenoughhousingforourpeopleortransportationforourtraffic.openlandisvanishingandoldlandmarksareviolated.worstofallexpansioniserodingthesepreciousandtimehonoredvaluesofcommunitywithneighborsandcommunionwithnature.thelossofthesevaluesbreedslonelinessandboredomandindifference.
andoursocietywillneverbegreatuntilourcitiesaregreat.todaythefrontierofimaginationandinnovationisinsidethosecitiesandnotbeyondtheirborders.newexperimentsarealreadygoingon.itwillbethetaskofyourgenerationtomaketheamericancityaplacewherefuturegenerationswillcome,notonlytolive,buttolivethegoodlife.andiunderstandthatifistayedheretonightiwouldseethatmichiganstudentsarereallydoingtheirbesttolivethegoodlife.
thisistheplacewherethepeacecorpswasstarted.
itisinspiringtoseehowallofyou,whileyouareinthiscountry,aretryingsohardtoliveatthelevelofthepeople.
asecondplacewherewebegintobuildthegreatsocietyisinourcountryside.wehavealwayspridedourselvesonbeingnotonlyamericathestrongandamericathefree, butamericathebeautiful.todaythatbeautyisindanger.thewaterwedrink,thefoodweeat,theveryairthatwebreathe,arethreatenedwithpollution.ourparksareovercrowded,ourseashoresoverburdened.greenfieldsanddenseforestsaredisappearing.
afewyearsagoweweregreatlyconcernedaboutthe"
uglyamerican."
todaywemustacttopreventanuglyamerica.
foroncethebattleislost,onceournaturalsplendorisdestroyed,itcanneverberecaptured.andoncemancannolongerwalkwithbeautyorwonderatnaturehisspiritwillwitherandhissustenancebewasted.
athirdplacetobuildthegreatsocietyisintheclassroomsofamerica.thereyourchildren’sliveswillbeshaped.oursocietywillnotbegreatuntileveryyoungmindissetfreetoscanthefarthestreachesofthoughtandimagination.wearestillfarfromthatgoal.today,8millionadultamericans,morethantheentirepopulationofmichigan,havenotfinished5yearsofschool.nearly20millionhavenotfinished8yearsofschool.nearly54million--morethanonequarterofallamerica--havenotevenfinishedhighschool.
eachyearmorethan100,000highschoolgraduates,withprovedability,donotentercollegebecausetheycannotaffordit.andifwecannoteducatetoday’syouth,whatwillwedoin1970whenelementaryschoolenrollmentwillbe5milliongreaterthan1960?
andhighschoolenrollmentwillriseby5million.andcollegeenrollmentwillincreasebymorethan3million.
inmanyplaces,classroomsareovercrowdedandcurriculaareoutdated.mostofourqualifiedteachersareunderpaidandmanyofourpaidteachersareunqualified.sowemustgiveeverychildaplacetositandateachertolearnfrom.povertymustnotbeabartolearning,andlearningmustofferanescapefrompoverty.
butmoreclassroomsandmoreteachersarenotenough.wemustseekaneducationalsystemwhichgrowsinexcellenceasitgrowsinsize.thismeansbettertrainingforourteachers.itmeanspreparingyouthtoenjoytheirhoursofleisureaswellastheirhoursoflabor.itmeansexploringnewtechniquesofteaching,tofindnewwaystostimulatetheloveoflearningandthecapacityforcreation.
thesearethreeofthecentralissuesofthegreatsociety.whileourgovernmenthasmanyprogramsdirectedatthoseissues,idonotpretendthatwehavethefullanswertothoseproblems.butidopromisethis:
wearegoingtoassemblethebestthoughtandthebroadestknowledgefromallovertheworldtofindthoseanswersforamerica.
iintendtoestablishworkinggroupstoprepareaseriesofwhitehouseconferencesandmeetings--onthecities,onnaturalbeauty,onthequalityofeducation,andonotheremergingchallenges.andfromthesemeetingsandfromthisinspirationandfromthesestudieswewillbegintosetourcoursetowardthegreatsociety.
thesolutiontotheseproblemsdoesnotrestonamassiveprograminwashington,norcanitrelysolelyonthestrainedresourcesoflocalauthority.theyrequireustocreatenewconceptsofcooperation,acreativefederalism,betweenthenationalcapitalandtheleadersoflocalcommunities.
woodrowwilsononcewrote:
everymansentoutfromhisuniversityshouldbeamanofhisnationaswellasamanofhistime."
withinyourlifetimepowerfulforces,alreadyloosed,willtakeustowardawayoflifebeyondtherealmofourexperience,almostbeyondtheboundsofourimagination.
forbetterorforworse,yourgenerationhasbeenappointedbyhistorytodealwiththoseproblemsandtoleadamericatowardanewage.youhavethechanceneverbeforeaffordedtoanypeopleinanyage.youcanhelpbuildasocietywherethedemandsofmorality,andtheneedsofthespirit,canberealizedinthelifeofthenation.
so,willyoujoininthebattletogiveeverycitizenthefullequalitywhichgodenjoinsandthelawrequires,whateverhisbelief,orrace,orthecolorofhisskin?
willyoujoininthebattletogiveeverycitizenanescapefromthecrushingweightofpoverty?
willyoujoininthebattletomakeitpossibleforallnationstoliveinenduringpeace--asneighborsandnotasmortalenemies?
willyoujoininthebattletobuildthegreatsociety,toprovethatourmaterialprogressisonlythefoundationonwhichwewillbuildaricherlifeofmindandspirit?
therearethosetimidsoulswhosaythisbattlecannotbewon;
thatwearecondemnedtoasoullesswealth.idonotagree.wehavethepowertoshapethecivilizationthatwewant.butweneedyourwill,yourlabor,yourhearts,ifwearetobuildthatkindofsociety.
thosewhocametothislandsoughttobuildmorethanjustanewcountry.theysoughtanewworld.soihavecomeheretodaytoyourcampustosaythatyoucanmaketheirvis
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