奥巴马告别演讲稿英文版Word格式文档下载.docx
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atfarmsandonfactoryfloors;
atdinersandondistantoutposts&
arewhathavekeptmehonest,keptmeinspired,andkeptmegoing.Everyday,Ilearnedfromyou.YoumademeabetterPresident,andyoumademeabetterman.
IfirstcametoChicagowhenIwasinmyearlytwenties,stilltryingtofigureoutwhoIwas;
stillsearchingforapurposetomylife.ItwasinneighborhoodsnotfarfromherewhereIbeganworkingwithchurchgroupsintheshadowsofclosedsteelmills.ItwasonthesestreetswhereIwitnessedthepoweroffaith,andthequietdignityofworkingpeopleinthefaceofstruggleandloss.ThisiswhereIlearnedthatchangeonlyhappenswhenordinarypeoplegetinvolved,getengaged,andcometogethertodemandit.
AftereightyearsasyourPresident,Istillbelievethat.Andit&
snotjustmybelief.It&
sthebeatingheartofourAmericanidea&
ourboldexperimentinself-government.
stheconvictionthatweareallcreatedequal,endowedbyourCreatorwithcertainunalienablerights,amongthemlife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness.
stheinsistencethattheserights,whileself-evident,haveneverbeenself-executing;
thatWe,thePeople,throughtheinstrumentofourdemocracy,canformamoreperfectunion.
ThisisthegreatgiftourFoundersgaveus.Thefreedomtochaseourindividualdreamsthroughoursweat,toil,andimagination&
andtheimperativetostrivetogetheraswell,toachieveagreatergood.
For240years,ournation&
scalltocitizenshiphasgivenworkandpurposetoeachnewgeneration.It&
swhatledpatriotstochooserepublicovertyranny,pioneerstotrekwest,slavestobravethatmakeshiftrailroadtofreedom.It&
swhatpulledimmigrantsandrefugeesacrossoceansandtheRioGrande,pushedwomentoreachfortheballot,poweredworkerstoorganize.It&
swhyGIsgavetheirlivesatOmahaBeachandIwoJima;
IraqandAfghanistan&
andwhymenandwomenfromSelmatoStonewallwerepreparedtogivetheirsaswell.
Sothat&
swhatwemeanwhenwesayAmericaisexceptional.Notthatournationhasbeenflawlessfromthestart,butthatwehaveshownthecapacitytochange,andmakelifebetterforthosewhofollow.
Yes,ourprogresshasbeenuneven.Theworkofdemocracyhasalwaysbeenhard,contentiousandsometimesbloody.Foreverytwostepsforward,itoftenfeelswetakeonestepback.ButthelongsweepofAmericahasbeendefinedbyforwardmotion,aconstantwideningofourfoundingcreedtoembraceall,andnotjustsome.
IfIhadtoldyoueightyearsagothatAmericawouldreverseagreatrecession,rebootourautoindustry,andunleashthelongeststretchofjobcreationinourhistory…ifIhadtoldyouthatwewouldopenupanewchapterwiththeCubanpeople,shutdownIran&
snuclearweaponsprogramwithoutfiringashot,andtakeoutthemastermindof9/11…ifIhadtoldyouthatwewouldwinmarriageequality,andsecuretherighttohealthinsuranceforanother20millionofourfellowcitizens&
youmighthavesaidoursightsweresetalittletoohigh.
Butthat&
swhatwedid.That&
swhatyoudid.Youwerethechange.Youansweredpeople&
shopes,andbecauseofyou,byalmosteverymeasure,Americaisabetter,strongerplacethanitwaswhenwestarted.
Intendays,theworldwillwitnessahallmarkofourdemocracy:
thepeacefultransferofpowerfromonefreely-electedpresidenttothenext.IcommittedtoPresident-ElectTrumpthatmyadministrationwouldensurethesmoothestpossibletransition,justasPresidentBushdidforme.Becauseit&
suptoallofustomakesureourgovernmentcanhelpusmeetthemanychallengeswestillface.
Wehavewhatweneedtodoso.Afterall,weremainthewealthiest,mostpowerful,andmostrespectednationonEarth.Ouryouthanddrive,ourdiversityandopenness,ourboundlesscapacityforriskandreinventionmeanthatthefutureshouldbeours.
Butthatpotentialwillberealizedonlyifourdemocracyworks.Onlyifourpoliticsreflectsthedecencyoftheourpeople.Onlyifallofus,regardlessofourpartyaffiliationorparticularinterest,helprestorethesenseofcommonpurposethatwesobadlyneedrightnow.
That&
swhatIwanttofocusontonight&
thestateofourdemocracy.
Understand,democracydoesnotrequireuniformity.Ourfoundersquarreledandcompromised,andexpectedustodothesame.Buttheyknewthatdemocracydoesrequireabasicsenseofsolidarity&
theideathatforallouroutwarddifferences,weareallinthistogether;
thatweriseorfallasone.
Therehavebeenmomentsthroughoutourhistorythatthreatenedtorupturethatsolidarity.Thebeginningofthiscenturyhasbeenoneofthosetimes.Ashrinkingworld,growinginequality;
demographicchangeandthespecterofterrorism&
theseforceshaven&
tjusttestedoursecurityandprosperity,butourdemocracyaswell.Andhowwemeetthesechallengestoourdemocracywilldetermineourabilitytoeducateourkids,andcreategoodjobs,andprotectourhomeland.
Inotherwords,itwilldetermineourfuture.
Ourdemocracywon&
tworkwithoutasensethateveryonehaseconomicopportunity.Today,theeconomyisgrowingagain;
wages,incomes,homevalues,andretirementaccountsarerisingagain;
povertyisfallingagain.Thewealthyarepayingafairershareoftaxesevenasthestockmarketshattersrecords.Theunemploymentrateisnearaten-yearlow.Theuninsuredratehasnever,everbeenlower.Healthcarecostsarerisingattheslowestrateinfiftyyears.Andifanyonecanputtogetheraplanthatisdemonstrablybetterthantheimprovementswe&
vemadetoourhealthcaresystem&
thatcoversasmanypeopleatlesscost&
Iwillpubliclysupportit.
That,afterall,iswhyweserve&
tomakepeople&
slivesbetter,notworse.
Butforalltherealprogresswe&
vemade,weknowit&
snotenough.Oureconomydoesn&
tworkaswellorgrowasfastwhenafewprosperattheexpenseofagrowingmiddleclass.Butstarkinequalityisalsocorrosivetoourdemocraticprinciples.Whilethetoponepercenthasamassedabiggershareofwealthandincome,toomanyfamilies,ininnercitiesandruralcounties,havebeenleftbehind&
thelaid-offfactoryworker;
thewaitressandhealthcareworkerwhostruggletopaythebills&
convincedthatthegameisfixedagainstthem,thattheirgovernmentonlyservestheinterestsofthepowerful&
arecipeformorecynicismandpolarizationinourpolitics.
Therearenoquickfixestothislong-termtrend.Iagreethatourtradeshouldbefairandnotjustfree.Butthenextwaveofeconomicdislocationwon&
tcomefromoverseas.Itwillcomefromtherelentlesspaceofautomationthatmakesmanygood,middle-classjobsobsolete.
Andsowemustforgeanewsocialcompact&
toguaranteeallourkidstheeducationtheyneed;
togiveworkersthepowertounionizeforbetterwages;
toupdatethesocialsafetynettoreflectthewaywelivenowandmakemorereformstothetaxcodesocorporationsandindividualswhoreapthemostfromtheneweconomydon&
tavoidtheirobligationstothecountrythat&
smadetheirsuccesspossible.Wecanargueabouthowtobestachievethesegoals.Butwecan&
tbecomplacentaboutthegoalsthemselves.Forifwedon&
tcreateopportunityforallpeople,thedisaffectionanddivisionthathasstalledourprogresswillonlysharpeninyearstocome.
There&
sasecondthreattoourdemocracy&
oneasoldasournationitself.Aftermyelection,therewastalkofapost-racialAmerica.Suchavision,howeverwell-intended,wasneverrealistic.Forraceremainsapotentandoftendivisiveforceinoursociety.I&
velivedlongenoughtoknowthatracerelationsarebetterthantheywereten,ortwenty,orthirtyyearsago&
youcanseeitnotjustinstatistics,butintheattitudesofyoungAmericansacrossthepoliticalspectrum.
Butwe&
renotwhereweneedtobe.Allofushavemoreworktodo.Afterall,ifeveryeconomicissueisframedasastrugglebetweenahardworkingwhitemiddleclassandundeservingminorities,thenworkersofallshadeswillbeleftfightingforscrapswhilethewealthywithdrawfurtherintotheirprivateenclaves.Ifwedeclinetoinvestinthechildrenofimmigrants,justbecausetheydon&
tlooklikeus,wediminishtheprospectsofourownchildren&
becausethosebrownkidswillrepresentalargershareofAmerica&
sworkforce.Andoureconomydoesn&
thavetobeazero-sumgame.Lastyear,incomesroseforallraces,allagegroups,formenandforwomen.
Goingforward,wemustupholdlawsagainstdiscrimination&
inhiring,inhousing,ineducationandthecriminaljusticesystem.That&
swhatourConstitutionandhighestidealsrequire.Butlawsalonewon&
tbeenough.Heartsmustchange.Ifourdemocracyistoworkinthisincreasinglydiversenation,eachoneofusmusttrytoheedtheadviceofoneofthegreatcharactersinAmericanfiction,AtticusFinch,whosaid“Youneverreallyunderstandapersonuntilyouconsiderthingsfromhispointofview…untilyouclimbintohisskinandwalkaroundinit.”
Forblacksandotherminorities,itmeanstyingour
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