布什在清华大学演讲.docx
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布什在清华大学演讲
布什在清华大学演讲
PresidentBushSpeaksatTsinghuaUniversity
TsinghuaUniversity
Beijing,People'sRepublicofChina
10:
35A.M.(Local)
PRESIDENTBUSH:
VicePresidentHu,thankyouverymuchforyourkindandgenerousremarks.Thankyouforwelcomingmeandmywife,Laura,here.(Applause.)Iseeshe'skeepingprettygoodcompany,withtheSecretaryofState,ColinPowell.It'sgoodtoseeyou,Mr.Secretary.(Applause.)AndIseemyNationalSecurityAdvisor,Ms.CondoleezzaRice,whoatonetimewastheprovostatStanfordUniversity.Soshe'scomfortableonuniversitycampusessuchasthis.Thankyouforbeinghere,Condi.(Applause.)
I'msogratefulforthehospitality,andhonoredforthereceptionatoneofChina's,andtheworld's,greatuniversities.
Thisuniversitywasfounded,interestinglyenough,withthesupportofmycountry,tofurthertiesbetweenourtwonations.IknowhowimportantthisplaceistoyourVicePresident.Henotonlyreceivedhisdegreehere,butmoreimportantly,hemethisgraciouswifehere.(Laughter.)
Iwanttothankthestudentsforgivingmethechancetomeetwithyou,thechancetotalkalittlebitaboutmycountryandanswersomeofyourquestions.Thestandardsandreputationofthisuniversityareknownaroundtheworld,andIknowwhatanachievementitistobehere.So,congratulations.(Applause.)Idon'tknowifyouknowthisornot,butmywifeandIhavetwodaughterswhoareincollege,justlikeyou.OnegoestotheUniversityofTexas.OnegoestoYale.They'retwins.Andweareproudofourdaughters,justlikeI'msureyourparentsareproudofyou.
MyvisittoChinacomesonanimportantanniversary,astheVicePresidentmentioned.Thirtyyearsagothisweek,anAmericanPresidentarrivedinChinaonatripdesignedtoenddecadesofestrangementandconfrontcenturiesofsuspicion.PresidentRichardNixonshowedtheworldthattwovastlydifferentgovernmentscouldmeetonthegroundsofcommoninterest,inthespiritofmutualrespect.Astheylefttheairportthatday,PremierZhouEnlaisaidthistoPresidentNixon:
"Yourhandshakecameoverthevastestoceanintheworld--25yearsofnocommunication."
Duringthe30yearssince,AmericaandChinahaveexchangedmanyhandshakesoffriendshipandcommerce.Andaswehavehadmorecontactwitheachother,thecitizensofbothcountrieshavegraduallylearnedmoreabouteachother.Andthat'simportant.OnceAmericaknewChinaonlybyitshistoryasagreatandenduringcivilization.Today,weseeaChinathatisstilldefinedbynobletraditionsoffamily,scholarship,andhonor.AndweseeaChinathatisbecomingoneofthemostdynamicandcreativesocietiesintheworld--asdemonstratedbytheknowledgeandpotentialrighthereinthisroom.Chinaisonarisingpath,andAmericawelcomestheemergenceofastrongandpeacefulandprosperousChina.(Applause.)
AsAmericalearnsmoreaboutChina,IamconcernedthattheChinesepeopledonotalwaysseeaclearpictureofmycountry.Thishappensformanyreasons,andsomeofthemofourownmaking.OurmoviesandtelevisionshowsoftendonotportraythevaluesoftherealAmericaIknow.OursuccessfulbusinessesshowastrengthofAmericancommerce,butourspirit,communityspirit,andcontributionstoeachotherarenotalwaysvisibleasmonetarysuccess.
SomeoftheerroneouspicturesofAmericaarepaintedbyothers.Myfriend,theAmbassadortoChina,tellsmesomeChinesetextbookstalkofAmericansof"bullyingtheweakandrepressingthepoor."AnotherChinesetextbook,publishedjustlastyear,teachesthatspecialagentsoftheFBIareusedto"represstheworkingpeople."Now,neitheroftheseistrue--andwhilethewordsmaybeleftoversfromapreviousera,theyaremisleadingandthey'reharmful.
Infact,Americansfeelaspecialresponsibilityfortheweakandthepoor.Ourgovernmentspendsbillionsofdollarstoprovidehealthcareandfoodandhousingforthosewhocannothelpthemselves--andevenmoreimportant,manyofourcitizenscontributetheirownmoneyandtimetohelpthoseinneed.Americancompassionalsostretcheswaybeyondourborders.We'rethenumberoneproviderofhumanitarianaidtopeopleinneedthroughouttheworld.AndasforthemenandwomenoftheFBIandlawenforcement,they'reworkingpeople;they,themselves,areworkingpeoplewhodevotetheirlivestofightingcrimeandcorruption.
Mycountrycertainlyhasitsshareofproblems,noquestionaboutthat.Andwehaveourfaults.Likemostnationswe'reonalongjourneytowardachievingourownidealsofequalityandjustice.Yetthere'sareasonournationshinesasabeaconofhopeandopportunity,areasonmanythroughouttheworlddreamofcomingtoAmerica.It'sbecausewe'reafreenation,wheremenandwomenhavetheopportunitytoachievetheirdreams.Nomatteryourbackgroundoryourcircumstanceofbirth,inAmericayoucangetagoodeducation,youcanstartyourownbusiness,youcanraiseafamily,youcanworshipfreely,andhelpelecttheleadersofyourcommunityandyourcountry.Youcansupportthepoliciesofourgovernment,oryou'refreetoopenlydisagreewiththem.Thosewhofearfreedomsometimesargueitcouldleadtochaos,butitdoesnot,becausefreedommeansmorethaneverymanforhimself.
Libertygivesourcitizensmanyrights,yetexpectsthemtoexerciseimportantresponsibilities.Ourlibertyisgivendirectionandpurposebymoralcharacter,shapedinstrongfamilies,strongcommunities,andstrongreligiousinstitutions,andoverseenbyastrongandfairlegalsystem.
Mycountry'sgreatestsymboltotheworldistheStatueofLiberty,anditwasdesignedbyspecialcare.Idon'tknowifyou'veeverseentheStatueofLiberty,butifyoulookclosely,she'sholdingnotoneobject,buttwo.Inonehandisthefamiliartorchwecallthe"lightofliberty."Andintheotherhandisabookoflaw.
We'reanationoflaws.Ourcourtsarehonestandtheyareindependent.ThePresident--me--Ican'ttellthecourtshowtorule,andneithercananyothermemberoftheexecutiveorlegislativebranchofgovernment.Underourlaw,everyonestandsequal.Nooneisabovethelaw,andnooneisbeneathit.
AllpoliticalpowerinAmericaislimitedanditistemporary,andonlygivenbythefreevoteofthepeople.WehaveaConstitution,nowtwocenturiesold,whichlimitsandbalancesthepowerofthethreebranchesofourgovernment,thejudicialbranch,thelegislativebranch,andtheexecutivebranch,ofwhichI'mapart.
ManyofthevaluesthatguideourlifeinAmericaarefirstshapedinourfamilies,justastheyareinyourcountry.Americanmomsanddadslovetheirchildrenandworkhardandsacrificeforthem,becausewebelievelifecanalwaysbebetterforthenextgeneration.Inourfamilies,wefindloveandlearnresponsibilityandcharacter.
AndmanyAmericansvoluntarilydevotepartoftheirlivestoservingotherpeople.Anamazingnumber--nearlyhalfofalladultsinAmerica--volunteertimeeveryweektomaketheircommunitiesbetterbymentoringchildren,orbyvisitingthesick,orcaringfortheelderly,orhelpingwiththousandsofotherneedsandcauses.Thisisoneofthegreatstrengthsofmycountry.Peopletakeresponsibilityforhelpingothers,withoutbeingtold,motivatedbytheirgoodheartsandoftenbytheirfaith.
Americaisanationguidedbyfaith.Someoneoncecalledus"anationwiththesoulofachurch."Thismayinterestyou--95percentofAmericanssaytheybelieveinGod,andI'moneofthem.
WhenImetPresidentJiangZemininShanghaiafewmonthsago,Ihadthehonorofsharingwithhimhowfaithchangedmylifeandhowfaithcontributestothelifeofmycountry.Faithpointstoamorallawbeyondman'slaw,andcallsustodutieshigherthanmaterialgain.Freedomofreligionisnotsomethingtobefeared,it'stobewelcomed,becausefaithgivesusamoralcoreandteachesustoholdourselvestohighstandards,toloveandtoserveothers,andtoliveresponsiblelives.
IfyoutravelacrossAmerica--andIhopeyoudosomedayifyouhaven'tbeenthere--youwillfindpeopleofmanydifferentethicbackgroundsandmanydifferentfaiths.We'reavariednation.We'rehometo2.3millionAmericansofChineseancestry,whocanbefoundworkingintheofficesofourcorporations,orintheCabinetofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates,orskatingfortheAmericaOlympicteam.Everyimmigrant,bytakinganoathofallegiancetoourcountry,becomesjustasjustasAmericanasthePresident.Americashowsthatasocietycanbevastanditcanbevaried,yetstillonecountry,commandingtheallegianceandloveofitspeople.
AndallthesequalitiesofAmericawerewidelyondisplayonasingleday,Septemberthe11th,thedaywhenterrorists,murderers,attackedmynation.Americanpolicemenandfirefighters,bythehundreds,ranintoburningtowersindesperationtosavetheirfellowcitizens.Volunteerscamefromeverywheretohelpwithrescueefforts.Americansdonatedbloodandgavemoneytohelpthefamiliesofvictims.Americahadprayerservicesalloverourcountry,andpeopleraisedflagstoshowtheirprideandunity.Andyouneedtoknow,noneofthiswasorderedbythegovernment;ithappenedspontaneously,bytheinitiativeoffreepeople.
LifeinAmericashowsthatliberty,pairedwithlawisnottobefeared.Inafreesociety,diversityisnotdisorder.Debateisnotstrife.Anddissentisnotrevolution.Afreesocietytrustsitscitizenstoseekgreatnessinthemselvesandtheircountry.
ItwasmyhonortovisitChinain1975--someofyouweren'tevenbornthen.ItshowshowoldIam.(Laughter.)Andalothaschangedinyourcountrysincethen.Chinahasmadeamazingprogress--inope
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