演讲稿 英语演讲稿A Time for Choosing.docx
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Thankyou.Thankyouverymuch.Thankyouandgoodevening.Thesponsorhasbeenidentified,butunlikemosttelevisionprograms,theperformerhasntbeenprovidedwithascript.Asamatteroffact,Ihavebeenpermittedtochoosemyownwordsanddiscussmyownideasregardingthechoicethatwefaceinthenextfewweeks.
IhavespentmostofmylifeasaDemocrat.Irecentlyhaveseenfittofollowanothercourse.Ibelievethattheissuesconfrontinguscrosspartylines.Now,onesideinthiscampaignhasbeentellingusthattheissuesofthiselectionarethemaintenanceofpeaceandprosperity.Thelinehasbeenused,Weveneverhaditsogood.
ButIhaveanuncomfortablefeelingthatthisprosperityisntsomethingonwhichwecanbaseourhopesforthefuture.Nonationinhistoryhaseversurvivedataxburdenthatreachedathirdofitsnationalincome.Today,37centsoutofeverydollarearnedinthiscountryisthetaxcollectorsshare,andyetourgovernmentcontinuestospend17milliondollarsadaymorethanthegovernmenttakesin.Wehaventbalancedourbudget28outofthelast34years.Weveraisedourdebtlimitthreetimesinthelasttwelvemonths,andnowournationaldebtisoneandahalftimesbiggerthanallthecombineddebtsofallthenationsoftheworld.Wehave15billiondollarsingoldinourtreasury;wedontownanounce.Foreigndollarclaimsare27.3billiondollars.Andwevejusthadannouncedthatthedollarof1939willnowpurchase45centsinitstotalvalue.
Asforthepeacethatwewouldpreserve,IwonderwhoamonguswouldliketoapproachthewifeormotherwhosehusbandorsonhasdiedinSouthVietnamandaskthemiftheythinkthisisapeacethatshouldbemaintainedindefinitely.Dotheymeanpeace,ordotheymeanwejustwanttobeleftinpeace?
TherecanbenorealpeacewhileoneAmericanisdyingsomeplaceintheworldfortherestofus.Wereatwarwiththemostdangerousenemythathaseverfacedmankindinhislongclimbfromtheswamptothestars,anditsbeensaidifwelosethatwar,andinsodoinglosethiswayoffreedomofours,historywillrecordwiththegreatestastonishmentthatthosewhohadthemosttolosedidtheleasttopreventitshappening.WellIthinkitstimeweaskourselvesifwestillknowthefreedomsthatwereintendedforusbytheFoundingFathers.
Nottoolongago,twofriendsofmineweretalkingtoaCubanrefugee,abusinessmanwhohadescapedfromCastro,andinthemidstofhisstoryoneofmyfriendsturnedtotheotherandsaid,Wedontknowhowluckyweare.AndtheCubanstoppedandsaid,Howluckyyouare?
Ihadsomeplacetoescapeto.Andinthatsentencehetoldustheentirestory.Ifwelosefreedomhere,theresnoplacetoescapeto.Thisisthelaststandonearth.
Andthisideathatgovernmentisbeholdentothepeople,thatithasnoothersourceofpowerexceptthesovereignpeople,isstillthenewestandthemostuniqueideainallthelonghistoryofmansrelationtoman.
Thisistheissueofthiselection:
Whetherwebelieveinourcapacityforself-governmentorwhetherweabandontheAmericanrevolutionandconfessthatalittleintellectualeliteinafar-distantcapitolcanplanourlivesforusbetterthanwecanplanthemourselves.
YouandIaretoldincreasinglywehavetochoosebetweenaleftorright.WellIdliketosuggestthereisnosuchthingasaleftorright.Theresonlyanupordown--[up]mansold--old-ageddream,theultimateinindividualfreedomconsistentwithlawandorder,ordowntotheantheapoftotalitarianism.Andregardlessoftheirsincerity,theirhumanitarianmotives,thosewhowouldtradeourfreedomforsecurityhaveembarkedonthisdownwardcourse.
Inthisvote-harvestingtime,theyusetermsliketheGreatSociety,orasweweretoldafewdaysagobythePresident,wemustacceptagreatergovernmentactivityintheaffairsofthepeople.Buttheyvebeenalittlemoreexplicitinthepastandamongthemselves;andallofthethingsInowwillquotehaveappearedinprint.ThesearenotRepublicanaccusations.Forexample,theyhavevoicesthatsay,Thecoldwarwillendthroughouracceptanceofanotundemocraticsocialism.Anothervoicesays,Theprofitmotivehasbecomeoutmoded.Itmustbereplacedbytheincentivesofthewelfarestate.Or,Ourtraditionalsystemofindividualfreedomisincapableofsolvingthecomplexproblemsofthe20thcentury.SenatorFullbrighthassaidatStanfordUniversitythattheConstitutionisoutmoded.HereferredtothePresidentasourmoralteacherandourleader,andhesaysheishobbledinhistaskbytherestrictionsofpowerimposedonhimbythisantiquateddocument.Hemustbefreed,sothathecandoforuswhatheknowsisbest.AndSenatorClarkofPennsylvania,anotherarticulatespokesman,definesliberalismasmeetingthematerialneedsofthemassesthroughthefullpowerofcentralizedgovernment.
Well,I,forone,resentitwhenarepresentativeofthepeoplereferstoyouandme,thefreemenandwomenofthiscountry,asthemasses.ThisisatermwehaventappliedtoourselvesinAmerica.Butbeyondthat,thefullpowerofcentralizedgovernment--thiswastheverythingtheFoundingFatherssoughttominimize.Theyknewthatgovernmentsdontcontrolthings.Agovernmentcantcontroltheeconomywithoutcontrollingpeople.Andtheyknowwhenagovernmentsetsouttodothat,itmustuseforceandcoerciontoachieveitspurpose.Theyalsoknew,thoseFoundingFathers,thatoutsideofitslegitimatefunctions,governmentdoesnothingaswelloraseconomicallyastheprivatesectoroftheeconomy.
Now,wehavenobetterexampleofthisthangovernmentsinvolvementinthefarmeconomyoverthelast30years.Since1955,thecostofthisprogramhasnearlydoubled.One-fourthoffarminginAmericaisresponsiblefor85%ofthefarmsurplus.Three-fourthsoffarmingisoutonthefreemarketandhasknowna21%increaseinthepercapitaconsumptionofallitsproduce.Yousee,thatone-fourthoffarming--thatsregulatedandcontrolledbythefederalgovernment.Inthelastthreeyearswevespent43dollarsinthefeedgrainprogramforeverydollarbushelofcornwedontgrow.
SenatorHumphreylastweekchargedthatBarryGoldwater,asPresident,wouldseektoeliminatefarmers.Heshoulddohishomeworkalittlebetter,becausehellfindoutthatwevehadadeclineof5millioninthefarmpopulationunderthesegovernmentprograms.HellalsofindthattheDemocraticadministrationhassoughttogetfromCongress[an]extensionofthefarmprogramtoincludethatthree-fourthsthatisnowfree.Hellfindthattheyvealsoaskedfortherighttoimprisonfarmerswhowouldntkeepbooksasprescribedbythefederalgovernment.TheSecretaryofAgricultureaskedfortherighttoseizefarmsthroughcondemnationandresellthemtootherindividuals.Andcontainedinthatsameprogramwasaprovisionthatwouldhaveallowedthefederalgovernmenttoremove2millionfarmersfromthesoil.
Atthesametime,theresbeenanincreaseintheDepartmentofAgricultureemployees.Theresnowoneforevery30farmsintheUnitedStates,andstilltheycanttellushow66shiploadsofgrainheadedforAustriadisappearedwithoutatraceandBillieSolEstesneverleftshore.
Everyresponsiblefarmerandfarmorganizationhasrepeatedlyaskedthegovernmenttofreethefarmeconomy,buthow--whoarefarmerstoknowwhatsbestforthem?
Thewheatfarmersvotedagainstawheatprogram.Thegovernmentpasseditanyway.Nowthepriceofbreadgoesup;thepriceofwheattothefarmergoesdown.
Meanwhile,backinthecity,underurbanrenewaltheassaultonfreedomcarrieson.Privatepropertyrights[are]sodilutedthatpublicinterestisalmostanythingafewgovernmentplannersdecideitshouldbe.Inaprogramthattakesfromtheneedyandgivestothegreedy,weseesuchspectaclesasinCleveland,Ohio,amillion-and-a-half-dollarbuildingcompletedonlythreeyearsagomustbedestroyedtomakewayforwhatgovernmentofficialscallamorecompatibleuseoftheland.ThePresidenttellsushesnowgoingtostartbuildingpublichousingunitsinthethousands,whereheretoforeweveonlybuilttheminthehundreds.ButFHA[FederalHousingAuthority]andtheVeteransAdministrationtellustheyhave120,000housingunitstheyvetakenbackthroughmortgageforeclosure.Forthreedecades,wevesoughttosolvetheproblemsofunemploymentthroughgovernmentplanning,andthemoretheplansfail,themoretheplannersplan.ThelatestistheAreaRedevelopmentAgency.
TheyvejustdeclaredRiceCounty,Kansas,adepressedarea.RiceCounty,Kansas,hastwohundredoilwells,andthe14,000peopletherehaveover30milliondollarsondepositinpersonalsavingsintheirbanks.Andwhenthegovernmenttellsyouyouredepressed,liedownandbedepressed.
Wehavesomanypeoplewhocantseeafatmanstandingbesideathinonewithoutcomingtotheconclusionthefatmangotthatwaybytakingadvantageofthethinone.Sotheyregoingtosolvealltheproblemsofhumanmiserythroughgovernmentandgovernmentplanning.Well,now,ifgovernmentplanningandwelfarehadtheanswer--andtheyvehadalmost30yearsofit--shouldntweexpectgovernmenttoreadthescoretousonceinawhile?
Shouldnttheybetellingusaboutthedeclineeachyearinthenumberofpeopleneedinghelp?
Thereductionintheneedforpublichousing?
Butthereverseistrue.Eachyeartheneedgrowsgreater;theprogramgrowsgreater.Weweretoldfouryearsagothat17millionpeoplewenttobedhungryeachnight.Wellthatwasprobab
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