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铁幕演说英文罗斯福就职演讲稿英文

铁幕演说英文_罗斯福就职演讲稿英文

presidenthoovermisterchiefjustice,myfriends:

thisisadayofnationalconsecration,andiamcertainthatonthisdaymyfellowamericanse_pectthatonmyinductioninthepresidencyiwilladdressthemwithacandorandadecisionwhichthepresentsituationofourpeopleimpeis.

thisispreeminentlythetimetospeakthetruth,thewholetruth,franklyandboldlynorneedweshrinkfromhonestlyfacingtheconditionsfacingourcountrytodaythisgreatnationwillendureasithasendured,willreviveandwillprospersofirstofall,letmee_pressmyfirmbeliefthattheonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself-nameless,unreasoning,unjustifiedterror,whichparalyzesneededeffortstoconvertretreatintoadvance.

ineverydarkhourofournationallife,aleadershipoffranknessandvigorhasmetwiththatunderstandingandsupportofthepeoplethemselves,whichisessentialtovictoryandiamconvincedthatyouwillagaingivethatsupporttoleadershipinthesecriticaldays.

insuchaspiritonmypartandonyours,wefaceourmondifficulties.

theyconcern,thankgod,onlymaterialthings.

valueshaveshrunkentofantasticlevels;ta_eshaverisen,ourabilitytopayhasfallen,governmentofallkindsisfacedbyseriouscurtaiimentofine,themeansofe_changearefrozeninthecurrentsoftrade;thewitheredleavesofindustrialenterpriselieoneveryside,farmersfindnomarketsfortheirproduce,andthesavingsofmanyyearsandthousandsoffamiliesaregone.

moreimportant,ahostofunemployedcitizensfacethegrimproblemofe_istence,andanequalandgreatnumbertoilwithlittlereturn.

onlyafoolishoptimistcandenythedarkrealitiesofthemoment.

andyet,ourdistressesfromnofailureofsubstance,wearestrickenbynoplagueoflocusts.

paredwiththeperilswhichourforefathersconquered,becausetheybelievedandwerenotafraid,wehavesomuchtobethankfulfornaturesurroundsuswithherbountyandhuman,effortshavemultipliedit.

plentyisatourdoorstep,butageneroususeofitlanguishesintheverysightofthesupplyprimarilythisisbecausetherulersofthee_changeofmankind’sgoodshavefailed,throughtheirownstubbornnessandtheirowninpetence,haveadmittedtheirfailureandhaveabdicated.

practicesoftheunscrupulousmoneychangersstandindictedinthecourtofpublicopinion,rejectedbytheheartsandmindsofmen.

true,theyhavetried,buttheireffortshavebeencastinthepattenofanoutworntradition.

facedbyafailureofcredit,theyhaveproposedonlythelendingofmoremoneystrippedofthelureofprofitbywhichtheyinduceourpeopletofollowtheirfalseleadership,theyhaveresortedtoe_hortation,pleadingtearfullyforrestoredconfidence.

theyonlyknowtherulesofagenerationofselfseekers.

theyhavenovision,andwhenthereisnovision,thepeopleperish.

yes,themoneychangershavefledfromtheirhighseatsinthetempleofourciviiization.

wemaynowrestorethattemp1etotheancienttruths.

ameasureofthatrestorationliesinthee_tenttowhichweapplysocialvalue,morenoblethanmeremoaryprofits.

happinessliesnotinthemerepossessionofmoneyitliesinthejoyofachievement,inthethrillofcreativeefforts,thejoyandmoralstimulationofworknolongermustbeforgotteninthemadchaseofevanescentprofits.

thesedarkdays,myfriends,willbeworthalltheycostus,iftheyteachusthatourtruedestinyisnottobeministeredonto,buttoministertoourselves,toourfellowmen.

recognitionofthefalsityofmaterialwealthasthestandardofsuccessgoeshandinhandwiththeabandonmentofafalsebeliefthatpublicofficeandhighpoliticalpositionaretobevaluedonlybythestandardsofprideofplaceandpersonalprofits,andtheremustbeanendtoourconductinbankingandinbusiness,whichtoooftenhasgiventoasacredtrustthelikenessofcallousandselfishwrong-doing.

smallwonderthatconfidencelanguishes,foritthrivesonlyonhonestyonhonononthesacrednessofourobligation,onfaithfulprotectionandonunselfishperformance.

withoutthemitcannotlive.

restorationcalls,however,notforchangesinethicsalone.

thisnationisaskingforaction,andactionnow.

ourgreatestprimarytaskistoputpeopletowork.

thisisnounsolvableproblemifwetakeitwise1yandcourageouslyitcanbeacplishedinpartbydirectrecruitingbythegovernmentitself,treatingthetaskaswewouldtreattheemergencyofawar,butatthesametime,throughthisemployment,acplishinggreatlyneededprojectstostimulateandreorganizetheuseofourgreatnaturalresources.

handinhandwiththat,wemustfranklyrecognizetheoverbalanceofpopulationinourindustrialcentersandbyengagingonanationalscaleinaredistributioninanefforttoprovidebetteruseofthelandforthosebestfittedfortheland.

yesthetaskcanbehelpedbydefiniteeffortstoraisethevalueoftheagriculturalproductandwiththisthepowertopurchasetheoutputofourcities.

itcanbehelpedbypreventingrealisticallythetragedyofthegrowinglossesthroughforeclosuresofoursmallhomesandourfarms.

itcanbehelpedbyinsistencethatthefederal,thestate,andthelocalgovernmentactforthwithonthedemandsthattheircostsbedrasticallyreduce.

itcanbehelpedbytheunifyingofreliefactivitieswhichtodayareoftenscattered,uneconomical,unequal.

itcanbehelpedbynationalplanningfor,andsupervisionofallformsoftransportation,andofmunications,andotherutilitiesthathaveadefinitelypubliccharacter.

therearemanywaysinwhichitcanbehelped,butitcanneverbehelpedbymere1ytalkingaboutit.

wemustact,wemustactquickly.

andfinallyinourprogresstowardaresumptionofwork,werequiretwosafeguardsagainstthereturnoftheevilsoftheoldorder;theremustbeastrictsupervisionofallbankingandcreditsandinvestments;theremustbeanendtospeculationwithotherpeople-smoney;andtheremustbeprovisionsforanadequatebutsoundcurrency.

these,myfriends,arethelinesofattack.

ishallpresentlyurgeuponanewcongressinspecialsession,detailedmeasuresfortheirfulfillment,andishallseektheimmediateassistanceofthe48states.

throughthisprogramofaction,weaddressourselvestoputtingourownnationalhouseinorder,andmakinginebalanceoutflowourinternationaltraderelations,thoughvastlyimportant,areinpointoftimeandnecessitysecondarytotheestablishmentofasoundnationaleconomyifavorasapracticalpolicytheputtingoffirstthingsfirst.

ishallsparenoefforttorestoreworldtradebyinternationaleconomicreadjustment,buttheemergencyathomecannotwaitonthatacplishment.

thebasicthoughtthatguidesthesespecificmeansofnationalrecoveryisnotnarrowlynationalistic.

itistheinsistence,asafirstconsiderationupontheinter-dependenceofthevariouselementsinallpartsoftheunitedstatesofamerica-arecognitionoftheoldandthepermanentlyimportantmanifestationoftheamericanspiritofthepioneer.

itisthewaytorecoveryitistheimmediatewayitisthestrongestassurancethatrecoverywillendure.

inthefieldofworldpolicyiwoulddedicatethisnationtothepolicyofthegoodneighbor.

theneighborwhoresolutelyrespectshimself,andbecausehedoesso,respectstherightsofothers.

theneighborwhorespectshisob1igation,andrespectsthesanctityofhisagreement,inandwith,aworldofneighbor.

ifireadthetemperofourpeoplecorrectlywenowrealizewhatwehaveneverrealizedbefore,ourinter-dependenceoneachother,thatwecannotmerelytake,butwemustgiveaswell.

thatifwearetogoforward,wemustmoveasatrainedandloyalarmywillingtosacrificeforthegoodofamondiscipline,becausewithoutsuchdiscip1ine,noprogresscanbemade,noleadershipbeeseffective.

weareallreadyandwillingtosubmitourlivesandourpropertytosuchdisciplinebecauseitmakespossiblea1eadershipwhichaimsatthelargergood.

this,iproposetooffetwearegoingtolargerpurposes,binduponus,binduponusall,asasacredobligationwithaunityofdutyhithertoevokedonlyintimesofarmedstrife.

withthispledgetaken,iassumeunhesitatingly,theleadershipofthisgreatarmyofourpeoplededicatedtoadisciplinedattackuponourmonproblems.

actioninthisimage,actiontothisend,isfeasibleundertheformofgovernmentwhichwehaveinheritedfrommyancestors.

ourconstitutionissosimple,sopractical,thatitispossiblealways,tomeete_traordinaryneeds,bychangesinemphasisandarrangementswithoutlossofacentralform,thatiswhyourconstitutionalsystemhasproveditselfthemostsuperblyenduringpoliticalmechanismthemodernworldhaseverseen.

ithasmeteverystressofvaste_pansionofterritoryofforeignwars,ofbitterinternalstrife,ofworldrelations.

anditistobehopedthatthenormalbalanceofe_ecutiveandlegislativeauthoritywi1lbefullyequal,fullyadequatetomeettheunprecedentedtaskbeforeus.

butitmaybethatanunprecedenteddemandandneedforunderlayactionmaycallfortemporarydeparturefromthatnormalbalanceofpublicprocedure.

wefacethearduousdaysthatliebeforeusinthewarmcourageofnationalunityintheclearestconsciousnessofseekingallandpreciousmoralvalues,withthecleansatisfactionthatesfromthesternperformanceofdutybyoldandyoungalike,weaimattheassuranceofarounded,apermanentnationallife.

wedonotdistrustthefutureofessentialdemocracythepeopleoftheunitedstateshavenotfailed.

intheirneed,theyhaveregisteredamandatethattheywantdirect,vigorous