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1.I have a dream

by Martin Luther King, Jr.I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.This Momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice.It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free.One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land.So we have come here today to dramatize the shameful condition.In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check.When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned.Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked “insufficient funds.”

But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.We refuse to believe that there are “insufficient funds” in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation.So we've come to cash this check-a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.I say to you today.my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.It is a dream deeply rooted in the American Dream.I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up.live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia.sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners, will they be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.I have a dream, that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character, I have a dream today.I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, one day right down in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.I have a dream today.I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low;the rough places will be made plain;and the crooked places will be made straight;and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.This is our hope.So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado.Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.But not only that, let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi, from every mountainside.Let freedom ring and when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, “Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty, we are free at last.”

2.NEW YORK SENATE RACE SPEECH

By HILARY CLINTON

You know, you know, we started this great effort on a sunny July morning in Pinders Corner on Pat and Liz Moynihan's beautiful farm and 62 counties, 16 months, 3 debates, 2 opponents, and 6 black pantsuits later, because of you, here we are.You came out and said that issues and ideals matter, jobs matter, downstate and upstate, health care matters, education matters, the environment matters, social security matters, a woman's right to choose matters.It all matters and I just want to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you, New York!

Thank you for opening up your minds and your hearts, for seeing the possibility of what we could do together for our children and for our future here in this state and in our nation.I am profoundly grateful to all of you for giving me the chance to serve you.I willabout overcrowded or crumbling schools, about the struggle to care for growing children and aging parents, about the continuing challenge of providing equal opportunity for all and about children moving away from their home towns because good jobs are so hard to find in upstate New York.Now I've worked on issues like these for a long time, some of them for 30 years, and I am determined to make a difference for all of you.You see, I believe our nation owes every responsible citizen and every responsible family the tools that they need to make the most of their own lives.That's the basic bargain.I'll do my best to honor in the United States Senate.And to those of you who did not support me, I want you to know that I will work in the Senate for you and for all New Yorkers.And to those of you who worked so hard and never lost faith even in the toughest times, I offer you my undying gratitude.3.The 73rd Annual Academy Awards

Steve Martin(MC): Thank you very much.Thank you very much.You know, when they asked me, back in January, if I would host the Oscars, the first thought that came into my mind was，would there be enough time for my face lift to heal.And right now, all over the world, there are eight hundred million people watching us right now.And anyone of them is thinking the exact same thought nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror, which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.In every dark hour of our national life, a leadership of frankness and vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves, which is essential to victory.And I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.In such a spirit on my part and on yours, we face our common difficulties.They concern, thank God, only material things.Values have shrunken to fantastic levels;taxes have risen, our ability to pay has fallen, government of all kinds is faced by serious curtailment of income, the means of exchange are frozen in the currents of trade;the withered leaves of industrial enterprise lie on every side, farmers find no markets for their produce, and the savings of many years and thousands of families are gone.More important, a host of unemployed citizens face the grim problem of existence, and an equal and great number toil with little return.Only a foolish optimist can deny the dark realities of the moment.And yet, our distress comes from no failure of substance, we are stricken by no plague of locusts.Compared with the perils which our forefathers conquered, because they believed and were not afraid, we have so much to be thankful for Nature surrounds us with her bounty and human efforts have multiplied it.Plenty is at our doorstep, but a generous use of it languishes in the very sight of the supply.Primarily, this is because the rulers of the exchange of mankind's goods have failed, through their own stubbornness and their own incompetence, have admitted their failure and have abdicated.Practices of the unscrupulous money changers stand indicted in the court of public opinion, rejected by the hearts and minds of men.True, they have tried, but their efforts have been cast in the pattern of an outworn tradition.Faced by a failure of credit, they have proposed only the lending of more money.Stripped of the lure of profit by which they induce our people to follow their false leadership, they have resorted to exhortation, pleading tearfully for restored confidence.They only know the rules of a generation of self seekers.They have no vision, and when there is no vision, the people perish.Yes, the money changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization.We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths.A measure of that restoration lies in the extent to which we apply social value, more noble than mere monetary profits.Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative efforts, the joy and moral stimulation of work no longer must be forgotten in the mad chase of evanescent profits.These dark days, my friends, will be worth all they cost us, if they teach us that our true destiny is not to be ministered on to, but to minister to ourselves, to our fellow men.Recognition of the falsity of material wealth as the standard of success goes hand in hand with the abandonment of a false belief that public office and high political position are to be valued only by the standards of pride of place and personal profits, and there must be an end to our conduct in banking and in business, which too often has given to a sacred trust the likeness of callous and selfish wrong-doing.Small wonder, that confidence languishes, for it thrives only on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of our obligation, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance.Without them it cannot live.Restoration calls, however, not for changes in ethics alone.This nation is asking for action, and action now.Our greatest primary task is to put people to work.This is no unsolvable problem if we take it wisely and courageously.It can be accomplished in part by direct recruiting by the government itself, treating the task as we would treat the emergency of a war, but at the same time, through this employment, accomplishing greatly needed projects to stimulate and reorganize the use of our great natural resources.Hand in hand with that, we must frankly recognize the overbalance of population in our industrial centers and by engaging on a national scale in a redistribution in an effort to provide better use of the land for those best fitted for the land.18.First inaugural Address(B)(Franklin D.Roosevelt)Mar.4, 1933

Yes the task can be helped by definite efforts to raise the value of the agricultural product and with this the power to purchase the output of our cities.It can be helped by preventing realistically the tragedy of the growing losses through fore closures of our small homes and our farms.It can be helped by insistence that the federal, the state, and the local government act forthwith on the demands that their costs be drastically reduce.It can be helped by the unifying of relief activities which today are often scattered, uneconomical and unequal.It can be helped by national planning for, and supervision of all forms of transportation, and of communications, and other utilities that have a definitely public character.There are many ways in which it can be helped, but it can never be helped by merely talking about it.We must act, we must act quickly.And finally in our progress toward a resumption of work, we require two safeguards against the return of the evils of the old order;there must be a strict supervision of all banking and credits and investments;there must be an end to speculation with other people's money;and there must be provisions for an adequate but sound currency.These, my friends, are the lines of attack.I shall presently urge upon a new Congress in special session, detailed measures for their fulfillment, and I shall seek the immediate assistance of the 48 states.Through this program of action, we address ourselves to putting our own national house in order, and making income balance outflow our international trade relations, though vastly important, are in point of time and necessity secondary to the establishment of a sound national economy.I favor as a practical policy the putting of first things first.I shall spare no effort to restore world trade by international economic readjustment, but the emergency at home cannot wait on that accomplishment.The basic thought that guides these specific means of national recovery is not narrowly nationalistic.It is the insistence, as a first consideration upon the inter-dependence of the various elements in all parts of the United States of Americahigher standards, greater accountability and larger investments have brought higher test scores, and higher graduation rates.More than three million children have health insurance now, and more than 7 million Americans have been lifted out of poverty.Incomes are rising across the board.Our air and water are cleaner.Our food and drinking water are safer.And more of our precious land has been preserved, in the continental United States, than at any time in 100 years.America has been a force for peace and prosperity in every corner of the globe.I'm very grateful to be able to turn over the reins of leadership to a new president, with America in such a strong position to meet the challenges of the future.Tonight, I want to leave you with three thoughts about our future.First, America must maintain our record of fiscal responsibility.Through our last four budgets, we've turned record deficits to record surpluses, and we've been able to pay down $600 billion of our national debt, on track to be debt free by the end of the decade for the first time since 1835.Staying on that course will bring lower interest rates, greater prosperity and the opportunity to meet our big challenges.If we choose wisely, we can pay down the debt, deal with the retirement of the baby boomers, invest more in our future and provide tax relief.Second, because the world is more connected every day in every way, America's security and prosperity require us to continue to lead in the world.At this remarkable moment in history, more people live in freedom that ever before.Our alliances are stronger than ever.People all around the world look to America to be a force for peace and prosperity, freedom and security.The global economy is giving more of our own people, and billions around the world, the chance to work and live and raise their families with dignity.But the forces of integration that have created these good opportunities also make us more subject to global forces of destruction, to terrorism, organized crime and narco-trafficking, the spread of deadly weapons and disease, the degradation of the global environment.The expansion of trade hasn't fully closed the gap between those of us who live on the cutting edge of the global economy and the billions around the world who live on the knife's edge of survival.This global gap requires more than compassion.It requires action.Global poverty is a powder keg that could be ignited by our indifference.In his first inaugural address, Thomas Jefferson warned of entangling alliances.But in our times, America cannot and must not disentangle itself from the world.If we want the world to embody our shared values, then we must assume a shared responsibility.If the wars of the 20th century, especially the recent ones in Kosovo and Bosnia, have taught 20 us anything, it is that we achieve our aims by defending our values and leading the forces of freedom and peace.We must embrace boldly and resolutely that duty to lead, to stand with our allies in word and deed, and to put a human face on the global economy so that expanded trade benefits all people in all nations, lifting lives and hopes all across the world.Third, we must remember that America cannot lead in the world unless here at home we weave the threads of our coat of many colors into the fabric of one America.As we become ever more diverse, we must work harder to unite around our common values and our common humanity.We must work harder to overcome our differences.In our hearts and in our laws, we must treat all our people with fairness and dignity, regardless of their race, religion, gender or sexual orientation and regardless of when they arrived in our country, always moving toward the more perfect union of our founders' dreams.Hillary, Chelsea and I join all Americans in wishing our very best to the next president, George W.Bush, to his family and his administration in meeting these challenges and in leading freedom's march in this new century.As for me, I'll leave the presidency more idealistic, more full of hope than the day I arrived and more confident than ever that America's best days lie ahead.My days in this office are nearly through, but my days of service, I hope, are not.In the years ahead, I will never hold a position higher or a covenant more sacred than that of president of the United States.But there is no title I will wear more proudly than that of citizen.Thank you.God bless you, and God bless America.22.Speech by Vice FM Wang Guangya at ABAC Luncheon

Mr.Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen，It is a pleasure to meet you, friends from the Asia-Pacific business community in this thriving city of Shanghai.And I am delighted to have this opportunity to discuss with you the future development of the Asia-Pacific region and the world at large.How should the world evolve in the new century? Where should the world be heading for? What should the Asia-Pacific look like in the future? These are the questions we should think very hard and address with a vision and practical measures.The ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius once said, “Peace and harmony are the supreme virtues of heaven and earth”.This maxim may well reflect man's long-cherished aspiration for peace, tranquility, development and prosperity.However, the world is not tranquil and is still plagued by regional conflicts and flagrant terrorism.The September the 11th terrorist attacks have disrupted world peace and stability, and terrorism has become a global scourge.The history of human civilization, mankind's successes and failures, sufferings and glories, have left us a profound lesson.The realities of today have given us a mandate-a mandate to usher in a new era.We must bear in mind the universal desire of the people for peace, development and cooperation.We must seek to create a new era when disputes are replaced by consultations, confrontation by dialogue, when mutual respect prevails and different cultures and civilizations develop side by side in this diverse and colorful world, and when people throughout the world live in peace and enjoy development and prosperity, free from terrorist threats.With the advent of the 21st century, economic globalization is gathering pace.Science and technology are advancing rapidly and have become an important driving force behind the world economic growth.But unfortunately, this process is accompanied by a widening gap between the North and the South, the rich and poor, and an uneven development among countries and regions.It is therefore essential to have a correct assessment of what positive impact economic globalization and scientific and technological advancement have had and may continue to have on the expansion of productive forces, creation of social wealth, dissemination of knowledge and civilization and even world peace and stability so that we can seize the historical opportunity and bring about a leapfrog development.It is equally essential, if not more, to address the negative effects of economic globalization and scientific and technological development and work real hard for common development and prosperity of all members of society.To this end, the whole world should join hands to ensure that all nations enjoy the benefits of scientific and technological progress, economic globalization and the New Economy through full participation and cooperation.The Asia-Pacific region achieved great economic progress in the last century, playing an important role in boosting regional and global economic development.This is attributable to the concerted endeavor, closer cooperation, pioneering work and enterprising spirit of APEC members and all other economies in the region.In the new century, the Asia-Pacific economic development is faced with both opportunities and challenges.The region-wide and world economic slowdown and, particularly, the September 11 attacks have added to the difficulties and uncertainties of our regional economy.Having said that, I wish to stress that in the long run, the Asia-Pacific economic prospect is broad and bright.As long as we seize the opportunities brought by economic globalization and scientific and technological revolution, stick to open regionalism, enhance regional cooperation and adopt strong macro-economic measures to speed up restructuring, we will be able to overcome difficulties and open up new dimensions for growth and prosperity in our region.We have full confidence in that.The theme of APEC 2001 is so designed as to reflect this historical need.If we are to promote the development of a multilateral trading system and promote greater openness of our region, we must strengthen trade and investment liberalization.If we are to ensure that all APEC members benefit from economic globalization and the New Economy, we must enhance capacity building to open up opportunities for future development.If we are to create a sound environment for regional economic development, we must have dialogue on financial policies.That is why “Achieving common prosperity through participation and cooperation” has been made the theme of APEC 2001.The APEC Business Advisory Council(ABAC), the most important organization representing APEC business community, has since its inception put forward a series of constructive ideas and recommendations concerning the two main areas of APEC cooperationI want to say thank you to everybody who these past months and years have helped, guided and given me so much.I'm truly, truly grateful.I'm terribly happy.Interviewer(in the movie scene):“Which of the cities visited did your highness enjoy the most?”

Hepburn:“Each in its own way was unforgettable, It would be difficult to-Rome, by all means Rome.I will cherish my visit here, in memory-as long as I live.”

35.Vivian Leigh

“Ladies and Gentlemen, please forgive me if my words are inadequate in thanking you for your very great kindness.If I were to mention all those who have shown me such wonderful generosity through Gone With the Wind, I should have to entertain you with an oration as long as Gone With the Wind itself.So, if I may, I should like to devote my thanks on this occasion to that conversant figure of energy, courage and very great kindness in whom all points of Gone With the Wind meet, Mr.David Selznick.”

36.George Bernard Shaw

“Ptolemy made a universe which lasted 1400 years.Newton also made a universe which has lasted 300 years.Einstein has made a universe and I can't tell you how long that will last.” 37.Marilyn Monroe

Male: And you will continue your career?

Monroe: Oh, tonight I think I'm going to England.Male: Yes?

Monroe: Yes, I'll be making the “Sleeping Princess” with Laurence Olivier.38.Madonna

“You know I think I'm in a state of shock, I know, I know this was over, but it's, it's like last week in Spain, I really felt like I was going to have a nervous breakdown.I couldn't take the crowds outside, I couldn't do the shows, it was too hot.Everything was getting to me and I thought, oh, I'm just.I think I am getting ready for the depression of what I'm going to feel when the tour's over with.But I really didn't feel emotional last night.I know everybody else did and everyone else was crying.But I didn't feel emotional, it was like it had already ended for me, in fact it was like you know someone is dying, you have to make your peace, kind of before they die.I've done this with close friends of mine.I make my peace with it before it happens, so I don't get really hurt.And then, when it happens, it's like, I don't feel anything, but I know I'm going to feel something later.I just don't know when that's going to be.Because it's a protection device, I hope I'm in a safe place when it happens.For some strange reason, I failed to realize that the first leg of the tour was during the rainy season in Japan.So, for three straight weeks we performed the show in a blizzard.But the dancers are so excited to be performing for an audience.The world could have been blowing up and they wouldn't have cared.I, on the other hand, was not in the mood for Eskimos on ice.And I think the only thing that kept me from slashing my wrists was the thought of coming back to America and doing show the way it was meant to be.By the time we left Japan, I found myself growing really attached to the dancers and I started feeling like a mother to them.When we finally got to America, I got the chance to meet the mothers of all the children that I had temporarily claimed as my own, the parents were usually as colorful as their kids.I think, I've unconsciously, chosen people that are emotionally crippled in some way, or who need mothering in some way.Because I think, it comes very natural to me.That fulfills I think I need in me to be mothered.Their innocence, the innocence of the dancers moved me, you know they're not taken in the least, they haven't been anywhere.This is the opportunity of their lives, and they know that they suffered a great deal in their lives whether with their families, or just being poor or whatever.And I wanted to give them the thrill of their lives, I wanted to impress them, I wanted to love them.”

39.Mahatma Gandhi

“I regard myself as a soldier, though a soldier of peace.I know the value of discipline and truth.I must ask you to believe me when I say that I have never made a statement of this description that the masses of India, if it became necessary, would resort to violence.”

40.Elvis Presley

“Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.You're a good audience.This next song is a song that we've been doing recently, it's, it's one of my first records.And we've been doing it a lot lately because we've had no requests for it, ah, we've had a lot of requests for it.It's called 'Trying to get to You'.It's funny my band is yelling 'turn around, turn around'.”

41.The Carpenter's

Question: Is it hard to sing together for a longtime.Do you have any kind of fight between you? Karen: No.Richard: “No, Karen and I have always gotten along very well, and actually it works to our favor.” Karen: Yeah, it's an asset being brother and sister.We get along very, very wellah-he can be thinking something or just give me some kind of a work and I know what he's thinking and the opposite for him too.Question: What does music mean to you? What does music in general, what does it mean to you? Karen: Ah, well I, music is very, very important to both my life and Richard's life.But, ah, we consider ourselves very lucky to be spending our life doing what we really love to do.Ah, I really enjoy singing and I love to listen to music, and, ah, if there wasn't music in my life I would be very miserable.Question: OK and ah, did you realize that your Friends Club here in Brazil was so enthusiastic? Richard: “No, no, the Friends Club, no.We had no idea that it was as enthusiastic as it is.In fact we were kind, just about dissected trying to get into the car.Reminds me of the, ah, the Fan Club in Japan.” Richard: “The same kind of enthusiasm”.Karen: “Very exciting.”

42.Beatles

John Lennon: And then we went back to Liverpool and we caught him working, they all thought we were German, we knew he was from Hamburg and that he'd speak good English.James MaCartney: “Brian suggested that we just sort of wore ordinary suits so we just got what we thought were quite good suits, just got rid of the leather gear.” George Harrison: “We do like the fans, and enjoy reading the publicity about us but from time to time you don't realize that it's actually about yourself.” Ringo Starr: “And once when the boys came for me, they popped in to see me when we dined, you know, we ought to go out the back because, you know, there's twenty or thirty outside.And they wouldn't believe me, but you know, they were knocking, saying they were for the autographs.”

43.Backstreet Boys

A.J.Mc Lean: “When I was about six, I started in the acting career, doing theatre and commercials and extra work and stuff like that and they turned around to my favor, and about two and a half years ago we got this group together, and I got to use a gift that God gave me and now I've been

using it ever since.” Nick Carter: “Hi I'm Nick and I'm the youngest member of the group.I'm fifteen.I'm originally from Jamestown, New York.It's just upstate it's not like the big part, the big city.Then I moved to Tampa, Florida which right now where I resign.” Others: “Resign? Resign? Retire in Tampa? Reside?” Nick Carter: “Reside, yeah that's it.Oh man, I always mess up.I'm sorry.” Howard Dorough: “The first time I remember really wanting to start and sing is when I was around six years old.And I think the very first print I ever did was the Wizard of Oz.I was actually one of the lollipop little guys.So ever since then I realized from that point on I wanted to do like a singing and acting career.” Kevin Richardson: Music's always been a big part of our family.We started in church just singing hymns.I always loved to sing them.It's just something that came easily.Brian Littrell : I would have to say I was around three or four when I just started like singing along with things then taking it seriously probably about five or six.I was standing up in front of audiences at churches and singing in front of three thousand people and be like this tall or so.It was a lot of fun.It was just a gift and I enjoyed it.We recorded our first single.We've Got It Going on actually in Stockholm, Sweden.That was an experience for us.It was written for us by Dennis Pop who wrote and produced for Ace of Base.He wrote “The Sign” and “All That She Wants”.So he's had some pretty like success wise like universal success, I guess you could say because Ace of Base is pretty big in the States as well as Europe.That was an experience for us because it was kind of like we didn't have the opportunity for him to come to us, so we had to go to him and it turned out to be you know “We've got it going on” and it has our name in it-“Jam on because Back Street's got it.”

44.Resignation Speech

This is the 37th time I have spoken to you from this office where so many decisions have been made that shape the history of this nation.Each time I have done so to discuss with you some matters that I believe affected the national interest.And all the decisions I have made in my public life I have always tried to do what was best for the nation.Throughout the long and difficult period of Watergate, I have felt it was my duty to persevere, to make every possible effort to complete the term of office to which you elected me.In the past few days, however, it has become evident to me that I no longer have a strong enough political base in the Congress to justify continuing that effort.As long as there was such a base, I felt strongly that it was necessary to see the constitutional process through to its conclusion, that to do otherwise would be unfaithful to the spirit of that deliberately difficult process, and a dangerously destabilizing precedent for the future.But with the disappearance of that base, I now believe that the constitutional purpose has been served.And there is no longer a need for the process to be prolonged.I would have preferred to carry through to the finish whatever the personal agony it would have involved, and my family unanimously urged me to do so.But the interests of the nation must always come before any personal considerations.From the discussions I have had with Congressional and other leaders I have concluded that because of the Watergate matter I might not have the support of the Congress that I would consider necessary to back the very difficult

decisions and carry out the duties of this office in the way the interests of the nation will require.I have never been a quitter.To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body.But as President I must put the interests of America first.America needs a full-time President and a full-time Congress, particularly at this time with problems we face at home and abroad.To continue to fight through the months ahead for my personal vindication would almost totally absorb the time and attention of both the President and the Congress in a period when our entire focus should be on the great issues of peace abroad and prosperity without inflation at home.Therefore, I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow.Vice President Ford will be sworn in as President at that hour in this office.45.Address At Jackson Day Dinner

Now I want to say something very important to you about this issue of morality in government.I stand for honest government.I've worked for it.I've probably done more for it than any other President.(Applause)

I've done more than any other President to reorganize the government on an efficient basis and to extend the Civil Service merit system.I hate corruption not only because bad in itself, but also because it is the deadly enemy of all things the Democratic Party has been doing all these years.I hate corruption everywhere, but I hate it most of all in a Democratic office holder because that is a betrayal of all that the Democratic Party stands for.(Applause)

Here's the reason: to me morality in government means more than a mere absence of wrong doing.It means a government that is fair to all.I think it is just as immoral for the Congress to enact special tax favors into law as it is for a tax official to connive on a crooked tax return.(Applause)

It is just as immoral to use the law making power of the government to enrich the few at the expense of the many as it is to steal money from the public treasury.That is stealing money from the public treasury.All of us know, of course, about the scandals and corruption of the Republican office holders in the 1920s, but to my mind the Veterans Administration scandals in those days and the Teapot Dome Steal than the Tax laws of Andrew Mellon or the attempt to sell Muscle Shoals to private owners.(Applause)

Legislation that favored the greed and monopoly and the treachery of Wall Street was a from of corruption that did the country four times as much harm as Teapot Dome ever did.Private, selfish interests are always trying to corrupt the government in this way.Powerful financial groups are always trying to get favors for themselves.Now the Democratic Administration has been fighting against these efforts to corrupt the powers of government.We haven't always won, but we have never surrendered and we never will.(Applause)

For all these years we've been fighting to use our natural resources for the benefit of the public;to develop our forests and our public power reserves and our water power for the benefit of all;to raise the incomes of all our citizens;to protect the framer and the worker against the power of monopoly.And where have the Republicans been in this fight for morality in government? Do they

come out and vote with us to keep the special interests from robbing the public? Not at all!Most of them are on the other side.The same thing when you come to question the conduct of government officials.The Republicans make a great whoop and holler about the honesty of Federal employees, but they are usually the first to show up in a government office asking for special favors for private interests and in raising cane if they don't get them.(Applause)

These Republican gentlemen can't have it both ways.They can't be for morality on Tuesday and Thursday, and then be for special privileges for their clients on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.The press recently, for a wonder, has been giving some facts on the subjects that have been very hard to get at.I'm disgusted with their efforts to discredit and blacken the character and reputation of the whole federal Service.We have a higher percentage of Federal employees under the Civil Service than ever before and on the whole they are a freer, better type of men and women than we have ever had in the service before.(Applause)

It's just as much our duty to protect the innocent as it is to punish the guilty.If a man is accused, he ought to have his day in court and I don't mean a kangaroo court, either.(Applause)

I hate injustice just as much as I hate corruption.Of course, we must always work to keep our government clean.Our Democratic Senators and Congressmen have been working and I have been working to clean up bad conditions where they exist and to devise procedures and systems to prevent them in the future.And I would like to have the help in this fight from everybody, Democrats and Republicans alike!

I've just got one reorganization plan through Congress and I'm going to send up some more plans to the Congress soon to put more of our Federal officials under Civil Service and out of politics!I'd like to see how many of the Republicans vote for them.Well, I don't think the “Black is White” campaign of the Republican Party is going to succeed.I think that voters are going to see through the holier than thou disguise that our Republicans friends are putting on.All the tricks of Republican propaganda aren't going to make the people forget that the Democratic Party has been working to their welfare.(Applause)

We are working for the welfare of the farmer.We hold to the ideal that goes back to Jefferson: that a farmer should have the opportunity to own his farm, to share in the benefits of scientific progress, and to secure a fair income for his efforts.The Democratic Party is working for the success of our free enterprise system.We have worked to prevent monopoly, to give small business-the small businessman-a fair chance, and to develop our natural resources for all the people and not just for the favored few.The Democratic Party is working for the welfare of labor.We have worked for good wages in our legislation, for unemployment compensation, arid for fair labor relations laws.The Democratic Party's dedicated to fair opportunities, for decent living conditions, to a chance to educate their children, to have good medical services and reasonable provision for retirement.That is why we have worked for good Social Security laws, for better education and health services, for good housing and for equal rights and opportunities for all our people regardless of color, religion, or national origin.(Applause)

Above all the Democratic Party is working for peace on earth and goodwill among men.We believe that was is not inevitable;that peace can be won;that free men of all lands can find a way to live together in the world as good neighbors.That is why we've been willing to sacrifice to stop

aggression;willing to send our money and our goods to help men in other countries stand up against tyranny;willing to fight in Korea or WW III before it begins.For if the bloody harvest of a world was were to begin anew most of us would never see a peaceful world again.This is the record of the Democratic Party.It is a proud record and an honorable record.It is record of progress, of actions that are right because they are solidly founded on American ideals.Whoever the Democratic nominates for president this year, he will have this record to run upon.I shall not be a candidate for reelection.I have served my country long and I think efficiently and honestly.I shall not accept a renomination.I do not feel that it is my duty to spend another four years in the White House.(Sounds of Disapproval)

We must, we must always remember the things the Democratic Party has done and the high ideals that have made it great.We must be tree to its principles and keep it foremost in service of the people.If we do that, we can be sure there will be a Democratic President in the White House for the next four years.46.Tribute to Diana

I stand before you today the representative of a family in grief, in a country in mourning before a world in shock.“We are all united not only in our desire to play our respects to Diana but rather in our need to do so.For such was her extraordinary appeal that the tens of millions of people taking part in this service all over the world via television and radio who never actually met her, feet that they too lost someone close to them in the early hours of Sunday morning.It is a more remarkable tribute to Diana than I can ever hope to offer her today.Diana was the very essence of compassion, of duty, of style, of beauty.All over the world she was a symbol of selfless humanity.All over the world, a standard bearer for the right of the truly downtrodden, a very British girl who transcend nationality.Someone with a natural nobility who was classless and who proved in the last year that she needed no royal title to continue to generate her particular brand of magic.Today is our chance to say thank you for the way you brightened our lives, even though God granted you but half a life.We will all feel cheated always that you were taken from us so young and yet we must learn to be grateful that you came along at all.Only now that you are gone do we truly appreciate what we are now without and we want you to know that life without you is very, very difficult.We have all despaired at our loss over the past week and only the strength of the message you gave us through your years of giving has afforded us the strength to more forward.There is a temptation to rush to canonize your memory, there is no need to do so.You stand tall enough as a human being of unique qualities not to need to be seen as a saint.Indeed to sanctify your memory would be to miss out on the very core of your being, your wonderfully mischievous sense of humor, with a laugh that bent you double.Your joy for life transmitted wherever your took your smile and the sparkle in those unforgettable eyes.Your boundless energy which you could barely contain.But your greatest gift was you intuition and it was a gift you used wisely.This is what underpinned all your other wonderful attributes and if we look to analyze what it was about you that had such a wide appeal we find it in your instinctive feel for what was really important in all

our lives.Without your God-given sensitivity we would be immerse in greater ignorance at he anguish of Aides and HIV sufferers, the plight of the homeless, the isolation of lepers, the random destruction of landmines.Diana explained to me once that it was her innermost feeling of suffering that made it possible for her to connect with her constituency of the rejected.And here we come to another truth about her.For all the status, the glamour, the applause, Diana remained throughout a very insecure person at heart, almost childlike in her desire to do good for others so she could release herself from deep feeling of unworthiness of which her eating disorders were merely a symptom.The world sensed this part of her character and cherished her for her vulnerability whilst admiring her for her honesty.The last time I saw Diana was on July 1, her birthday in London, when typically she was not taking time to celebrate her special day with friends but was guest of honor at a special charity fundraising evening.She sparkled of course, but I would rather cherish the days I spent with her in March when she came to visit me and my children in our home in South Africa.I am proud of the fact apart from when she was on display meeting President Mandela we managed to contrive to stop the ever-present paparazzi from getting a single picture of her that meant a lot to her.There were days I will always treasure.It was as if we had been transported back to our childhood when we spent such an enormous amount of time together the two youngest in the family.Fundamentally she had not changed at all from the big sister who mothered me as a baby, fought with me at school and endured those long train journeys between our parents' homes with me at weekends.It is a tribute to her level-headedness and strength that despite the most bizarre-like life imaginable after her childhood, she remained intact, true to herself.There is no doubt that she was looking for a new direction in her life at this away from England, mainly because of the treatment that she received at the hands of the newspapers.I don't think she ever understood why her genuinely good intentions were sneered at by the media, why there appeared to be a permanent quest on their behalf to bring her down.It is baffling.My own and only explanation is that genuine goodness is threatening to those at the opposite end of the moral spectrum.It is a point to those at the opposite end of the moral spectrum.It is a point to remember that of all the ironies about Diana, perhaps the greatest was this a girl given the name of the ancient goddess of hunting was, in the end, in the end, the most hunted person of the modern age.She would want us today to pledge ourselves to protecting her beloved boys William and Harry from a similar fate and I do this here Diana on your behalf.We will not allow them to suffer the anguish that used regularly to drive you to tearful despair.And beyond that, on behalf of your mother and sisters, I pledge that we, your blood family, will do all we can to continue the imaginative way in which you were steering these two exceptional young men so that their souls are not simply immersed by duty and tradition but can sing openly as you planned.We fully respect the heritage into which they have both been born and will always respect and encourage, them in their royal role but we, like you, recognize the need for them, to

experience as many different aspects of life as possible to arm them spiritually and emotionally for the years ahead.I know you would have expected nothing less from us.William and Harry, we all cared desperately for you today.We are all chewed up with the sadness at the loss of a woman who was not even our mother.How great your suffering is, we cannot even imagine.I would like to end by thanking God for the small mercies he has shown us at this dreadful time.For taking Diana at her most beautiful and radiant and when she had joy in her private life.About all we gibe thanks for the life of a woman I am so proud to be able to call my sister, the unique, the complex, the extraordinary and irreplaceable Diana whose beauty, both internal and external, will never be extinguished from our minds.47.Winston Churchill：

The Russian danger is therefore our danger and the danger of the United States.Just as the cause of any Russian fighting for his hearth and home is the cause of free men and free people in every quarter of the globe.Let us learn the lessons already taught by such cruel experience.Let us re-double our exertion and strike with united strength while life and power remain.48.Madeleine Albright

Barbara Walters: With all the different challenges facing you, if you could accomplish ONE thing as Secretary of State, what would you like it to be? Albright: Well, it would be, frankly, is to have the American people understand that foreign policy is domestic policy.That there is no line between foreign and domestic policy.we are part of a globe and we have to adjust to it and America is still the best place in the world to live.49.Elizabeth Taylor

Barbara Walters: When you hear people saying, ”Elizabeth Taylor, now she's a legend.“ Elizabeth Taylor: That always sounds to me like an obituary Um, I don't feel dead yet.People have asked me why I don't write a book because I'm still living it.I'm still, my life is still writing chapters.I'm not ready to sit and contemplate the past.I'm to busy living the present.I'm looking forward to the future.50.Demi Moore

Barbara Walters: Demi, I wanted to ask you, you were paid 12 and a half million dollars for this film Striptease, what does it mean to be the highest priced female in the business now? Demi Moore: First of all, it is very meaningful in this business for a women.It just so happened that it happened to me but it doesn't matter that it was me.It could have been anyone of us.I mean it's nice that it was me, and it's a nice kind of ego boost and it's flattering, but the fact is the more important element to it and the thing that makes me feel very proud is that the fact that they were willing to step up and say that what I was gonna contribute to this film was worth what they wanted to pay me, it means the perception of all women in Hollywood changed as of that moment

as did their salaries.And for that I feel extremely, extremely proud.51.Madonna

Madonna: Detroit was definitely the hardest place we went to on the tour.On an emotional level, I mean, God, going home is, well it's just not really that easy for me.You know people always talk about how starring changes you, but they never talk about how it can change the people close to you.I hadn't been to the cemetery since I was a young girl.We used to go right after she died.I don't know my mother's death was just all a big mystery to me when I was a child and none really explained it so, what I remember most about my mother was that she was, she was very kind and very gentle and very feminine, I mean, I don't know, I guess, she just seemed like an angel to me, but I suppose everybody thinks their mother is an angel when they're five.Ah, I also know she was really religious, so I never really understood why she was taken away from us.It just seems so unfair.I, never thought that she'd done something wrong.So often times I'd wonder what I have done wrong.52.Vincent

Starry starry night Paint your palette blue and grey Look out on a summer's day With eyes that know the darkness in my soul Shadows on the hills, sketch the trees and the daffodils Catch the breeze and the winter chills In colors on the snowy linen land

*Now I understand what you try to say to me And how you suffered for your sanity And how you tried to set them free They would not listen, they did not know how Perhaps they'll listen now

Starry starry night Flaming flowers that bright blaze Swirling clouds in violet haze Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue Colors changing hue, morning fields of amber grain Weathered faces lined in pain Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand

Repeat * For they could not love you But still your love was true And when no hope was left inside on that starry starry night

You took your life as lovers often do But I could have told you, Vincent This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you

Starry starry night Portraits hung in empty halls Frameless heads on nameless walls With eyes that watch the world and can't forget Like the strangers that you've met The ragged man in ragged clothes The silver thorn of bloody rose Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow

Now I think I know what you tried to say to me And how you suffered for your sanity And how you tried to set them free They would not listen, they're not listening still Perhaps they never will

53.My American Journey

Written and Read by Colin Powell

Nevertheless, I do not unequivocally rule out a political future.If I ever do decide to enter politics, however, it will not be because of high popularity ratings, but because I have a vision for this country.Frankly, the present atmosphere does not make entering public service especially attractive.I find that civility is being driven from our political discourse.For all the present sensitivity over correctness, we seem to have lost our sense of shame as a society.We say we are appalled by the rise of sexually transmitted disease, by the wave of teenage pregnancies, by violent crime.Yet we drench ourselves in depictions of explicit sex and crime on television.In the movies and in pop music.How do we find our way again? How do we reestablish moral standards? How do we end the ethnic fragmentation that is making us an increasingly hyphenated people? How do we restore a sense of family to our national life? On a speech circuit, I tell a story that goes to the heart of America's longing.The ABC correspondent Sam Donaldson was interviewing a young African-American solider in a tank platoon on the eve of battle in Desert Storm.Donaldson asked, ”How do you think the battle will go? Are you afraid?“

”We'll do okay.We're well trained.And I'm not afraid,“ the GI answered, gesturing toward his buddies around him.”I'm not afraid because I'm with my family.“

The other soldiers shouted: ”Tell him again.He didn't hear you.“

The soldier repeated: ”This is my family and we'll take care of each other."

That story never fails to touch me or the audience.It is a metaphor for what we have to do as a nation.We have to start thinking of America as a family.We have to stop screeching at each other, stop hurting each other, and instead start caring for, sacrificing for, and sharing with each other.We have to stop continually criticizing, which is the cry of the ideologue, and instead get back to the can-do attitude that made America.We have to keep trying, and risk failing, in order to

solve this country's problems.We can not move forward if cynics and critics swoop down and pick apart anything that goes wrong to a point where we lose sight of what is right, decent, and uniquely good about America.40

第二篇：世界名人经典演讲

世界名人经典演讲精选

经典演讲排行

1、约翰·肯尼迪：1961年1月20日发表的就职演说

2、曼德拉：1990年2月11日 《种族隔离制度绝无前途》

3、埃及前总统萨达特：1977年11月20日在以色列国会上的演说

4、美国前总统卡特：1977年1月20日就职时发表的演讲《美国的理想》

5、马丁·路德·金：l963年8月28日在林肯纪念堂前《我有一个梦》

6、孙中山：在东京中国留学生欢迎大会上的演说

7、奥巴马：2009年1月20日美国总统就职演说

Part Ⅰ Inaugural Addresses

1.Franklin D.Roosevelt's Third Inaugural Address

2.Bill Clinton's First Inaugural Address

3.Bill Clinton's Second Inaugural Address

4.George W.Bush's Fast Inaugural Address

5.George W.Bush's Second Inaugural Address

6.Nelson Mandela's Inaugural Address

Part Ⅱ Farewell Addrmses

1.Harry Truman's Farewell Address

2.Abdication Speech

3.Richard Nixon's Resignation Speech

4.Farewell to Baseball

Part Ⅲ Social Issues

1.Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death

2.Atlanta Compromise

3.Franklin D.Roosevelt's Fast Fireside Chat

4.Preserving Civil Liberties

5.The Strggle for Human Rights

6.Choices and Change

7.A Moral Necessity for Birth Control

8.The Children's Era

Part Ⅳ Political Issues

1.Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

2.My Side of the Story [Checkers]

3.I Have a Dream

4.Statement on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.5.Foreign Policy of Great Britain Speech6.Speech to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association7.We Choose to Go to the Moon

8.Tear Down This Wall

Part V Wars&Disasters

1.Franklin D.Roosevelt’s war Message-Asking Congress to Declare War on Japan

2.Normandy Address-Final Pep-Talk Speech

3.Iron Curtain Speech

4.Pope John Paul It's Speech at hrael’s Holocaust Memorial5.Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion SDocCh6.Responding to Landmines：A Modem Tragedy and It’8 Consequences7.Obituary to Diana，McC88 0f Wales

8.9/11 Address to the Nation

9.George w．Bush’s Address to Congress and the American People After 9/11

第三篇：世界名人英文演讲稿

篇一：心灵英语：演讲稿世界名人演讲稿 心灵英语：世界名人演讲稿集萃演讲稿

经典的书契能够给人以美的享受，发人深省的演讲能够给人以力量，特整理了经典的名人英文演讲，但愿广大朋友能够在阅读的时候，不仅能够提高英语水平，还能在人生的认识中产生一些新的启示！为了...经典的书契能够给人以美的享受，发人深省的演讲能够给人以力量，特整理了经典的名人英文演讲，但愿广大朋友能够在阅读的时候，不仅能够提高英语水平，还能在人生的认识中产生一些新的启示！

为了易于各人学习和理解，我尽可能加上名人生平先容和历史违景先容。罗斯福：国会珍珠港演讲(中英文对照)mr.vice president,mr.speaker,members of the senate,and of the house of representatives：

yesterday,december 7th,1941--a date which will live in infamy--the united states of america was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of japan.the united states was at peace with that nation and,at the solicitation of japan,was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the pacific.以下是富兰克林·罗斯福国会珍珠港演讲英文原文：

mr.vice president,mr.speaker,members of the senate,and of the house of representatives：

yesterday,december 7th,1941--a date which will live in infamy--the united states of america was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of japan.the united states was at peace with that nation and,at the solicitation of japan,was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the pacific.点这儿在线下载：罗斯福：国会珍珠港演讲音频

american island of oahu,the japanese ambassador to the united states and his colleague delivered to our secretary of state aformal reply to arecent american message.and while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations,it contained no threat or hint of war or of armed attack.it will be recorded that the distance of hawaii from japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago.during the intervening time,the japanese government has deliberately hope for continued peace.the attack yesterday on the hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to american naval and military forces.i regret to tell you that very many american lives have been lost.in addition,american ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between san francis co and honoluluyesterday,the japanese government also launched an attack againstmalaya.last night,japanese forces attacked hong kong.last night,japanese forces attacked guam.last night,japanese forces attacked the philippine islands.last night,the japanese attacked wake island.and thi--orning,the japanese attacked midway island.japan has,therefore,undertaken asurprise offensive extending throughout the pacific area.the facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves.the people of the united states have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation.measures be taken for our defense.but always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.invasion,the american people in their righteou--ight will win through to absolute victory.i believe that iinterpret the will of the congress and of the people when iassert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost,but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.hostilities exist.there is no blinking at the fact that our people,our territory,and our interests are in grave danger.with confidence in our armed forces,with the unbounding determination of our people,we will gain the inevitable triumph--so help us god.i ask that the congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by japan on sunday,december 7th,1941,a state of war has existed between the united states and the japanese empire.以下是富兰克林·罗斯福国会珍珠港演讲中文翻译： 致美国国会： 昨天，1941年12月7日--一个遗臭万年的日期--美利坚合众国遭到了日本帝国海军和空军蓄谋已久的俄然袭击。

合众国当时同该国处于和平状态，并且，根据日本的请求，当时仍在同该国政府和该国天皇举行着会话，但愿维持承平洋地域的和平，实际上，就在日本空队伍中队已经起头轰炸美国瓦胡岛然后一钟头，日本驻合众国大使及其同事还向国务卿提交处理了对美国最近致日方的信函的正式答复。虽则复函声言继续现行交际谈判已一无用法，它并未包罗关于战争或武装进击的威胁或暗示。

应该记录在案的是：思量到夏威夷同日本的间隔，此次进击显然是很多天乃至若干礼拜之前就已蓄谋筹谋的。在筹谋的历程中，日本政府通过虚假的声明和表示但愿维护和平处心积虑地棍骗合众国。

昨天对夏威夷群岛的进击，给美国海陆军军队造成了紧张的损伤。我遗憾地告诉各位，很多美国人损失了生命。此外，据报告，美国商船在旧金山和火奴鲁鲁之间的公海上也遭到了鱼雷袭击。

昨天，日本政府已策动了对马来亚的进击。

昨夜，日本军队袭击了喷鼻港。昨夜，日本军队攻击了关岛。

昨夜，日本军队攻击了菲律宾群岛。昨夜，日本人袭击了威克岛。今晨，日本人袭击了中途岛。因此，日本在整个承平洋地区范围承平洋地区范围策动了俄然攻势。发生在昨天和今天的事证实了这一点。美国人民很是明白，并且十分清楚这关系到我们国家的安全和保存的紧张事态。

作为三军总司令，我已申令，采取一切措施保卫我们的国家。我们整个国家都将永远记住此次对我们的无耻进击。

不论要用多长的时间才气战胜此次蓄谋已久的入侵，美国人民以自己的公理力量必患上赢患上绝对的胜利。我现在断言，我们不仅要作出最大的努力来保卫我们自己，我们还将确保这种形式的违信弃义永远不会再威胁到我们。我相信抒发了国会和人民的意志。

战争已经起头。我国人民，我国国土和我国利益都处于紧张危险之中，对此我们不必闪烁其辞。

相信我们的武装军队--依靠我国人民的坚定刻意--我们必将取患上最后的胜利--愿天主助我！我要求国会宣布：自1941年12月7日--礼拜天日本举行无缘无故和鄙俚胆小的进击时起，合众国和日本帝国之间已处于战争状态。美国第32任总统富兰克林·d·罗斯福(franklin d.roosevelt)(1933-1945)，一直被视为美国历史上最伟大的总统之一，是20世纪美国最孚人望和受爱戴的总统，也是美国历史上惟一蝉联4届总统的人，从1933年3月起，直至1945年4月去世时截止，担任职务长达12年。曾赢患上美国民众长达7周的高支持率，创下历史记录。

富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福出生于纽约。父亲詹姆斯·罗斯福是一个百万财主。母亲萨拉·德拉诺比父亲小26岁。罗斯福曾就读于哈佛大学和哥伦比亚大学。1910年任纽约州参议员。1913年任海军部副部长。1921年因患脊髓灰质炎致残。1928年任纽约州长。1932年竞选总统获胜。执政后，以新政对付经济危机，颇有成效，故获患上1936年、1940年、1944年大选蝉联。第二次世界大战初，美国采取不参与政策，但对希特勒采取倔强手段，以租借法支持同盟国。1941年底，美国参战。罗斯福代表美国两次参加同盟国三巨头会议。罗斯福政府提出了轴心国必需无条件投降的原则并获患上了实施。罗斯福提出了建立联合国的构想，也获患上了实施。63岁时由于脑溢血去世。很多网友相信都看过影戏《珍珠港》(pearl harbor)，第二次世界大战在欧亚大陆打的如火如荼，而跨海相隔的美国却隔岸不雅火，仿佛事不关己。直至1941年12月7日早晨7点53分，日本奇袭美军在夏威夷的基地珍珠港。次日，美国总统罗斯福在国会愤然揭晓了这篇的演讲，至此，承平洋战争全面爆发。日本狙击珍珠港的历史违景：

日本从1941年中起头向东南亚的发展引起了这个地域主要强国的不安，为了给日本一点颜色，美国冻结了对日本的经济贸易，其中重要的是高辛烷石油，没有石油日本的飞机无法仙游，舰艇无法在海中行驶，日本就无法继续对外扩张。

加上日本的石油只能维持半年的时间，日本明白，要么从其中国撤军，停止对外扩张，交际上向美国挨近。要么自组旗帜，南下夺取战略资源，继续加强对外侵略。南洋有美国，英国，荷兰的半殖民地，进兵南洋就等于向美盎司国宣战。

承平洋上的珍珠港是交通的主要枢纽，夏威夷东距美国西海岸，西距日本，西南到诸岛群，北到阿拉斯加和白令海峡，都在2000海里到3000海里之间，跨越承平洋南来北往的飞机，都以夏威夷为中续站。日本认为先在承平洋上夺取制空制海权就意味着南下的道路没有阻碍畅通，必需先摧毁珍珠港，于是日本筹谋了珍珠港奇袭。

日本政府决定占领东南亚的资源作为对禁运的回答。他们不克不及假定，假如他们起头行动了，美国会在一旁袖手旁不雅?这是山本半百六思量事先覆灭美国在承平洋的力量的原因。日本联合舰队司令山本半百六袭击珍珠港的海军基地的计划是实现这个战略目的中的一个战术步骤。日本资料显示山本于1941年初起头思量袭击珍珠港。数月后，在做了一些预先考察后，他被批准起头准备这个行动。日本海军内部有强烈的阻挡这样一个行动的力量。山本威胁，假如这个行动被中止的话，他将引退。1941年夏，在一次由日本天皇亲自出席的御前会议上，这个行动正式被批准。11月，在另一次天皇亲自出席的御前会议上，出兵承平洋的决定被批准。在11月的会议上还决定，只有在美国完全同意日本主要要求的的环境下才放弃此次行动。袭击珍珠港的目的是为了(至少暂时)覆灭美国海军在承平洋上的主力。袭击珍珠港计划的筹谋者山本半百六本人认为一次成功的袭击只能带来一年左右的战略上风。从1931年起头日本与中邦交战，此前天本占领了满洲。从1941年1月日本起头计划袭击珍珠港以取患上战略上风，颠末一些海军内部的讨论和争执后从年中起头日本海军起头为此次行动举行严格的训练。日本计划的一部分是在袭击前(并且必需在袭击前)中止与美国的协商。到12月7日截止，日本驻华盛顿大使中的交际官一直在与美外洋交部举行很广泛的讨论，包括美国对日本在1941年夏入侵东南亚的反应。袭击前天本大使从日本交际部获患上了一封很长的电报，并受令在袭击前(华盛顿时间下午一时)将它递交国务卿科德尔·赫尔。但大使人员未能实时解码和打印这篇很长的国书。最后这篇宣战书在袭击后才递交给美国。这个延迟增长了美国对此次袭击的愤怒，它是罗斯福总统将这天称为一个无耻的日期的主要原因。山本上将似乎同意这个不雅点。在日美合拍的影戏《虎！虎！虎！》中他被援用说：我恐怕我们将一个甜睡的伟人叫醒了，现在他充满了愤怒。(这句话山本本人可能从未说过，即使如此他似乎的确如此觉患上)。实际上这篇国书在日本递交美国前就已经被美国解码了。乔治·卡特利特·马歇尔在读过这篇国著作后面立刻向夏威夷送出了一张紧急警告，但由于美军内部传送系统的混乱这篇电报不患上不通过民用电信局来传达。在路上它落空了它的紧急标志。袭击数钟头后一个年轻的日裔美国邮递员将这张电保送到美军司令部。林肯(1809~1865)lincoln，abraham 美国总统(1861~1865)。1809年2月12日生于肯塔基州。自幼从事体力劳动，成年后当过雇农、船夫、小市肆伴计，也做过村落邮务员和土地测量员。

林肯没有受过系统的教诲，可是通过自学，涉猎了关于法律、文学、修辞学及历史等方面的书籍，尤其是专攻法律。1834~1840年4次被选入伊利诺伊州议会。1836年通过律师资格考试，开业当律师。1838年公开阻挡奴隶制，成为州议会辉格党的领袖。1847年，当选为美国国会众议员。他的主张和活动代表北方资产阶层的利益。阻挡奴隶制度，但不是废奴主义者，阻挡立刻解放奴隶，更阻挡解放奴隶而不给奴隶主以赔偿。因此，在阻挡奴隶制问题上他归属温和派。1856年加入共和党。在1860年的总统选举中，共和党获胜，林肯当选为总统。不久，南方奴隶主策动叛乱，挑起南北战争。1862年五月林肯颁布《宅地法》，划定公民缴付10美元登记费，可在西部领取64.74公顷土地，耕种5年后归其所有。林肯为了早日恢复联邦的统一而积极筹谋和带领战争，但他最初不敢触动南方奴隶制度。1862年9月22日，由于战况不利和人--动的压力，揭晓预报性的《解放宣言》草案。这个宣言标志着林肯从阻挡奴隶制度改变为废奴主义者。1862年末，他不顾保守分子一再施加的压力，拒不收回关于解放奴隶的决定，并在1863年1月1日揭晓正式的《解放宣言》。厥后又竭尽全尽力促使使国会两院通过宪法第13条修正案。该修正案划定在合众国国土上永远禁绝奴隶制。为了把阻挡奴隶制的战争举行到底，1863年，他坚决征召黑人参加部队，使成千累万的黑人走上战场，为战争的胜利作出了伟大的贡献。1864年3月，他升引u.s.格兰特为联邦军总司令，这对于内战的最后胜利起了相当重要的作用。1864年11月林肯再次当选为总统。1865年4月14日晚，林肯在华盛顿的福特剧院里被维护奴隶制的狂热分子j.w.布思开枪打伤，翌晨逝世。林肯：葛底斯堡演讲(中英文)the gettysburg address gettysburg,pennsylvania november 19,1863 four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent,a new nation,conceived in liberty,and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.now we are engaged in agreat civil war,testing whether that nation,or any nation so conceived and so dedicated,can long endure.we are met on agreat field,as afinal resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.it is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.but,in alarger sense,we can not dedicate--we can not consecrate--we can not hallow--this ground.the brave men,living and dead,who struggled here,have consecrated it,far above our poor power to add or detract.the world will little note,nor long remember what we say here,but it can never forget what they did here.it is for us the living,rather,to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.it is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain--that this nation,under god,shall have anew birth of freedom--and that government of the people,by the people,for the people,shall not perish from the earth.主讲：亚伯拉罕林肯 时间：1863年11月19日 地点：美国，宾夕法尼亚，葛底斯堡

八十七年之前，我们的祖先在这大陆上建立了一个国家，它孕育于自由，并且投身给一种理念，即所有人都是小时候起平等的。

时下，我们正在从事一次伟大的内战，我们在磨练，究竟这个国家，或任何一个有这种主张和这种信仰的国家，是否能长久存在。我们在那次战争的一个伟大的战场上集会。我们来到这里，奉献阿谁战场上的一部分土地，作为在此地为阿谁国家的保存而牺牲了自己生命的人的永世眠息之所。我们这样做，是十分合情合理的。

可是，就更深一层意义而言，我们是无从奉献这片土地的--无从使它成为圣地--也不克不及把它变为许多人景仰之所。那些在这里战斗的猛士，活着的和死去的，已使这块土地神圣化了，远非我们的菲薄能力所能左右。世人会半大注意，更不会长久想的起来我们在此地所说的话，然而他们将永远忘不了这些人在这里所做的事。相反，我们活着的人应该投身于那些曾在此作战的许多人所英勇推动而尚未完成的事情。我们应该在此投身于我们面前所篇二：69篇世界名人英语演讲词 目录

一、martin luther king, jr.i have a dream

二、john f.kennedy inaugural address

三、franklin delano roosevelt first inaugural address

四、barbara charline jordan 1976 democratic national convention keynote address

五、richard m.nixon checkers

六、franklin delano roosevelt pearl harbor address to the nation

七、malcolm x the ballot or the bullet

八、ronald reagan the space shuttle challenger tragedy address

九、lyndon baines johnson address to a joint session of congress on voting legislation

十、mario matthew cuomo 1984 democratic national convention keynote address

十一、barbara charline jordan statement on the articles of impeachment

十二、general douglas macarthur farewell address to congress

十三、jesse jackson 1984 democratic national convention address

十四、john f.kennedy address to the greater houston ministerial association

十五、robert f.kennedyremarks on the assassination of martin luther king, jr.十六、dwight d.eisenhower farewell address

十七、general douglas macarthur sylvanus thayer award acceptance address

十八、richard m.nixon the great silent majority

十九、john f.kennedy ich bin ein berliner(i am a berliner)

二十、russell conwell acres of diamonds 二

十一、franklin delano roosevelt the great arsenal of democracy 二

十二、ronald reagan the evil empire 二

十三、ronald reagan first inaugural address 二

十四、franklin delano roosevelt first fireside chat 二

十五、harry s.truman the truman doctrine 二

十六、william faulkner speech accepting the nobel prize in literature 二

十七、dwight d.eisenhower atoms for peace 二

十八、john f.kennedy 二

十九、ann richards democratic national convention keynote address 三

十、richard m.nixon resignation address to the nation 三

十一、franklin delano rooseveltthe four freedoms 三

十二、martin luther king, jr.beyond vietnam--a time to break silence 三

十三、william jennings bryan imperialism 三

十四、barbara pierce bush 三

十五、john f.kennedy civil rights address 三

十六、john f.kennedy cuban missile crisis address to the nation 三

十七、spiro theodore agnew television news coverage 三

十八、jesse jackson 1988 democratic national convention address 三

十九、mary fisher 1992 republication national convention address 四

十、lyndon baines johnson the great society 四

十一、adlai e.stevenson speech accepting the democratic presidential nomination 四

十二、edward m.kennedy faith, truth and tolerance in america 四

十三、george c.marshall the marshall plan 四

十四、geraldine ferraro vice presidential nomination acceptance address 四

十五、ronald reagan remarks on the 40th anniversary of d-day 四

十六、mario matthew cuomo religious belief and public morality 四

十七、edward m.kennedyaddress to the people of massachusetts on chappaquiddick 四

十八、barry goldwater speech accepting the republican presidential nomination 四

十九、stokely carmichael black power 五

十、newton n.minow television and the public interest 五

十一、edward m.kennedy tribute to senator robert f.kennedy 五

十二、anita hill 五

十三、lou gehrig farewell to baseball address 五

十四、richard m.nixon cambodian incursion address 五

十五、ted kennedy 1980 democratic national convention address 五

十六、lyndon baines johnson on vietnam and not seeking reelection 五

十七、mario savio sit-in address on the steps of sproul hall 五

十八、elizabeth glaser 1992 democratic national convention address 五

十九、huey p.long share our wealth(text)and barbecue speech(video)六

十、gerald r.ford address on taking the oath of the u.s.presidency [oath of office administered by chief justice warren e.burger] 六

十一、jimmy carter energy and the national goals-a crisis of confidence 六

十二、malcolm x message to the grass roots六

十三、william jefferson clinton oklahoma bombing memorial prayer service address 六

十四、ronald reagan remarks at the brandenburg gate 六

十五、elie wiesel the perils of indifference 六

十六、gerald r.ford address to the nation pardoning richard m.nixon 六

十七、lyndon baines johnson let us continue 六

十八、mccarthy-welch exchange have you no sense of decency 六

十九、eleanor roosevelt address to the united nations general assembly

一、martin luther king, jr.i have a dream i am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.five score years ago, a great american, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the emancipation proclamation.this momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice.it came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.名人英语演讲稿 tribute to diana 致戴安娜——查尔斯·斯宾塞

在全世界，戴安娜是同情心、责任心、风度和美丽的化身，是无私和人道的象征，是维护真正被践踏的权益的旗手，是一个超越国界的英国女孩，是一个带有自然的高贵气质的人，是一个不分阶层的人。

this is the text of earl spencers tribute to his sister at her funeral.there is some very deep, powerful and heartfelt sentiment.would that those at whom it is aimed would take heed.the versions posted on several news services had minor errors.this is precisely as it was deliverd.i stand before you today the representative of a family in grief, in a country in mourning before a world in shock.we are all united not only in our desire to pay our respects to diana but rather in our need to do so.for such was her extraordinary appeal that the tens of millions of people taking part in this service all over the world via television and radio who never actually met her, feel that they, too, lost someone close to them in the early hours of sunday morning.it is a more remarkable tribute to diana than i can ever hope to offer her today.today is our chance to say thank you for the way you brightened our lives, even though god granted you but half a life.we will all feel cheated, always, that you were taken from us so young and yet we must learn to be grateful that you came along at all.only now you are gone do we truly appreciate what we are now without and we want you to know that life without you is very, very difficult.we have all despaired at our loss over the past week and only the strength of the message you gave us through your years of giving has afforded us the strength to move forward.there is a temptation to rush to canonize your memory.there is no need to do so.you stand tall enough as a human being of unique qualities not to need to be seen as a saint.indeed to sanctify your memory would be to miss out on the very core of your being, your wonderfully mischievous sense of humor with the laugh that bent you double, your joy for life transmitted wherever you took your smile, and the sparkle in those unforgettable eyes, your boundless energy which you could barely contain.but your greatest gift was your intuition, and it was a gift you used wisely.this is what underpinned all your wonderful attributes.and if we look to analyze what it was about you that had such a wide appeal, we find it in your instinctive feel for what was really important in all our lives.without your god-given sensitivity, we would be immersed in greater ignorance at the anguish of aids and hiv sufferers, the plight of the homeless, the isolation of lepers, the random destruction of land mines.diana explained to me once that it was her innermost feelings of suffering that made it possible for her to connect with her constituency of the rejected.the world sensed this part of her character and cherished her for her vulnerability, whilst admiring her for her honesty.the last time i saw diana was on july the first, her birthday, in london, when typically she was not taking time to celebrate her special day with friends but was guest of honor at a fund-raising charity evening.she sparkled of course, but i would rather cherish the days i spent with her in march when she came to visit me and my children in our home in south africa.i am proud of the fact that apart from when she was on public display meeting president mandela, we managed to contrive to stop the ever-present paparazzi from getting a single picture of her.that meant a lot to her.these were days i will always treasure.it was as if wed been transported back to our childhood, when we spent such an enormous amount of time together, the two youngest in the family.fundamentally she hadnt changed at all from the big sister who mothered me as a baby, fought with me at school and endured those long train journeys between our parents homes with me at weekends.it is a tribute to her level-headedness and strength that despite the most bizarre life imaginable after her childhood, she remained intact, true to herself.there is no doubt that she was looking for a new direction in her life at this time.she talkedendlessly of getting away from england, mainly because of the treatment she received at the hands of the newspapers.i dont think she ever understood why her genuinely good intentions were sneered at by the media, why there appeared to be a permanent quest on their behalf to bring her down.it is baffling.my own, and only, explanation is that genuine goodness is threatening to those at the opposite end of the moral spectrum.it is a point to remember that of all the ironies about diana, perhaps the greatest was this;that a girl given the name of the ancient goddess of hunting was, in the end, the most hunted person of the modern age.she would want us today to pledge ourselves to protecting her beloved boys william and harry from a similar fate.and i do this here, diana, on your behalf.we will not allow them to suffer the anguish that used regularly to drive you to tearful despair.beyond that, on behalf of your mother and sisters, i pledge that we, your blood family, will do all we can to continue the imaginative and loving way in which you were steering these two exceptional young men, so that their souls are not simply immersed by duty and tradition but can sing openly as you planned.we fully respect the heritage into which they have both been born, and will always respect and encourage them in their royal role.but we, like you, recognize the need for them to experience as many different aspects of life as possible, to arm them spiritually and emotionally for the years ahead.i know you would have expected nothing less from us.william and harry, we all care desperately for you today.we are all chewed up with sadness at the loss of a woman who wasnt even our mother.how great your suffering is we cannot even imagine.i would like to end by thanking god for the small mercies he has shown us at this dreadful time;for taking diana at her most beautiful and radiant and when she had joy in her private life.

第四篇：名人英文演讲节选系列之二

名人英文演讲节选系列之二

节选三

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed-we hold theses truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.I have a dream my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.I have a dream today!When we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and hamlet, from every state and city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children-black men and white men, jews and Gentiles, Catholics and Protestants-will be able to join hands and to sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, “ free at least, free at last.Thank God Almighty, we are free at last.”

中文翻译：

我有一个梦：有一天，这个国家将站起来，并实现他的信条的真正含义：我们将捍卫这些不言而喻的真理，即所有人生来平等。

我有一个梦：有一天在乔治亚洲红色的山丘上，从前的奴隶的子孙们能和奴隶主的子孙们像兄弟一样坐在同一张桌旁；

我有一个梦：我的四个孩子有一天将生活在这样一个国度，在那里，人们不以肤色，而是以品格来评价他们。当自由的钟声响起的时候，当我们让它从每一个村庄，每一个州，每一个城市响起的时候，我们将能够加速这一天的到来。那时，上帝所有的孩子，无论黑人白人还是犹太人，异教徒。天主教徒，还是新教徒，他们都能够手挽手歌唱那古老的黑人圣歌：“终于自由了，终于自由了，感谢上帝，我们终于自由了！”

节选四

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind.We have before us many, many months of struggle and suffering.You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word, it is victory.Victory at all costs—victory in spite of all terrors—victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.Let that be realized, no survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge, the impulse of the ages, that mankind shall more forward toward his goal.I take up my task in buoyancy and hope.I feel sure that our cause will not be suffered to fail among men.I feel entitled at this juncture, at this time, to claim the aid of all and to say, “Come then, let us go forward together with our united strength.”

中文翻译：

我能奉献的唯有热血、辛劳、泪水和汗水。我们所面临的将是一场极为残酷的考验，我们面临的将是旷日持久的斗争和苦难。你若问我们的目标是什么？我可以用一个词来概括，那就是胜利。不惜一切代价去夺取胜利，不畏惧一切恐怖去夺取胜利，不论前路再长再苦也要多去胜利，因为没有胜利纠无法生存！

我们必须意识到，没有胜利就没有大英帝国，没有胜利就没有大英帝国所象征的一切，没有胜利就没有多少世纪以来强烈的要求和冲动：人类应当向自己的目标迈进。此刻，我的精神振奋，满怀信心地承当起自己的人物。我确信，只要我们大家联合，我们的事业就不会挫败。此时此刻千钧一发之际，我觉得我有权要求各方面的支持。我要呼吁：“来吧，让我们群策努力，并肩迈进！”

第五篇：英文演讲介绍名人

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Hello everybody.My topic today is my favorite celebrity.And first,let me show you some picture,and can you guess who it is that I will introduce?

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As you can see there are two picture.And the first is Apple I and the nest is Apple II.May be you will guess it should be Steve jobs.But the truth is,the man I will introduce is –Stephen Gray Wozniak.Know as “Woz”.3rd

here is a brief introduction about him.He is an American inventor ,electronics engineer ,and computer programmer whocofounded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne.Wozniak single-handedly designed both the Apple I and Apple II computer in the late 1970s.These computer contributed significantly to the microcomputer revolution.4st

Woz was born in San Jose ,California ,The name on Wozniak’ birth certificate is “Stephan Gary Wozniak” ,but Steve’s mother said that she intended it to be spelled “Stephen”, and “Steve” is what he uses.Wozniak has been referred to frequently by the nickname “Woz”, “The Wonderful Wizard of Woz”, or “The Woz”.;“WoZ”(short for “")is also the name of a company Wozniak founded.In the early 1970s Wozniak was also known as ”Berkeley Blue“ in thecommunity.5st

Here is a picture of Woz when he was eleven years old.As we can learn that Woz start learn electronics very young.In his Autobiography <>,he said” These early works really contribute to hone my patience, from third grade to eighth grade I did most projects, I learned more and more, many times I do not refer to any book to know how to connect electronic devices.”

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In a 2007 interview with ABC News, Wozniak recounted how and when he first met Steve Jobs.He said: ”We first met in 1971 during my college years, while he was in high school.A friend said, 'you should meet Steve Jobs, because he likes electronics and he also plays pranks.' So he introduced us.“And from the photo we can see that Jobs and Woz have a really close friendship.Here is a small story about their early start.In 1973,company Atari paid Jobs several thousand dollars because Jobs and Woz’s work.But Jobs told Wozniak that Atari gave them only $700 and that Wozniak's share was thus $350.Wozniak did not learn about the actual bonus until ten years later, but said that if Jobs had told him about it and had said he needed the money, Wozniak would have given it to him.7st

In 1976, Wozniak developed the computer that eventually made him famous.He alone designed the hardware, circuit board designs, and operating system for the Apple I.Jobs had the idea to sell the Apple I as a fully assembled printed circuit board.Wozniak, at first skeptical, was later convinced by Jobs that even if they were not successful they could at least say to their grandkids

they had had their own company.The funny thing is that Apple I sold for $666.66.Wozniak later said he had no idea about the relation between the number and the mark of the beast, and ”I came up with [it] because I like repeating digits."

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Wozniak lives in Los Gatos, California.He is a Freemason, despite not having faith in a supreme being(which is required by Masonic rules).Wozniak describes his impetus for joining the Freemasons as being able to spend more time with his wife at the time.9nd

Wozniak was married to Candice Clark from June 1981 to 1987.They have three children together, the youngest being born after their divorce was finalized.After a high-profile relationship with actress Kathy Griffin, Wozniak married Janet Hill, his current spouse.[[

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This is Woz’s Autobiography.And I searched a Abbreviated introduction of his book.As the sole inventor of the Apple I and II computers, Wozniak has enjoyed wealth, fame, and the most coveted awards an engineer can receive, and he tells his story here for the first time.