美国经典英文演讲 Barbara Jordan: 1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address(下)

　　1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address(下)

　　——Barbara Jordan

　　There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people to form a national community. This we must do as individuals, and if we do it as individuals, there is no President of the United States who can veto that decision.

　　As a first step -- As a first step, we must restore our belief in ourselves. We are a generous people, so why can"t we be generous with each other? We need to take to heart the words spoken by Thomas Jefferson:

　　Let us restore the social intercourse -- "Let us restore to social intercourse that harmony and that affection without which liberty and even life are but dreary things."

　　A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good. A government is invigorated when each one of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation. In this election year, we must define the "common good" and begin again to shape a common future. Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us.

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