美国总统电台演说 2009-07-04

　　That unyielding spirit is what defines us as Americans. It is what led generations of pioneers to blaze a westward trail.

　　It is what led my grandparents’ generation to persevere in the face of a Depression and triumph in the face of tyranny.

　　It is what led generations of American workers to build an industrial economy unrivalled around the world.

　　It is what has always led us, as a people, not to wilt or cower at a difficult moment, but to face down any trial and rise to any challenge, understanding that each of us has a hand in writing America’s destiny.

　　That is the spirit we are called to show once more. We are facing an array of challenges on a scale unseen in our time. We are waging two wars. We are battling a deep recession. And our economy – and our nation itself – are endangered by festering problems we have kicked down the road for far too long: spiraling health care costs; inadequate schools; and a dependence on foreign oil.

　　Meeting these extraordinary challenges will require an extraordinary effort on the part of every American. And that is an effort we cannot defer any longer.

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