——文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考1 英语演讲范文： The Great Silent Majority GoodEvening，myfellowAmericans. TonightIwanttotalktoyouonasubjectofdeepconcerntoallAmericansandtomanypeopleinallpartsoftheworld，thewarinVietnam. IbelievethatoneofthereasonsforthedeepdivisionaboutVietnamisthatmanyAmericanshavelostconfidenceinwhattheirGovernmenthastoldthemaboutourpolicy.TheAmericanpeoplecannotandshouldnotbeaskedtosupportapolicywhichinvolvestheoverridingissuesofwarandpeaceunlesstheyknowthetruthaboutthatpolicy. Tonight，therefore，IwouldliketoanswersomeofthequestionsthatIknowareonthemindsofmanyofyoulisteningtome. ——文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考2 HowandwhydidAmericagetinvolvedinVietnaminthefirstplace? HowhasthisadministrationchangedthepolicyofthepreviousAdministration? WhathasreallyhappenedinthenegotiationsinParisandthebattlefrontinVietnam? Whatchoicesdowehaveifwearetoendthewar? Whataretheprospectsforpeace? NowletmebeginbydescribingthesituationIfoundwhenIwasinauguratedonJan.20th:Thewarhadbeengoingonforfouryears.Thirty-onethousandAmericanshadbeenkilledinaction.ThetrainingprogramfortheSouthVietnamesewasbehindschedule.Fivehundredforty-thousandAmericanswereinVietnamwithnoplanstoreducethenumber.NoprogresshadbeenmadeatthenegotiationsinParisandtheUnitedStateshadnotputforthacomprehensivepeaceproposal. ——文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考3 Thewarwascausingdeepdivisionathomeandcriticismfrommanyofourfriend，aswellasourenemies ，abroad. Inviewofthesecircumstances，thereweresomewhourgedwithdrawalofallAmericanforces.Fromapoliticalstandpoint ，thiswouldhavebeenapopularandeasycoursetofollow.Afterall，webecameinvolvedinthewarwhilemypredecessorwasinoffice.Icouldblamethedefeat ，whichwouldbetheresultofmyaction，onhim--andcomeoutasthepeacemaker.Someputittomequitebluntly:thiswastheonlywaytoavoidallowingJohnson’swartobecomeNixon’swar. ButIhadagreaterobligationthantothinkonlyoftheyearsofmyAdministration，andofthenextelection.Ihadtothinkoftheeffectofmydecisiononthenextgeneration...
