里根就职演说稿里根总统就职演说稿firstinauguraladdressofronaldreagantuesday，january20，1981senatorhatfield，mr.chiefjustice，mr.president，vicepresidentbush，vicepresidentmondale，senatorbaker，speakeroX39;neill，reverendmoomaw，andmyfellowcitizens：toafewofusheretoday，thisisasolemnandmostmomentousoccasion;andyet，inthehistoryofournation，itisacommonplaceoccurrence.theorderlytransferofauthorityascalledforintheconstitutionroutinelytakesplaceasithasforalmosttwocenturiesandfewofusstoptothinkhowuniquewereallyare.intheeyesofmanyintheworld，thisevery-4-yearceremonyweacceptasnormalisnothinglessthanamiracle.mr.president，iwantourfellowcitizenstoknowhowmuchyoudidtocarryonthistradition.byyourgraciouscooperationinthetransitionprocess，youhaveshownawatchingworldthatweareaunitedpeoplepledgedtomaintainingapoliticalsystemwhichguaranteesindividuallibertytoagreaterdegreethananyother，andithankyouandyourpeopleforallyourhelpinmaintainingthecontinuitywhichisthebulwarkofourrepublic.thebusinessofournationgoesforward.theseunitedstatesareconfrontedwithaneconomicafflictionofgreatproportions.wesufferfromthelongestandoneoftheworstsustainedinflationsinournationalhistory.itdistortsoureconomicdecisions，penalizesthrift，andcrushesthestrugglingyoungandthefixed-incomeelderlyalike.itthreatenstoshatterthelivesofmillionsofourpeople.idleindustrieshavecastworkersintounemployment，causinghumanmiseryandpersonalindignity.thosewhodoworkaredeniedafairreturnfortheirlaborbyataxsystemwhichpenalizessu第1页共8页ccessfulachievementandkeepsusfrommaintainingfullproductivity.butgreatasourtaxburdenis，ithasnotkeptpacewithpublicspending.fordecades，wehavepileddeficitupondeficit，mortgagingourfutureandourchildrenX39;sfutureforthetemporaryconvenienceofthepresent.tocontinuethislongtrendistoguaranteetremendoussocial，cultural，political，andeconomicupheavals.youandi，asindividuals，can，byborrowing，livebeyondourmeans，butforonlyalimitedperiodoftime.why，then，shouldwethinkthatcollectively，asanation，wearenotboundbythatsamelimitation。wemustacttodayinordertopreservetomorrow.andlettherebenomisunderstanding--wearegoingtobegintoact，beginningtoday.theeconomicillswesufferhavecomeuponusoverseveraldecades.theywillnotgoawayindays，weeks，ormonths，buttheywillgoaway.theywillgoawaybecausewe，asamericans，havethecapacitynow，aswehavehadinthepast，todowhateverneedstobedonetopreservethislastandgreatestbastionoffreedom.inthispresentcrisis，governmentisnotthesolutiontoourproblem.fromtimetotime，wehavebeentemptedtobelievethatsocietyhasbecometoocomplextobemanagedbyself-rule，thatgovernmentbyanelitegroupissuperiortogovernmentfor，by，andofthepeople.butifnooneamongusiscapableofgoverninghimself，thenwhoamongushasthecapacitytogovernsomeoneelse。allofustogether，inandoutofgovernment，mustbeartheburden.thesolutionsweseekmustbeequitable，withnoonegroupsingledouttopayahigherprice.wehearmuchofspecialinterestgroups.ourconcernmustbeforaspecialinterestgroupthathasbeentoolongneglected.itknowsnosectionalboundariesorethnicandracialdivisions，and第2页共8页itcrossespoliticalpartylines.itismadeupofmenandwomenwhoraiseourfood，patrolourstreets，manourminesandourfactories，teachourchildren，keepourhomes，andhealuswhenwearesick--professionals，industrialists，shopkeepers，clerks，cabbies，andtruckdrivers.theyare，inshort，quot;wethepeople，quot;thisbreedcalleda...
