2022TheGreatSociety英语演讲TheGreatSociety英语演讲LyndonBainesJohnson:TheGreatSocietyPresidentHatcher,GovernorRomney,SenatorsMcNamaraandHart,CongressmenMeaderandStaebler,andothermembersofthefineMichigandelegation,membersofthegraduatingclass,myfellowAmericans:Itisagreatpleasuretobeheretoday.Thisuniversityhasbeencoeducationalsince1870,butI第1页共24页donotbelieveitwasonthebasisofyouraccomplishmentsthataDetroithighschoolgirlsaid(andIquote),Inchoosingacollege,youfirsthavetodecidewhetheryouwantacoeducationalschooloraneducationalschool.Well,wecanfindbothhereatMichigan,althoughperhapsatdifferenthours.IcameoutheretodayveryanxioustomeettheMichiganstudentwhosefathertoldafriendofminethathissonseducationhadbeenarealvalue.第2页共24页Itstoppedhismotherfrombraggingabouthim.Ihavecometodayfromtheturmoilofyourcapitaltothetranquilityofyourcampustospeakaboutthefutureofyourcountry.ThepurposeofprotectingthelifeofourNationandpreservingthelibertyofourcitizensistopursuethehappinessofourpeople.OursuccessinthatpursuitisthetestofoursuccessasaNation.Foracenturywelaboredtosettleandtosubdue第3页共24页acontinent.Forhalfacenturywecalleduponunboundedinventionanduntiringindustrytocreateanorderofplentyforallofourpeople.Thechallengeofthenexthalfcenturyiswhetherwehavethewisdomtousethatwealthtoenrichandelevateournationallife,andtoadvancethequalityofourAmericancivilization.Yourimaginationandyourinitiativeandyourindignationwilldeterminewhetherwebuildasocietywhere第4页共24页progressistheservantofourneeds,orasocietywhereoldvaluesandnewvisionsareburiedunderunbridledgrowth.Forinyourtimewehavetheopportunitytomovenotonlytowardtherichsocietyandthepowerfulsociety,butupwardtotheGreatSociety.TheGreatSocietyrestsonabundanceandlibertyforall.Itdemandsanendtopovertyandracialinjustice,towhichwearetotallycommittedinourtime.Butthatisjustthebeginning.TheGreatSocietyisa第5页共24页placewhereeverychildcanfindknowledgetoenrichhismindandtoenlargehistalents.Itisaplacewhereleisureisawelcomechancetobuildandreflect,notafearedcauseofboredomandrestlessness.Itisaplacewherethecityofmanservesnotonlytheneedsofthebodyandthedemandsofcommercebutthedesireforbeautyandthehungerforcommunity.Itisaplacewheremancanrenewcontactwithnature.Itisaplacewhichhonorscreationforitsownsakeand第6页共24页forwhatisaddstotheunderstandingoftherace.Itisaplacewheremenaremoreconcernedwiththequalityoftheirgoalsthanthequantityoftheirgoods.Butmostofall,theGreatSocietyisnotasafeharbor,arestingplace,afinalobjective,afinishedwork.Itisachallengeconstantlyrenewed,beckoningustowardadestinywherethemeaningofourlivesmatchesthemarvelousproductsofourlabor.SoIwanttotalktoyoutodayaboutthreeplaceswherewebegintobuildtheGreat第7页共24页Society--inourcities,inourcountryside,andinourclassrooms.Manyofyouwilllivetoseetheday,perhaps50yearsfromnow,whentherewillbe400millionAmericans--four-fifthsoftheminurbanareas.Intheremainderofthiscenturyurbanpopulationwilldouble,citylandwilldouble,andwewillhavetobuildhomesandhighwaysandfacilitiesequaltoallthosebuiltsincethiscountrywasfirstsettled.Sointhenext40yearswemustre-buildtheentire第8页共24页urbanUnitedStates.Aristotlesaid:Mencometogetherincitiesinordertolive,buttheyremaintogetherinordertolivethegoodlife.ItisharderandhardertolivethegoodlifeinAmericancitiestoday.Thecatalogofillsislong:thereisthedecayofthecentersandthedespoilingofthesuburbs.Thereisnotenough...
