1984 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address VIP免费

此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。1984DemocraticNationalConventionKeynoteAddressThankyouverymuch.OnbehalfofthegreatEmpireStateandthewholefamilyofNewYork,letmethankyouforthegreatprivilegeofbeingabletoaddressthisconvention.Pleaseallowmetoskipthestoriesandthepoetryandthetemptationtodealinnicebutvaguerhetoric.LetmeinsteadusethisvaluableopportunitytodealimmediatelywiththequestionsthatshoulddeterminethiselectionandthatweallknowarevitaltotheAmericanpeople.Tendaysago,PresidentReaganadmittedthatalthoughsomepeopleinthiscountryseemedtobedoingwellnowadays,otherswereunhappy,evenworried,aboutthemselves,theirfamilies,andtheirfutures.ThePresidentsaidthathedidn'tunderstandthatfear.Hesaid,"Why,thiscountryisashiningcityonahill."AndthePresidentisright.Inmanywaysweareashiningcityonahill.Butthehardtruthisthatnoteveryoneissharinginthiscity'ssplendorandglory.AshiningcityisperhapsallthePresidentseesfromtheporticooftheWhiteHouseandtheverandaofhisranch,whereeveryoneseemstobedoingwell.Butthere'sanothercity;there'sanotherparttotheshiningthecity;thepartwheresomepeoplecan'tpaytheirmortgages,andmostyoungpeoplecan'taffordone;wherestudentscan'taffordtheeducationtheyneed,andmiddle-classparentswatchthedreamstheyholdfortheirchildrenevaporate.Inthispartofthecitytherearemorepoorthanever,morefamiliesintrouble,moreandmorepeoplewhoneedhelpbutcan't此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。findit.Evenworse:Thereareelderlypeoplewhotrembleinthebasementsofthehousesthere.Andtherearepeoplewhosleepinthecitystreets,inthegutter,wheretheglitterdoesn'tshow.Thereareghettoswherethousandsofyoungpeople,withoutajoboraneducation,givetheirlivesawaytodrugdealerseveryday.Thereisdespair,Mr.President,inthefacesthatyoudon'tsee,intheplacesthatyoudon'tvisitinyourshiningcity.Infact,Mr.President,thisisanation--Mr.Presidentyououghttoknowthatthisnationismorea"TaleofTwoCities"thanitisjusta"ShiningCityonaHill."Maybe,maybe,Mr.President,ifyouvisitedsomemoreplaces;maybeifyouwenttoAppalachiawheresomepeoplestillliveinsheds;maybeifyouwenttoLackawannawherethousandsofunemployedsteelworkerswonderwhywesubsidizedforeignsteel.Maybe--Maybe,Mr.President,ifyoustoppedinatashelterinChicagoandspoketothehomelessthere;maybe,Mr.President,ifyouaskedawomanwhohadbeendeniedthehelpsheneededtofeedherchildrenbecauseyousaidyouneededthemoneyforataxbreakforamillionaireorforamissilewecouldn'taffordtouse.Maybe--Maybe,Mr.President.ButI'mafraidnot.Becausethetruthis,ladiesandgentlemen,thatthisishowwewerewarneditwouldbe.PresidentReagantoldusfromtheverybeginningthathebelievedinakindofsocialDarwinism.Survivalofthefittest."Governmentcan'tdoeverything,"weweretold,soitshouldsettlefortakingcareofthestrongandhopethateconomicambitionandcharitywilldotherest.Maketherichricher,andwhatfallsfromthetablewillbeenoughforthemiddleclassandthosewhoaretryingdesperately此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。toworktheirwayintothemiddleclass.Youknow,theRepublicanscalledit"trickle-down"whenHoovertriedit.Nowtheycallit"supplyside."Butit'sthesameshiningcityforthoserelativefewwhoareluckyenoughtoliveinitsgoodneighborhoods.Butforthepeoplewhoareexcluded,forthepeoplewhoarelockedout,alltheycandoisstarefromadistanceatthatcit...