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1、-范文最新推荐- Lyndon Baines Johnson: "L lyndon baines johnson: “let us continue”mr. speaker, mr. president, members of the house, members of the senate, my fellow americans: all i have i would have given gladly not to be standing here today. the greatest leader of our time has been struck down by th
2、e foulest deed of our time. today, john fitzgerald kennedy lives on in the immortal words and works that he left behind. he lives on in the mind and memories of mankind. he lives on in the hearts of his countrymen. no words are sad enough to express our sense of loss. no words are strong enough to e
3、xpress our determination to continue the forward thrust of america that he began. the dream of conquering the vastness of space, the dream of partnership across the atlantic - and across the pacific as well - the dream of a peace corps in less developed nations, the dream of education for all of our
4、 children, the dream of jobs for all who seek them and need them, the dream of care for our elderly, the dream of an all-out attack on mental illness, and above all, the dream of equal rights for all americans, whatever their race or color. these and other american dreams have been vitalized by his
5、drive and by his dedication. and now the ideas and the ideals which he so nobly represented must and will be translated into effective action. under john kennedys leadership, this nation has demonstrated that it has the courage to seek peace, and it has the fortitude to risk war. we have proved that
6、 we are a good and reliable friend to those who seek peace and freedom. we have shown that we can also be a formidable foe to those who reject the path of peace and those who seek to impose upon us or our allies the yoke of tyranny. this nation will keep its commitments from south vietnam to west be
7、rlin. we will be unceasing in the search for peace, resourceful in our pursuit of areas of agreement - even with those with whom we differ - and generous and loyal to those who join with us in common cause. in this age when there can be no losers in peace and no victors in war, we must recognize the
8、 obligation to match national strength with national restraint. we must be prepared at one and the same time for both the confrontation of power and the limitation of power. we must be ready to defend the national interest and to negotiate the common interest. this is the path that we shall continue
9、 to pursue. those who test our courage will find it strong, and those who seek our friendship will find it honorable. we will demonstrate anew that the strong can be just in the use of strength, and the just can be strong in the defense of justice. and let all know we will extend no special privileg
10、e and impose no persecution. we will carry on the fight against poverty, and misery, and disease, and ignorance, in other lands and in our own. we will serve all the nation, not one section or one sector, or one group, but all americans. these are the united states: a united people with a united pur
11、pose. our american unity does not depend upon unanimity. we have differences; but now, as in the past, we can derive from those differences strength, not weakness, wisdom, not despair. both as a people and a government, we can unite upon a program, a program which is wise and just, enlightened and c
12、onstructive. for 32 years capitol hill has been my home. i have shared many moments of pride with you, pride in the ability of the congress of the united states to act, to meet any crisis, to distill from our differences strong programs of national action. an assassins bullet has thrust upon me the
13、awesome burden of the presidency. i am here today to say i need your help. i cannot bear this burden alone. i need the help of all americans, and all america. this nation has experienced a profound shock, and in this critical moment, it is our duty, yours and mine, as the government of the united st
14、ates, to do away with uncertainty and doubt and delay, and to show that we are capable of decisive action; that from the brutal loss of our leader we will derive not weakness, but strength; that we can and will act and act now. from this chamber of representative government, let all the world know a
15、nd none misunderstand that i rededicate this government to the unswerving support of the united nations, to the honorable and determined execution of our commitments to our allies, to the maintenance of military strength second to none, to the defense of the strength and the stability of the dollar,
16、 to the expansion of our foreign trade, to the reinforcement of our programs of mutual assistance and cooperation in asia and africa, and to our alliance for progress in this hemisphere. on the 20th day of january, in 19 and 61, john f. kennedy told his countrymen that our national work would not be
17、 finished “in the first thousand days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet.” “but,” he said, “let us begin.” today in this moment of new resolve, i would say to all my fellow americans, let us continue. this is our challenge - not to hesitate, not
18、to pause, not to turn about and linger over this evil moment, but to continue on our course so that we may fulfill the destiny that history has set for us. our most immediate tasks are here on this hill. first, no memorial oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor president kennedys memory than
19、the earliest possible passage of the civil rights bill for which he fought so long. we have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. we have talked for a hundred years or more. it is time now to write the next chapter, and to write it in the books of law. i urge you again, as i did in
20、19 and 57 and again in 19 and 60, to enact a civil rights law so that we can move forward to eliminate from this nation every trace of discrimination and oppression that is based upon race or color. there could be no greater source of strength to this nation both at home and abroad. and second, no a
21、ct of ours could more fittingly continue the work of president kennedy than the early passage of the tax bill for which he fought all this long year. this is a bill designed to increase our national income and federal revenues, and to provide insurance against recession. that bill, if passed without
22、 delay, means more security for those now working, more jobs for those now without them, and more incentive for our economy. in short, this is no time for delay. it is a time for action - strong, forward-looking action on the pending education bills to help bring the light of learning to every home
23、and hamlet in america; strong, forward-looking action on youth employment opportunities; strong, forward-looking action on the pending foreign aid bill, making clear that we are not forfeiting our responsibilities to this hemisphere or to the world, nor erasing executive flexibility in the conduct o
24、f our foreign affairs; and strong, prompt, and forward-looking action on the remaining appropriation bills. in this new spirit of action, the congress can expect the full cooperation and support of the executive branch. and, in particular, i pledge that the expenditures of your government will be ad
25、ministered with the utmost thrift and frugality. i will insist that the government get a dollars value for a dollar spent. the government will set an example of prudence and economy. this does not mean that we will not meet our unfilled needs or that we will not honor our commitments. we will do bot
26、h. as one who has long served in both houses of the congress, i firmly believe in the independence and the integrity of the legislative branch. and i promise you that i shall always respect this. it is deep in the marrow of my bones. with equal firmness, i believe in the capacity and i believe in th
27、e ability of the congress, despite the divisions of opinions which characterize our nation, to act - to act wisely, to act vigorously, to act speedily when the need arises. the need is here. the need is now. i ask your help. we meet in grief, but let us also meet in renewed dedication and renewed vi
28、gor. let us meet in action, in tolerance, and in mutual understanding. john kennedys death commands what his life conveyed - that america must move forward. the time has come for americans of all races and creeds and political beliefs to understand and to respect one another. so let us put an end to
29、 the teaching and the preaching of hate and evil and violence. let us turn away from the fanatics of the far left and the far right, from the apostles of bitterness and bigotry, from those defiant of law, and those who pour venom into our nations bloodstream. i profoundly hope that the tragedy and t
30、he torment of these terrible days will bind us together in new fellowship, making us one people in our hour of sorrow. so let us here highly resolve that john fitzgerald kennedy did not live or die in vain. and on this thanksgiving eve, as we gather together to ask the lords blessing, and give him o
31、ur thanks, let us unite in those familiar and cherished words: america, america,god shed his grace on thee,and crown thy goodwith brotherhoodfrom sea to shining sea. russell conwell : acres of diamondswhen going down the tigris and euphrates rivers many years ago with a party of english travelers i
32、found myself under the direction of an old arab guide whom we hired up at baghdad, and i have often thought how that guide resembled our barbers in certain mental characteristics. he thought that it was not only his duty to guide us down those rivers, and do what he was paid for doing, but to entert
33、ain us with stories curious and weird, ancient and modern strange, and familiar. many of them i have forgotten, and i am glad i have, but there is one i shall never forget.the old guide was leading my camel by its halter along the banks of those ancient rivers, and he told me story after story until
34、 i grew weary of his story-telling and ceased to listen. i have never been irritated with that guide when he lost his temper as i ceased listening. but i remember that he took off his turkish cap and swung it in a circle to get my attention. i could see it through the corner of my eye, but i determi
35、ned not to look straight at him for fear he would tell another story. but although i am not a woman, i did finally look, and as soon as i did he went right into another story. said he, i will tell you a story now which i reserve for my particular friends. when he emphasized the words particular frie
36、nds, i listened and i have ever been glad i did. i really feel devoutly thankful, that there are 1,674 young men who have been carried through college by this lecture who are also glad that i did listen.the old guide told me that there once lived not far from the river indus an ancient persian by th
37、e name of ali hafed. he said that ali hafed owned a very large farm; that he had orchards, grain-fields, and gardens; that he had money at interest and was a wealthy and contented man. one day there visited that old persian farmer one of those ancient buddhist priests, one of the wise men of the eas
38、t. he sat down by the fire and told the old farmer how this old world of ours was made. he said that this world was once a mere bank of fog, and that the almighty thrust his finger into this bank of fog, and began slowly to move his finger around, increasing the speed until at last he whirled this b
39、ank of fog into a solid ball of fire. then it went rolling through the universe, burning its way through other banks of fog, and condensed the moisture without, until it fell in floods of rain upon its hot surface, and cooled the outward crust. then the internal fires bursting outward through the cr
40、ust threw up the mountains and hills, the valleys, the plains and prairies of this wonderful world of ours. if this internal molten mass came bursting out and cooled very quickly, it became granite; less quickly copper, less quickly silver, less quickly gold, and, after gold, diamonds were made. sai
41、d the old priest, a diamond is a congealed drop of sunlight. now that is literally scientifically true, that a diamond is an actual deposit of carbon from the sun.the old priest told ali hafed that if he had one diamond the size of his thumb he could purchase the county, and if the had a mine of dia
42、monds he could place his children upon thrones through the influence of their great wealth. ali hafed heard all about diamonds, how much they were worth, and went to his bed that night a poor man. he had not lost anything, but he was poor because he was discontented, and discontented because he fear
43、ed he was poor. he said, i want a mine of diamonds, and he lay awake all night. early in the morning he sought out the priest. i know by experience that a priest is very cross when awakened early in the morning, and when he shook that old priest out of his dreams, ali hafed said to him: “will you te
44、ll me where i find diamonds?“diamonds! what do you want with diamonds?why, i wish to be immensely rich.well, then, go along and find them. that is all you have to do; go and find them, and then you have them.but i dont know where to go.well, if you will find a river that runs through white sands, be
45、tween high mountains, in those white sands you will always find diamonds.i dont believe there is any such river.oh yes, there are plenty of them. all you have to do is to go and find them, and then you have them.said ali hafed, i will go.so he sold his farm, collected his money, left his family in c
46、harge of a neighbor, and away he went in search of diamonds. he began his search, very properly to my mind, at the mountains of the moon. afterward he came around into palestine, then wandered on into europe, and at last when his money was all spent and he was in rags, wretchedness, and poverty, he
47、stood on the shore of that bay at barcelona, in spain, when a great tidal wave came rolling in between the pillars of hercules, and the poor, afflicted, suffering, dying man could not resist the awful temptation to cast himself into that incoming tide, and he sank beneath its foaming crest, never to
48、 rise in this life again.then after that old guide had told me that awfully sad story, he stopped the camel i was riding on and went back to fix the baggage that was coming off another camel, and i had an opportunity to muse over his story while he was gone. i remember saying to myself, why did he reserve that story for his particular friends? there seemed to be no beginning, no middle, no end, nothing to it. that was the first story i had ever heard told in my life, and would be the first one i ever read, in which the hero was killed in the first
