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1、爱德华爱德华爱德华.肯尼迪《美国的真相与和解》英语演讲稿 EdwardM.Kennedy:TruthandToleranceinAmerica ThankyouverymuchProfessorKombayforthatgenerousintroduction.Andletmesay,thatIneverexpectedtohearsuchkindwordsfromDr.Falwell.Soinreturn,Ihaveaninvitationofmyown.OnJanuary20th,1985,IhopeDr.Falw
2、ellwillsayaprayerattheinaugurationofthenextDemocraticPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Now,Dr.Falwell,I’mnotexactlysurehowyoufeelaboutthat.YoumightnotappreciatethePresident,buttheDemocratscertainlywouldappreciatetheprayer. Actually,anumberofpeopleinWashingtonweresurpris
3、edthatIwasinvitedtospeakhere--andevenmoresurprisedwhenIacceptedtheinvitation.Theyseemtothinkthatit’seasierforacameltopassthroughtheeyeoftheneedlethanforaKennedytocometothecampusofLibertyBaptistCollege.Inhonorofourmeeting,IhaveaskedDr.Falwell,asyourChancellor,toper
4、mitallthe6/6爱德华studentsanextrahournextSaturdaynightbeforecurfew.Andinreturn,IhavepromisedtowatchtheOldTimeGospelHournextSundaymorning. Irealizethatmyvisitmaybealittlecontroversial.Butasmanyofyouhaveheard,Dr.FalwellrecentlysentmeamembershipintheMoralMajority--andI
5、didn'tevenapplyforit.AndIwonderifthatmeansthatI'mamemberingoodstanding. [Falwell:Somewhat] Somewhat,hesays. Thisis,ofcourse,anonpoliticalspeechwhichisprobablybestunderthecircumstances.SinceIamnotacandidateforPresident,itwouldcertainlybeinappro
6、priatetoaskforyoursupportinthiselectionandprobablyinaccuratetothankyouforitinthelastone. Ihavecomeheretodiscussmybeliefsaboutfaithandcountry,toleranceandtruthinAmerica.Iknowwebeginwithcertaindisagreements;Istronglysuspectthatattheendoftheeveningsomeofourdisagreem
7、entswillremain.ButIalsohope6/6爱德华thattonightandinthemonthsandyearsahead,wewillalwaysrespecttherightofotherstodiffer,thatwewillneverlosesightofourownfallibility,thatwewillviewourselveswithasenseofperspectiveandasenseofhumor.Afterall,intheNewTestament,eventheDiscipl
8、eshadtobetaughttolookfirsttothebeamintheirowneyes,andonlythentothemoteintheirneighbor’seyes. Iammindfulofthatcounse