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1In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms.The first is freedom of speech and expression everywhere in the world.The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way everywhere in the world.The third is freedom from want, which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants everywhere in the world.The fourth is freedom from fear-which, translated into world terms, means a worldwide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor-anywhere in the world.That is no vision of a distant millennium. It is a definite basis for a kind of world attainable in our own time and our generation. That kind of world is the very antithesis of the so-called new order of tyranny which the dictators seek to create with the crash of a bomb.To that new order we oppose the greater conception-the moral order. A good society is able to face schemes of world domination and foreign revolutions alike without fear.Since the beginning of our American history, we have been engaged in danger-in a perpetual peaceful revolution-a revolution which goes on steadily, quietly adjusting itself to changing conditions-without the concentration camp or the quicklime in the ditch. The world order which we seek is the cooperation of free countries, working together in a friendly, civilized society.This nation has placed its destiny in the hands and hearts of its millions of free men and women, and its faith in freedom under the guidance of God. Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights or keep them. Our strength is in our unity of purpose. To that high concept there can be no end save victory.富兰克林德拉诺罗斯福2The Torch Has Been Passed to A New Generation of AmericansMr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, vice President Nixon, President Truman, Reverend Clergy, Fellow Citizens, We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom, symbolizing an end as well as a beginning, signifying renewal as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary belief for which our forebears fought is still at issue around the globe, the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans, born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage, and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of these human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world.Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.Now the trumpet summons us again - not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle, though embattled we are; but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation. a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease and war itself.And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth Gods work must truly be our own.3First Broadcast as Prime Minister to the British PeopleI speak to you for the first time as Prime Minister in a solemn hour for the life of our country, of our empire, of our allies, and above all, of the cause of Freedom. A tremendous battle is raging in France and Flanders. The Germans, by a remarkable combination of air bombing and heavily armored tanks, have broken through the French defenses north of the Maginot Line, and strong columns of their armored vehicles are ravaging the open country, which for the first day or two was without defenders.We must expect that as soon as stability is reached on the Western Front, the bulk of that hideous apparatus of aggression which dashed Holland into ruin and slavery in a few days will be turned upon us. I am sure I speak for all when I say we are ready to face it, to endure it, and to retaliate against it-to any extent that the unwritten laws of war permit. There will be many men and many women in this Island who when the ordeal comes upon them, as come it will, will feel comfort, and even a pride, that they are sharing the perils of our lads at the front-soldiers, sail- ors and airmen, God bless them-and are drawing away for them a part at least of the onslaught they have to bear. Is not this the appointed time for all to make the utmost exertions in their power? If the battle is to be won, we must provide our men with ever-increasing quantities of the weapons and ammunition they need. We must have, and have quickly, more airplanes, more tanks, more shells, more guns. There is imperious need for these vital munitions. They increase our strength against the powerfully armed enemy They replace the wastage of the obstinate struggle; and the knowledge that wastage will speedily be replaced enables us to draw more readily upon our reserves and throw them in now that everything counts so much.Our task is not only to win the battle-but to win the war. After this battle in France abates its force, there will come the battle for our Island-for ail that Britain is, and ail that Britain means. That will be the struggle. In that supreme emergency we shall not hesitate to take every step, even the most drastic, to call forth from our people the last ounce and the last inch of effort of which they are capable. The interests of property, the hours of labor, are nothing compared to the struggle for life and honor, for right and freedom, to which we have vowed ourselves.4Address to the Millennium Summitby koft AnnanMadam Presideng (of Finland),Mr.president(of Namibia),Excllencies,Ladies and Gentleman:I am deeply honored to welcome you all.Never before have the leaders of so many nations come together in a single Assembly. This is a Unique opportunity. And therefore a unique responsibility. You, ladies and gentlemen, are the leaders to whom the worlds peoples have entrusted their destiny. They look to you to protect them from the great dangers of our time; and to ensure that all of them can share in its great achievements.In an age when human being have learnt the code of human life, and can transmit their knowledge in seconds from one continent to another, no mother in the world can understand why her child should be left to die, of malnutrition or preventable disease.No one can understand why they should be driven from their home, or imprisoned or tortured for expressing their beliefs. No one can understand why the soil their parents tilled has turned to desert, or why their skills have become useless and their family is left hungry.Your peoples look to you for a common effort to solve their problems. They expect you to work together, as governments. And they expect you to work together with all the other institutions-profit and non-profit, public and private-where human beings join hands to promote their ideas and their interests.People want to see this happen between neighboring countries, and among all the counties of each region. But since todays biggest challenges are global, they expect above all that we will work together at the global level, as the United Nations.My friends, that is why we are here. We are here to strengthen and adapt this great institution, forged 55 years ago in the crucible of war, so that it can do what people expect of it in the new era-an era in which rule of law must prevail. Last month I sent you a Report, produced by a Panel of experts, which makes detailed suggestions for strengthening the United Nations in the crucial area of peace and security-the area where people look to the United nations, to save them “from the scourge of war”. Please consider that Report very seriously.It is not only in that field ,however, that the United Nations needs strengthening. We must strengthen it across the whole range of our activities.We need to decide our priorities. And we must adapt our United Nations, so that in future those priorities are reflected in clear and prompt decisions, leading to real change in peoples lives.That ,my friends, is what the peoples expect of us. Let us not disappoint them.Thank you.5Man will Prevail-William Faulkner(1897-1962)I feel that this award was not made to me as a man, but to my work-a lifes work in the agony and sweat of the human spirit, not for glory and least of all for profit, but to create out of the materials of the human spirit something which did not exist before. So this award is only mine in trust. It will not be difficult to find a dedication for the money part of it commensurate with the purpose and significance of its origin. But I would like to do the same with the acclaim too, by using this moment as a pinnacle from which I might be listened to by the young men and women already dedicated to the same anguish and travail, among whom is already that one who will some day stand where I am standing.Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it. There are no longer problems of the spirit. There is only one question: When will I be blown up? Because of this, the young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat. He must learn them again. He must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid: and, teaching himself that, forget it forever, leaving no room in his workshop for anything but the old verities and truths of the heart, the universal truths lacking which any story is ephemeral and doomed-love and honor and pity and pride and compassion and sacrifice. Until he does so, he labors under a curse. He writes not of love but of lust, of defeats in which nobody loses anything of value, and victories without hope and worst of all, without pity or compassion. His griefs grieve on no universal bones, leaving no scars. He writes not of the heart but of the glands.I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. The poets, the writers, duty is to write about these things. It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. The poets voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to help him endure and prevail.6This Is a Historic Occasion这是一个具有历史意义的时刻Your excellency Chairman Deng Xiaoping， your excellency President LiXiannian， your excellency ladies and gentlemen：尊敬的中国国家领导人邓小平、李先念、各位贵宾：This is a historic occasion. And Im particularly pleased to see thatChairman Deng Xiaoping is able to be present The Joint Declaration onthe Future of Hong Kong which you have just signed on behalf of our twogovernments， is a landmark in the light of the territory， in the courseofAnglo.Chinese relations， and in the history of international diplomacyThe Agreement establishes a firm basis for confidence in Hong Kong afterl997 and beyond， and for its continued stability, prosperity and growth.这是一个具有历史意义的时刻。邓小平主席能够光临，我感到特别高兴。刚才我们分别代表各自政府签署的关于香港前途的联合声明，在香港的生活中、在英中关系的历程中以及在国际外交史上都是一个里程碑。这个协议为从现在起到1997年和1997年以后这段时期保持对香港的信心以及为继续保持香港的稳定、繁荣和发展奠定了坚实的基础。I remember with pleasure my last visit to China in September 1982 andmy discussions with Chinese leaders At my meeting with Chairman Deng Xiaopingon that occasion， we agreed to open talks on the future of Hong Kong. Ourcommon aim was to maintain the territorys stability and prosperity， thegenerous spirit of pride and of optimism about the future that I now returnto sign the Agreement， which is the result of these talks.我愉快地回忆起我于1982年9月对中国的访问以及我同中国领导人的会谈。那次我会见邓小平主席时，我们同意就香港前途开始会谈。我们共同的目的是维护香港的稳定和繁荣，正是本着自豪和对前途充满乐观的精神，我再次来到北京签署作为会谈成果的这项协议。The Agreement fully meets the political requirements of Britain andChina as well as the interests of the Hong Kong people. It provides theframework in which as a SpecialAdministrative Region of the Peoples Republicof China， Hong Kong will maintain its economic system and way of lifefor 50 years after the first of July， 1997.这项协议完全符合英中两国的政治要求和香港人民的利益。它提供了一个框架，根据这个框架，香港作为中华人民共和国的一个特别行政区，在1997年7用1日以后的五十年中，将保持其经济制度和生活方式。Igree of autonomy Hong Kong people wt gives Hong Kong a high deill administerHong Kong and a SpeciaI Administrative Region will pass its own legislation.It allows Hong Kong to continue to decide its own economic, financial andtrade policies， and to participate as appropriate in international organizationsand agreements It preserves Hong Kongs familiar legal system and therights and freedoms enjoyed there. In short， it provides the assurancesfor the future which Hong Kong needs in order to continue to play its uniquerole in the world as a trading and financial center.协议给予香港高度的自治权：香港人民将管理香港、特别行政区将制定自己的法律。协议允许香港继续制定自己的经济、财政和贸易政策，并适当地参加国际组织和协定。它保持了香港所熟悉的法律制度及其享有的权利和自由。总之，协议为香港的未来提供了所需要的保证，使香港能继续作为贸易和金融中心在世界上发挥独特的作用。These qualities in the Agreement， have been recognized by the BritishParliament and by the standing Committee of the NationaI Peoples congressof China， which have approved the intention of our governments to Proceed