1、2023年克林顿总统向国人认错 名人演讲稿 PresidentBillClinton: Thankyouverymuch,ladiesandgentlemen.WelcometotheWhiteHouseandtothisdaytowhichHillaryandthevicepresidentandIlookforwardsomucheveryyear. Thisisalwaysanimportantdayforourcountry,forthereasonsthatthevicepresidentsaid.Itisanunusualand,Ithink,unusuallyimportantd
2、aytoday.ImaynotbequiteaseasywithmywordstodayasIhavebeeninyearspast,andIwasupratherlatelastnightthinkingaboutandprayingaboutwhatIoughttosaytoday.Andratherunusualforme,Iactuallytriedtowriteitdown.Soifyouwillforgiveme,IwilldomybesttosaywhatitisIwanttosaytoyou-andImayhavetotakemyglassesouttoreadmyownwri
3、ting. First,Iwanttosaytoallofyouthat,asyoumightimagine,Ihavebeenonquiteajourneytheselastfewweekstogettotheendofthis,totherockbottomtruthofwhereIamandwhereweallare. IagreewiththosewhohavesaidthatinmyfirststatementafterItestifiedIwasnotcontriteenough.IdontthinkthereisafancywaytosaythatIhavesinned. Iti
4、simportanttomethateverybodywhohasbeenhurtknowthatthesorrowIfeelisgenuine:firstandmostimportant,myfamily;alsomyfriends,mystaff,myCabinet,MonicaLewinskyandherfamily,andtheAmericanpeople.Ihaveaskedallfortheirforgiveness. ButIbelievethattobeforgiven,morethansorrowisrequired-atleasttwomorethings.First,ge
5、nuinerepentance-adeterminationtochangeandtorepairbreachesofmyownmaking.Ihaverepented.Second,whatmybiblecallsabrokenspirit;anunderstandingthatImusthaveGodshelptobethepersonthatIwanttobe;awillingnesstogivetheveryforgivenessIseek;arenunciationoftheprideandtheangerwhichcloudjudgment,leadpeopletoexcusean
6、dcompareandtoblameandcomplain.版权全部 Now,whatdoesallthismeanformeandforusFirst,Iwillinstructmylawyerstomountavigorousdefense,usingallavailableappropriatearguments.ButlegallanguagemustnotobscurethefactthatIhavedonewrong.Second,Iwillcontinueonthepathofrepentance,seekingpastoralsupportandthatofothercarin
7、gpeoplesothattheycanholdmeaccountableformyowncommitment. Third,Iwillintensifymyeffortstoleadourcountryandtheworldtowardpeaceandfreedom,prosperityandharmony,inthehopethatwithabrokenspiritandastillstrongheartIcanbeusedforgreatergood,forwehavemanyblessingsandmanychallengesandsomuchworktodo. Inthis,Iask
8、foryourprayersandforyourhelpinhealingournation.AndthoughIcannotmovebeyondorforgetthis-indeed,Imustalwayskeepitasacautionlightinmylife-itisveryimportantthatournationmoveforward. Iamverygratefulforthemany,manypeople-clergyandordinarycitizensalike-whohavewrittenmewithwisecounsel.Iamprofoundlygratefulfo
9、rthesupportofsomanyAmericanswhosomehowthroughitallseemtostillknowthatIcareaboutthemagreatdeal,thatIcareabouttheirproblemsandtheirdreams.Iamgratefulforthosewhohavestoodbymeandwhosaythatinthiscaseandmanyothers,theboundsofprivacyhavebeenexcessivelyandunwiselyinvaded.Thatmaybe.Nevertheless,inthiscase,it
10、maybeablessing,becauseIstillsinned.Andifmyrepentanceisgenuineandsustained,andifIcanmaintainbothabrokenspiritandastrongheart,thengoodcancomeofthisforourcountryaswellasformeandmyfamily.(Applause) Thechildrenofthiscountrycanlearninaprofoundwaythatintegrityisimportantandselfishnessiswrong,butGodcanchang
11、eusandmakeusstrongatthebrokenplaces.Iwanttoembodythoselessonsforthechildrenofthiscountry-forthatlittleboyinFloridawhocameuptomeandsaidthathewantedtogrowupandbePresidentandtobejustlikeme.IwanttheparentsofallthechildreninAmericatobeabletosaythattotheirchildren. AcoupleofdaysagowhenIwasinFloridaaJewish
12、friendofminegavemethisliturgybookcalledGatesofRepentance.AndtherewasthisincrediblepassagefromtheYomKippurliturgy.Iwouldliketoreadittoyou: Nowisthetimeforturning.Theleavesarebeginningtoturnfromgreentoredtoorange.Thebirdsarebeginningtoturnandareheadingoncemoretowardthesouth.Theanimalsarebeginningtotur
13、ntostoringtheirfoodforthewinter.Forleaves,birdsandanimals,turningcomesinstinctively.Butforus,turningdoesnotcomesoeasily.Ittakesanactofwillforustomakeaturn.Itmeansbreakingoldhabits.Itmeansadmittingthatwehavebeenwrong,andthisisnevereasy.Itmeanslosingface.Itmeansstartingalloveragain.Andthisisalwayspain
14、ful.ItmeanssayingIamsorry.Itmeansrecognizingthatwehavetheabilitytochange.Thesethingsareterriblyhardtodo.Butunlessweturn,wewillbetrappedforeverinyesterdaysways.Lordhelpustoturn,fromcallousnesstosensitivity,fromhostilitytolove,frompettinesstopurpose,fromenvytocontentment,fromcarelessnesstodiscipline,f
15、romfeartofaith.Turnusaround,OLord,andbringusbacktowardyou.Reviveourlivesasatthebeginning,andturnustowardeachother,Lord,forinisolationthereisnolife. Ithankmyfriendforthat.Ithankyouforbeinghere.IaskyoutosharemyprayerthatGodwillsearchmeandknowmyheart,trymeandknowmyanxiousthoughts,seeifthereisanyhurtful
16、nessinme,andleadmetowardthelifeeverlasting.IaskthatGodgivemeacleanheart,letmewalkbyfaithandnotsight. Iaskonceagaintobeabletolovemyneighbor-allmyneighbors-asmyself,tobeaninstrumentofGodspeace;toletthewordsofmymouthandthemeditationsofmyheartand,intheend,theworkofmyhands,bepleasing.ThisiswhatIwantedtosaytoyoutoday. Thankyou.Godbless
