1、里根就职演说稿 里根总统就职演说稿firstinauguraladdressofronaldreagan tuesday，january20，1981 senatorhatfield，mr.chiefjustice，mr.president，vicepresidentbush，vicepresidentmondale，senatorbaker，speakeroX39;neill，reverendmoomaw，andmyfellowcitizens：toafewofusheretoday，thisisasolemnandmostmomentousoccasion;andyet，inthehist
2、oryofournation，itisacommonplaceoccurrence.theorderlytransferofauthorityascalledforintheconstitutionroutinelytakesplaceasithasforalmosttwocenturiesandfewofusstoptothinkhowuniquewereallyare.intheeyesofmanyintheworld，thisevery-4-yearceremonyweacceptasnormalisnothinglessthanamiracle. mr.president，iwanto
3、urfellowcitizenstoknowhowmuchyoudidtocarryonthistradition.byyourgraciouscooperationinthetransitionprocess，youhaveshownawatchingworldthatweareaunitedpeoplepledgedtomaintainingapoliticalsystemwhichguaranteesindividuallibertytoagreaterdegreethananyother，andithankyouandyourpeopleforallyourhelpinmaintain
4、ingthecontinuitywhichisthebulwarkofourrepublic. thebusinessofournationgoesforward.theseunitedstatesareconfrontedwithaneconomicafflictionofgreatproportions.wesufferfromthelongestandoneoftheworstsustainedinflationsinournationalhistory.itdistortsoureconomicdecisions，penalizesthrift，andcrushesthestruggl
5、ingyoungandthefixed-incomeelderlyalike.itthreatenstoshatterthelivesofmillionsofourpeople. idleindustrieshavecastworkersintounemployment，causinghumanmiseryandpersonalindignity.thosewhodoworkaredeniedafairreturnfortheirlaborbyataxsystemwhichpenalizessuccessfulachievementandkeepsusfrommaintainingfullpr
6、oductivity. butgreatasourtaxburdenis，ithasnotkeptpacewithpublicspending.fordecades，wehavepileddeficitupondeficit，mortgagingourfutureandourchildrenX39;sfutureforthetemporaryconvenienceofthepresent.tocontinuethislongtrendistoguaranteetremendoussocial，cultural，political，andeconomicupheavals. youandi，as
7、individuals，can，byborrowing，livebeyondourmeans，butforonlyalimitedperiodoftime.why，then，shouldwethinkthatcollectively，asanation，wearenotboundbythatsamelimitation。 wemustacttodayinordertopreservetomorrow.andlettherebenomisunderstanding-wearegoingtobegintoact，beginningtoday. theeconomicillswesufferhave
8、comeuponusoverseveraldecades.theywillnotgoawayindays，weeks，ormonths，buttheywillgoaway.theywillgoawaybecausewe，asamericans，havethecapacitynow，aswehavehadinthepast，todowhateverneedstobedonetopreservethislastandgreatestbastionoffreedom. inthispresentcrisis，governmentisnotthesolutiontoourproblem. fromti
9、metotime，wehavebeentemptedtobelievethatsocietyhasbecometoocomplextobemanagedbyself-rule，thatgovernmentbyanelitegroupissuperiortogovernmentfor，by，andofthepeople.butifnooneamongusiscapableofgoverninghimself，thenwhoamongushasthecapacitytogovernsomeoneelse。allofustogether，inandoutofgovernment，mustbearth
10、eburden.thesolutionsweseekmustbeequitable，withnoonegroupsingledouttopayahigherprice. wehearmuchofspecialinterestgroups.ourconcernmustbeforaspecialinterestgroupthathasbeentoolongneglected.itknowsnosectionalboundariesorethnicandracialdivisions，anditcrossespoliticalpartylines.itismadeupofmenandwomenwho
11、raiseourfood，patrolourstreets，manourminesandourfactories，teachourchildren，keepourhomes，andhealuswhenwearesick-professionals，industrialists，shopkeepers，clerks，cabbies，andtruckdrivers.theyare，inshort，wethepeople，thisbreedcalledamericans. well，thisadministrationX39;sobjectivewillbeahealthy，vigorous，gro
12、wingeconomythatprovidesequalopportunityforallamericans，withnobarriersbornofbigotryordiscrimination.puttingamericabacktoworkmeansputtingallamericansbacktowork.endinginflationmeansfreeingallamericansfromtheterrorofrunawaylivingcosts.allmustshareintheproductiveworkofthisnewbeginningandallmustshareinthe
13、bountyofarevivedeconomy.withtheidealismandfairplaywhicharethecoreofoursystemandourstrength，wecanhaveastrongandprosperousamericaatpeacewithitselfandtheworld. so，aswebegin，letustakeinventory.weareanationthathasagovernment-nottheotherwayaround.andthismakesusspecialamongthenationsoftheearth.ourgovernmen
14、thasnopowerexceptthatgranteditbythepeople.itistimetocheckandreversethegrowthofgovernmentwhichshowssignsofhavinggrownbeyondtheconsentofthegoverned. itismyintentiontocurbthesizeandinfluenceofthefederalestablishmentandtodemandrecognitionofthedistinctionbetweenthepowersgrantedtothefederalgovernmentandth
15、osereservedtothestatesortothepeople.allofusneedtoberemindedthatthefederalgovernmentdidnotcreatethestates;thestatescreatedthefederalgovernment. now，sotherewillbenomisunderstanding，itisnotmyintentiontodoawaywithgovernment.itis，rather，tomakeitwork-workwithus，notoverus;tostandbyourside，notrideonourback.
16、governmentcanandmustprovideopportunity，notsmotherit;fosterproductivity，notstifleit. ifwelooktotheanswerastowhy，forsomanyyears，weachievedsomuch，prosperedasnootherpeopleonearth，itwasbecausehere，inthisland，weunleashedtheenergyandindividualgeniusofmantoagreaterextentthanhaseverbeendonebefore.freedomandthedignityoftheindividualhavebeenmoreavailableandassuredherethaninanyotherplaceonearth.th
