1、() 1961120inaugural address of john f. kennedy january 20, 1961vice president johnson, mr. speaker, mr. chief justice, presidenteisenhower, vice president nixon, president truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens:-we observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom, symbolizing an e
2、nd 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.-let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden,
3、meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.to those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. united there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. divided there i
4、s little we can do, for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder. remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.-if a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.and let ever
5、y other power know that this hemisphere intends to remain the master of its own house.-let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us.and if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new end
6、eavor - not a new balance of power, but a new world of law - where the strong are just, and the weak secure, and the peace preserved.all this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days; nor in the life of this administration; nor even p
7、erhaps in our lifetime on this planet. but let us begin.in your hands, my fellow citizens, more than mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. since this country was founded, each generation of americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty. the graves of you
8、ng americans who answered the call to service surround the globe.can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, north and south, east and west, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? will you join in that historic effort?-and so, my fellow americans, ask not what your
9、 country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.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
10、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.vice president johnson, mr. speaker, mr. chief justice, president eisenhower, vice president nixon, president truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens, we
11、 observe today not a victory of party, but acelebration of freedom-symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning-signifying renewal, as well as change. for i have sworn i before you and almighty god the same solemn oath our forebears l prescribed nearly a century and three quarters ago.we dare not forg
12、et today that we are the heirs of that firstlet 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, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.this much we pledge-and more.to those o
13、ld allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. united, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. divided, there is little we can do-for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder.shall always hope to find
14、 them strongly supporting their own freedom-and to remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.to those peoples in the huts and villages across the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help
15、them help themselves, for whatever period isfinally, to those nations who would make themselves our adversary, we offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace, before the dark powers of destruction unleashed byscience engulf all humanity in planned or accidental s
16、elf-destruction. we dare not tempt them with weakness. for only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.so let us begin anew-remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof.
17、let us never negotiate out of fear. but let us never fear to negotiate. let both sides explore what problems unite us instead ofbelaboring those problems which divide us.let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals for the inspection and control of arms-and bring theab
18、solute power to destroy other nations under the absolute control of all nations.and if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new endeavor, not a new balance of power, but a new world of law, where the strong are just and the weak secure a
19、nd the peace preserved.all this will not be finished in the first 100 days. nor will it be finished in the first 1,000 days, nor in the life of thisadministration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. but let us begin.in your hands, my fellow citizens, more than in mine, will rest the fi
20、nal success or failure of our course. since this country was founded, each generation of americans has been summoned to givetestimony to its national loyalty. the graves of young americans who answered the call to service surround the globe.now the trumpet summons us again-not as a call to bear arms
21、, 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-acan we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, north and south, east and west, that can
22、 assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? will you join in that historic effort?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 the same high
23、 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. 19601143-brief
24、 introduction to the speaker: john f. kennedy (1917-1963) john f. kennedy was a war hero, a pulitzer prize 1-winning author, a u. s. senator for most of the 1950s. in november 1960, at the age of 43, he became the youngest man ever elected president of the united states. on nov. 22, 1963, kennedy wa
25、s shot to death in dallas, tex 2, the fourth united states president to die by an assassins bullet.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,
26、the same solemn oath our forbears prescribed 3 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 beliefs forwe dare not forget today
27、that we are the heirs of that first revolution. let the word go forthlet every nation know, whether it wishes us well of ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty. this much we pledge and mo
28、re.to those old allies, whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. united there is little we cannot do, in a host of 6 cooperative ventures 7. divided there is little we can do. for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split us asunder.2dal
29、las, tx-4at issueissueat issue6a host ofof7venturesventure- no venture, no success. 9cast off-(2011-01-20 22:04:30) 20doodle504319631122196382825-1964civil rights act of 19641964721963611the bill was called for by president john f. kennedy in his civil rights speech of june 11, 1963-inaugural addres
30、s(january 20,1961)by john f. kennedywe 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 t
31、hree-quarters ago.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.this much we pledgeand more.to those old allies whose cultural and spiritua
32、l origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. united, there is little we cannot do in a host of co-operative ventures. divided, there is little we can do, for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder.back of the tiger ended up inside.tfinally, to those nations
33、 who would make themselves our adversary, we offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace, before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction. to friend and foe alike,to those nations who. -21(globali-zation)-
