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1、经典英文演讲_2(50)第一篇：经典英文演讲_2(50)经典英文演讲_1(50篇)Barbara Pierce Bush: Commencement Address at Wellesley College Thank you. Thank you, very much. Thank you very, very much, President Keohane. Mrs. Gorbachev, Trustees, Faculty, Parents, and I should say, Julia Porter, class president, and certainly my new bes

2、t friend, Christine Bicknell - and, of course, the Class of 1990. I am really thrilled to be here today, and very excited, as I know you all must be, that Mrs. Gorbachev could join us. These are exciting times. Theyre exciting in Washington, and I have really looked forward to coming to Wellesley. I

3、 thought it was going to be fun. I never dreamt it would be this much fun. So, thank you for that. More than ten years ago, when I was invited here to talk about our experiences in the Peoples Republic of China, I was struck by both the natural beauty of your campus and the spirit of this place. Wel

4、lesley, you see, is not just a place but an idea - an experiment in excellence in which diversity is not just tolerated, but is embraced. The essence of this spirit was captured in a moving speech about tolerance given last year by a student body president of one of your sister colleges. She related

5、 the story by Robert Fulghum about a young pastor, finding himself in charge of some very energetic children, hits upon a game called Giants, Wizards, and Dwarfs. You have to decide now, the pastor instructed the children, which you are - a giant, a wizard or a dwarf? At that, a small girl tugging a

6、t his pants leg, asked, But where do the mermaids stand? And the pastor tells her there are no mermaids. And she says, Oh yes there are. I am a mermaid. Now this little girl knew what she was, and she was not about to give up on either her identity, or the game. She intended to take her place wherev

7、er mermaids fit into the scheme of things. Where do the mermaids stand? All of those who are different, those who do not fit the boxes and the pigeonholes? Answer that question, wrote Fulghum, And you can build a school, a nation, or a whole world. As that very wise young woman said, Diversity, like

8、 anything worth having, requires effort. Effort to learn about and respect difference, to be compassionate with one another, to cherish our own identity, and to accept unconditionally the same in others. You should all be very proud that this is the Wellesley spirit. Now I know your first choice tod

9、ay was Alice Walker - guess how I know! - known for The Color Purple. Instead you got me - known for the color of my hair! Alice Walkers book has a special resonance here. At Wellesley, each class is known by a special color. For four years the Class of 90 has worn the color purple. Today you meet o

10、n Severance Green to say goodbye to all of that, to begin a new and very personal journey, to search for your own true colors. In the world that awaits you, beyond the shores of Lake Waban, no one can say what your true colors will be. But this I do know: You have a first class education from a firs

11、t class school. And so you need not, probably cannot, live a paint-by-numbers life. Decisions are not irrevocable. Choices do come back. And as you set off from Wellesley, I hope that many of you will consider making three very special choices. The first is to believe in something larger than yourse

12、lf, to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time. I chose literacy because I honestly believe that if more people could read, write and comprehend, we would be that much closer to solving so many of the problems that plague our nation and our society. And early on I made another choice which

13、 I hope youll make as well. Whether you are talking about education, career, or service, youre talking about life - and life really must have joy. Its supposed to be fun! One of the reasons I made the most important decision of my life, to marry George Bush, is because he made me laugh. Its true, so

14、metimes weve laughed through our tears. But that shared laughter has been one of our strongest bonds. Find the joy in life, because as Ferris Bueller said on his day off, Life moves pretty fast; and ya dont stop and look around once in a while, ya gonna miss it! (I am not going to tell George ya cla

15、pped more for Ferris than ya clapped for George.) The third choice that must not be missed is to cherish your human connections: your relationships with family and friends. For several years, youve had impressed upon you the importance to your career of dedication and hard work. And, of course, that

16、s true. But as important as your obligations as a doctor, a lawyer, a business leader will be, you are a human being first. And those human connections - with spouses, with children, with friends - are the most important investments you will ever make. At the end of your life, you will never regret

17、not having passed one more test, winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a child, a friend or a parent. We are in a transitional period right now, fascinating and exhilarating times, learning to adjust to changes and the choices we, men

18、and women, are facing. As an example, I remember what a friend said, on hearing her husband complain to his buddies that he had to babysit. Quickly setting him straight, my friend told her husband that when its your own kids, its not called babysitting. Now, maybe we should adjust faster; maybe we s

19、hould adjust slower. But whatever the era whatever the times, one thing will never change: fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first. You must read to your children. And you must hug your children. And you must love your children. Your success as a family, our success as a soci

20、ety, depends not on what happens in the White House, but on what happens inside your house. For over fifty years, it was said that the winner of Wellesleys annual hoop race would be the first to get married. Now they say, the winner will be the first to become a C.E.O. Both of those stereotypes show

21、 too little tolerance for those who want to know where the mermaids stand. So I want to offer a new legend: the winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream - not societys dreams - her own personal dream. And who knows? Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will on

22、e day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the Presidents spouse. I wish him well! Well, the controversy ends here. But our conversation is only beginning. And a worthwhile conversation it has been. So as you leave Wellesley today, take with you deep thanks for the courtesy an

23、d the honor you have shared with Mrs. Gorbachev and with me. Thank you. God bless you. And may your future be worthy of your dreams.第二篇：经典英文演讲_28(50)经典英文演讲_28 I am proud to come to this city as the guest of your distinguished Mayor, who has symbolized throughout the world the fighting spirit of West

24、 Berlin. And I am proud to visit the Federal Republic with your distinguished Chancellor who for so many years has committed Germany to democracy and freedom and progress, and to come here in the company of my fellow American, General Clay, who has been in this city during its great moments of crisi

25、s and will come again if ever needed.Two thousand years ago, two thousand years ago, the proudest boast was civis Romanus sum. Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is Ich bin ein Berliner.(I appreciate my interpreter translating my German.)There are many people in the world who really

26、dont understand, or say they dont, what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world.Let them come to Berlin.There are some who say that communism is the wave of the future.Let them come to Berlin.And there are some who say, in Europe and elsewhere, we can work with the Communis

27、ts.Let them come to Berlin.And there are even a few who say that it is true that communism is an evil system, but it permits us to make economic progress.Lass sie nach Berlin kommen. Let them come to Berlin.Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect. But we have never had to put a wa

28、ll up to keep our people in - to prevent them from leaving us. I want to say on behalf of my countrymen who live many miles away on the other side of the Atlantic, who are far distant from you, that they take the greatest pride, that they have been able to share with you, even from a distance, the s

29、tory of the last 18 years. I know of no town, no city, that has been besieged for 18 years that still lives with the vitality and the force, and the hope, and the determination of the city of West Berlin.While the wall is the most obvious and vivid demonstration of the failures of the Communist syst

30、em - for all the world to see - we take no satisfaction in it; for it is, as your Mayor has said, an offense not only against history but an offense against humanity, separating families, dividing husbands and wives and brothers and sisters, and dividing a people who wish to be joined together.What

31、is true of this city is true of Germany: real, lasting peace in Europe can never be assured as long as one German out of four is denied the elementary right of free men, and that is to make a free choice. In 18 years of peace and good faith, this generation of Germans has earned the right to be free

32、, including the right to unite their families and their nation in lasting peace, with good will to all people.You live in a defended island of freedom, but your life is part of the main. So let me ask you, as I close, to lift your eyes beyond the dangers of today, to the hopes of tomorrow, beyond th

33、e freedom merely of this city of Berlin, or your country of Germany, to the advance of freedom everywhere, beyond the wall to the day of peace with justice, beyond yourselves and ourselves to all mankind.Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free. When all are free, then

34、we can look forward to that day when this city will be joined as one and this country and this great Continent of Europe in a peaceful and hopeful globe. When that day finally comes, as it will, the people of West Berlin can take sober satisfaction in the fact that they were in the front lines for a

35、lmost two decades.All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin.And, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words Ich bin ein Berliner.第三篇：经典英文演讲_44(50)经典英文演讲_44 Eleanor Roosevelt: Adoption of the Declaration of Human Rights Mr. President, fellow delegates:The long and meticulo

36、us study and debate of which this Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the product means that it reflects the composite views of the many men and governments who have contributed to its formulation. Not every man nor every government can have what he wants in a document of this kind. There are o

37、f course particular provisions in the declaration before us with which we are not fully satisfied. I have no doubt this is true of other delegations, and it would still be true if we continued our labors over many years. Taken as a whole the Delegation of the United States believes that this a good

38、document - even a great document - and we propose to give it our full support. The position of the United States on the various parts of the declaration is a matter of record in the Third Committee. I shall not burden the Assembly, and particularly my colleagues of the Third Committee, with a restat

39、ement of that position here.Certain provisions of the declaration are stated in such broad terms as to beacceptable only because of the limitations in article 29 providing for limitation on the exercise of the rights for the purpose of meeting the requirements of morality, public order, and the gene

40、ral welfare. An example of this is the provision that everyone has the right of equal access to the public service in his country. The basic principle of equality and of nondiscrimination as to public employment is sound, but it cannot be accepted without limitations. My government, for example, wou

41、ld consider that this is unquestionably subject to limitation in the interest of public order and the general welfare. It would not consider that the exclusion from public employment of persons holding subversive political beliefs and not loyal to the basic principles and practices of the constituti

42、on and laws of the country would in any way infringe upon this right.Likewise, my Government has made it clear in the course of the development of the declaration that it does not consider that the economic and social and cultural rights stated in the declaration imply an obligation on governmental

43、action. This was made quite clear in the Human Rights Commission text of article 23 which served as a so-called umbrella article to the articles on economic and social rights. We consider that the principle has not been affected by the fact that this article no longer contains a reference to the art

44、icles which follow it. This in no way affects our whole-hearted support for the basic principles of economic, social, and cultural rights set forth in these articles.In giving our approval to the declaration today it is of primary importance that we keep clearly in mind the basic character of the do

45、cument. It is not a treaty; it is not an international agreement. It is not and does not purport to be a statement of basic principles of law or legal obligation. It is a declaration of basic principles of human rights and freedoms, to be stamped with the approval of the General Assembly by formal v

46、ote of its members, and to serve as a common standard of achievement for all peoples of all nations.We stand today at the threshold of a great event both in the life of the UnitedNations and in the life of mankind, that is the approval by the General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of Human Ri

47、ghts recommended by the Third Committee. This declaration may well become the international Magna Carta of all meneverywhere. We hope its proclamation by the General Assembly will be an event comparable to the proclamation of the Declaration of the Rights of the Man by the French people in 1789, the

48、 adoption of the Bill of Rights by the people of the United States, and the adoption of comparable declarations at different times in other countries.At a time when there are so many issues on which we find it difficult to reach a common basis of agreement, it is a significant fact that 58 states ha

49、ve found such a large measure of agreement in the complex field of human rights. This must be taken as testimony of our common aspiration first voiced in the Charter of theUnited Nations to lift men everywhere to a higher standard of life and to a greater enjoyment of freedom. Mans desire for peace

50、lies behind this declaration. The realization that the fragrant violation of human rights by Nazi and Fascist countries sowed the seeds of the last world war has supplied the impetus for the work which brings us to the moment of achievement here today.In a recent speech in Canada, Gladstone Murray s

51、aid:The central fact is that man is fundamentally a moral being, that thelight we have is imperfect does not matter so long as we are alwaystrying to improve it we are equal in sharing the moral freedom thatdistinguishes us as men. Mans status makes each individual an end inhimself. No man is by nat

52、ure simply the servant of the state or ofanother man the ideal and fact of freedomand nottechnologyare the true distinguishing marks of our civilization.This declaration is based upon the spiritual fact that man must have freedom in which to develop his full stature and through common effort to rais

53、e the level of human dignity. We have much to do to fully achieve and to assure the rights set forth in this declaration. But having them put before us with the moral backing of 58 nations will be a great step forward.As we here bring to fruition our labors on this Declaration of Human Rights, we mu

54、st at the same time rededicate ourselves to the unfinished task which lies before us. We can now move on with new courage and inspiration to the completion of an international covenant on human rights and of measures for the implementation of human rights.In conclusion I feel that I cannot do better

55、 than to repeat the call to action by Secretary Marshall in his opening statement to this Assembly:Let this third regular session of the General Assembly approve by anoverwhelming majority the Declaration of Human Rights as astatement of conduct for all; and let us, as Members of the UnitedNations,

56、conscious of our own short-comings and imperfections, joinour effort in all faith to live up to this high standard.第四篇：经典英文演讲_36(50)经典英文演讲_36 President Hatcher, Governor Romney, Senators McNamara and Hart, Congressmen Meader and Staebler, and other members of the fine Michigan delegation, members of

57、 the graduating class, my fellow Americans:It is a great pleasure to be here today. This university has been coeducational since 1870, but I do not believe it was on the basis of your accomplishments that a Detroit high school girl said (and I quote), In choosing a college, you first have to decide

58、whether you want a coeducational school or an educational school. Well, we can find both here at Michigan, although perhaps at different hours. I came out here today very anxious to meet the Michigan student whose father told a friend of mine that his sons education had been a real value. It stopped

59、 his mother from bragging about him.I have come today from the turmoil of your capital to the tranquility of your campus to speak about the future of your country. The purpose of protecting the life of our Nation and preserving the liberty of our citizens is to pursue the happiness of our people. Ou

60、r success in that pursuit is the test of our success as a Nation.For a century we labored to settle and to subdue a continent. For half a century we called upon unbounded invention and untiring industry to create an order of plenty for all of our people. The challenge of the next half century is whe

61、ther we have the wisdom to use that wealth to enrich and elevate our national life, and to advance the quality of our American civilization.Your imagination and your initiative and your indignation will determine whether we build a society where progress is the servant of our needs, or a society whe

62、re old values and new visions are buried under unbridled growth. For in your time we have the opportunity to move not only toward the rich society and the powerful society, but upward to the Great Society.The Great Society rests on abundance and liberty for all. It demands an end to poverty and raci

63、al injustice, to which we are totally committed in our time. But that is just the beginning.The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents. It is a place where leisure is a welcome chance to build and reflect, not a feared cause of bor

64、edom and restlessness. It is a place where the city of man serves not only the needs of the body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger for community. It is a place where man can renew contact with nature. It is a place which honors creation for its own sake andfor what

65、 is adds to the understanding of the race. It is a place where men are more concerned with the quality of their goals than the quantity of their goods. But most of all, the Great Society is not a safe harbor, a resting place, a final objective, a finished work. It is a challenge constantly renewed,

66、beckoning ustoward a destiny where the meaning of our lives matches the marvelous products of our labor.So I want to talk to you today about three places where we begin to build the Great Society - in our cities, in our countryside, and in our classrooms.Many of you will live to see the day, perhaps 50 years from now, when there will be 400