Richeir — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:33:00 GMT

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赯��q�的旅程以及国家的未来，与诸位分享一些想法�?

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家持久承诺的人。这是我们全国的希望与骄傲的深刻。我和所有美国�h一��P��向�ȝ��当选�h奥巴马、他的妻子米歇儿以及他们两个��丽的女儿致以最��好的祝�ѝ�?/p>

　　今晚�Q�我满怀感激——感�Ȁ副�ȝ��切尼以及行政成员们；感谢��x��Q�她�l�这个家带来�Ƣ乐�Q�给我的生活带来爱；感谢我们了不��L��奛_��芭芭拉和詹娜�Q�感谢我的父母亲�Q�他�?/p>

的榜样�ؓ我提供了毕生的力量。最重要的是�Q�我感谢��国人民�l�我的信仅R��我感谢你们的祈��鼓舞了我的灵魂。我感谢你们在过��d��q�让我目睹了无数体现勇气、慷慨与仁慈的行

动�?/p>

　　今晚�Q�我的思��A回到我站在这个地方向你们致辞的第一个晚上—�?001�q?�?1日。那天早上，恐怖分子夺��C��q?000性命�Q�这是自珍珠港事件以来，��国遭遇的最严重的袭�?/p>

。我记得于三天后站在世��N中心的废墟中的情形，周围是全天候工作的救援人员�?/p>

　　我记得我跟那些在五角大楼烟雾弥�O的走廊里工作的勇敢灵��谈话，跟那些登�?3可��班最�l�成��雄的��Z��的妻子们谈话。我记得阿琳·霍华��P��Arlene Howard�Q�，�Ҏ��?/p>

�l�陨落的儿子的警察勋章给了我�Q�提醒我我们失去了什么。我仍然戴着他的徽章�?/p>

　　随着旉��的流逝，大多数美国�h可以回归911之前的生�z�，但我��׃��能。每天早上，我都收到一份关于我国面临威胁的��报。我发誓要尽我所能保证我们的安全�?/p>

　　在过��M��q�_��一个新的国土安全部成立了。军队、情报界以及FBI已经警告攚w��。我们的国家装备了新的工具去监控恐怖分子的�z�d��Q�冻�l�他们的金融�Q�打破他们的阴谋。而且

在强大盟友的支持下，我们向恐怖分子以及那些支持他们的��Z��发�v了战斗�?/p>

　　阿富汗已�l�从塔利班窝藏基地组�l�、在大街上对妇女行石刑的国家变成一个年�ȝ��民主体，与恐怖主义斗争，鼓励奛_��子去上学。伊拉克已经从一个残暴的独裁国家和美国的

��L��变成一个位于中东之心的阿拉伯民��M��Q�变成美国的朋友�?/p>

　　很多�q�些军_��引�v合法性的争论�Q�但其结果却是无��M��论的。七�q�多里，��国领土没有再遭遇又一�ơ恐怖袭凅R��这要归功于那些日夜辛勤工作保卫我们的安全的��Z��——执�?/p>

人员�Q�情报分析家�Q�国土安全和外交人员�Q�以及美国武装部队的男女成员�?/p>

　　在危险时刻，公民自愿捍卫国家�Q�这是我们国家之��。我珍惜与这些无�U�的爱国者以及他们的家�h的会晤。美国欠你们一份感�Ȁ。致今晚所有在聆听的全体男奛_��人：作�ؓ�?/p>

们的三军��d��令是至高无上的荣耀�?/p>

　　我们的部队发��L��战斗属于更�ؓ�q�泛的、两�U�根本不同的制度之间的斗争的一部分。在其中一�U�制度下�Q�一��撮狂热分子要求全体服从一�U�压制性的意识形态，�q��妇女卑屈

�Q�杀害不信�Ԓ者。而另一�U�制度则是基于这��L��信念�Q�自由是万能的上帝赋予所有�h的礼物，自由与正义照亮和�q�之路�?/p>

　　�q�是我们的立国信仰。从长期来看�Q�推�q�这�U�信仰是保护我们公民的唯一可行办法。当��Z��生活在自�׃��中，他们��׃��会愿意选择�q�求恐怖主义运动的领袖。当��Z��Ҏ��来充

满希望，他们��׃��会愿意把生命交给暴力与极端主义�?/p>

　　因此�Q�美国在全世界推�q��h的自由、�h的权利以及�h的尊严。我们支持异见�h士及�q�轻的民��M��Q�提供爱滋病药物让濒临死亡的病�h恢复生机�Q�不让疟疾伤��x��亲与婴儿。这

个仅��p��生的伟大共和国带领世界走向自由属于所有国家的新时期�?/p>

　　八年来，我们�q�努力扩大国内的��Z��与希望。在全国�Q�学生们正�v来满��_��立学校提高了的标准。一�U�新的医疗处方药��利正�ؓ长者及�D�疾人带来内心的�q�静。每一个纳�E��h

要支付的收入�E�减��了�?/p>

　　透过以信��Cؓ基础的项目，上瘾者与受苦者找��C��新希望。脆��q��生命得到更好的保护。用于退伍军人的资金几乎��M��一番。美国的�I�气、水和陆地更加清�z�。而且联邦法官

席上有了像法官阿利托�Q�Sam Alito�Q�和首席法官�|�伯茨（John Roberts�Q�这��L��智的新成员�?/p>

　　当我们的�J�荣面��挑战�Q�我们�v来面寏V��面寚w��融崩溃的前景�Q�我们采取了果断措施保护我们的经��。努力工作的家庭面��非常困难的时刻，但如果我们不采取行动�Q�损�׃��

严重得多。所有美国�h团结在一��P��凭着军_��以及努力的工作，我们��让�l�济重上增长之�\。我们将再一�ơ向世界展示��国自由企业体系的弹性�?/p>

　　和此前负责这个办公室所有�h一��P��我曾�l�历挫折。如果还有机会，在一些事情上我会改变做法。然而，我在做事的时候��L��心怀我们国家的最佛_��益。我按照我的良心�Q��ƈ

做了我认为正��的事情。你可能不会同意我所作出的一些艰隑ֆ�定。但我希望你们明白我愿意作出�q�些艰难的决定�?/p>

　　未来十年�Q�我们的国家��面临更多艰隄��选择�Q�一些指引性的原则可以指明我们的方向�?/p>

　　��管我们的国家比七年前安全，我们的民众所面��的最严重威胁仍然是再度发生的恐怖袭凅R��我们的敌�h很有耐心�Q�决心再�ơ袭凅R��美国没有寻求挑起冲�H�，也不应该遭受�q?/p>

些冲�H�。但我们已经肩负庄严的责任，我们必须面对。我们必��L��制自满。我们必��M��持决心。我们绝不能放松警惕�?/p>

　　与此同时�Q�我们必��ȝ��l�怀着信心与明��的目标与世界接触。面�Ҏ�v外的威胁�Q��{向内部寻求安慰是很有诱惑力的。但是我们必��L��l�孤立主义及作�ؓ其同伴的保护��M��。在

21世纪�Q�国内的安全与繁荣有赖于自由在�v外的扩大。如果美国不带领自由事业�Q�这��事业就得不到指引�?/p>

　　在我们解册��些挑战——以及其他一些我们无法在今晚预测的挑战时�Q�美国必��ȝ��持我们的道�d明确性。我�l�常跟你们说善与恶。这令一些�h感到不舒服。但善恶存在于世�?/p>

�Q�两者之间不会有��M��妥协。无论在何时何地�Q�把杀��x��辜者作为推�q�意识�Ş态的手段都是错误的做法�?/p>

　　让�h们摆脱压�q�和�l�望是永�q�正��的。国家必��ȝ��l��ؓ正义和真理发�a�。我们必��d��l�愿意行动�v来捍卫它们，推进和��^的事业�?/p>

　　杰斐逊�ȝ��曑ֆ�道，“我喜�Ƣ未来的梦想更甚于过�ȝ��历史�?#8221;在我��d��q�个他于两个世纪前所在的地方�Ӟ��我赞成他的这�U�乐观精��。美国是一个年�ȝ��国家�Q�充满活力�?/p>

不断成长和自我更新。甚臛_��最艰难的时刻，我们都会攄��前面�q�K��的地�q�线�?/p>

　　我对��国的诺�a�有信心，因�ؓ我知道我们�h民的特质。这是一个鼓��q��民�ؓ自由的梦惌��冒险的国家。这是一个公民可以在危险的时刻表现��^静，在苦��N��前展�C�怜悯的国�?/p>

。我们看刎ͼ�我们周围��有��国特质的榜栗��劳拉和我已�l�邀请当中一些�h今晚到白宫�?/p>

　　我们看到里卡斯钠博士�Q�Dr. Tony Recasner�Q�的��国特质�Q�这位校长在卡特里娜飓风的废墟中开办一所新的特许学校。我们看到麦地那�Q�Julio Medina�Q��n上的��国特质�Q�这

位前囚犯带领一个以信�Ԓ为基��的项目，帮助囚犯重回�C�会。我们在上士麦达��P��Staff Sergeant Aubrey McDade�Q��n上的��国特质�Q�他负责伊拉克的一�ơ埋伏�ƈ拯救了三名同�?/p>

的�v军陆战队队员�?/p>

　　我们在克里斯托夫�Q�Bill Krissoff�Q�这位来自加州的外科�ȝ��w�上看到��国特质。他的儿子内��（Nathan�Q�是一位�v军陆战队队员�Q�在伊拉克献��Z��生命。当我和克里斯托�?/p>

及其家�h会面�Ӟ��他带来了一些��o人吃惊的新闻�Q�他告诉我，他像加入��军�ȝ��队以�U�念他的儿子。这位好�?0岁了——比�q�龄上限大了18岁�?/p>

　　但他的豁免申请得��C��批准�Q�而且在过�ȝ��一�q�里�Q�他已经接受战地��d��训练。克里斯夫少校今晚不能出席，因�ؓ他很快就要部�|�到伊拉克，在那里，他将帮忙拯救��国受伤

的勇士，�l�护他已逝儿子的遗��?/p>

　　从这些公民��n上，我们看到了我们国家最��好的一面——弹性与希望�Q�关怀与强大。这些优点让我对��国怀着不可动摇的信��c��我们曾面��危险与考验�Q�前面还会有更多危险

与考验。但凭着人民的勇气，以及我们对理想的信心�Q�这个伟大的国家�怸�疲惫……�怸�动摇……�怸��p�|�?/p>

　　担�Q你们的�ȝ��是我一生的荣幸。我们有�q�好日子也有�q�艰难日子。但每一天，我都因我们国家的伟大而受到鼓舞，都因我们民众的善良感到振奋。能够代表我们所��q��q�个

国家�Q�这是我的福份。我��永�q��ؓ一个比其他��M��头衔更有意义的��n份而感到荣�q�：��利坚合众国公民�?/p>

　　最后，我的��国同胞们：晚安。愿上帝保佑白宫和我们的下一��L�ȝ��。愿上帝保佑你们和我们了不�v的国家。谢谢你们。（星岛环球�|�翻译）

英文全文如下�Q?/p>

THE PRESIDENT: Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of

consequence �?a time set apart. Tonight, with a thankful heart, I have asked for a final opportunity to share some thoughts on the journey that we have

traveled together, and the future of our nation.

Five days from now, the world will witness the vitality of American democracy. In a tradition dating back to our founding, the presidency will pass to a

successor chosen by you, the American people. Standing on the steps of the Capitol will be a man whose history reflects the enduring promise of our land.

This is a moment of hope and pride for our whole nation. And I join all Americans in offering best wishes to President-Elect Obama, his wife Michelle, and

their two beautiful girls.

Tonight I am filled with gratitude �?to Vice President Cheney and members of my administration; to Laura, who brought joy to this house and love to my life;

to our wonderful daughters, Barbara and Jenna; to my parents, whose examples have provided strength for a lifetime. And above all, I thank the American

people for the trust you have given me. I thank you for the prayers that have lifted my spirits. And I thank you for the countless acts of courage,

generosity, and grace that I have witnessed these past eight years.

This evening, my thoughts return to the first night I addressed you from this house �?September the 11th, 2001. That morning, terrorists took nearly 3,000

lives in the worst attack on America since Pearl Harbor. I remember standing in the rubble of the World Trade Center three days later, surrounded by rescuers

who had been working around the clock. I remember talking to brave souls who charged through smoke-filled corridors at the Pentagon, and to husbands and

wives whose loved ones became heroes aboard Flight 93. I remember Arlene Howard, who gave me her fallen son’s police shield as a reminder of all that was

lost. And I still carry his badge.

As the years passed, most Americans were able to return to life much as it had been before 9/11. But I never did. Every morning, I received a briefing on the

threats to our nation. I vowed to do everything in my power to keep us safe.

Over the past seven years, a new Department of Homeland Security has been created. The military, the intelligence community, and the FBI have been

transformed. Our nation is equipped with new tools to monitor the terrorists’ movements, freeze their finances, and break up their plots. And with strong

allies at our side, we have taken the fight to the terrorists and those who support them. Afghanistan has gone from a nation where the Taliban harbored al

Qaeda and stoned women in the streets to a young democracy that is fighting terror and encouraging girls to go to school. Iraq has gone from a brutal

dictatorship and a sworn enemy of America to an Arab democracy at the heart of the Middle East and a friend of the United States.

There is legitimate debate about many of these decisions. But there can be little debate about the results. America has gone more than seven years without

another terrorist attack on our soil. This is a tribute to those who toil night and day to keep us safe �?law enforcement officers, intelligence analysts,

homeland security and diplomatic personnel, and the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.

Our nation is blessed to have citizens who volunteer to defend us in this time of danger. I have cherished meeting these selfless patriots and their

families. And America owes you a debt of gratitude. And to all our men and women in uniform listening tonight: There has been no higher honor than serving as

your Commander-in-Chief.

The battles waged by our troops are part of a broader struggle between two dramatically different systems. Under one, a small band of fanatics demands total

obedience to an oppressive ideology, condemns women to subservience, and marks unbelievers for murder. The other system is based on the conviction that

freedom is the universal gift of Almighty God, and that liberty and justice light the path to peace.

This is the belief that gave birth to our nation. And in the long run, advancing this belief is the only practical way to protect our citizens. When people

live in freedom, they do not willingly choose leaders who pursue campaigns of terror. When people have hope in the future, they will not cede their lives to

violence and extremism. So around the world, America is promoting human liberty, human rights, and human dignity. We’re standing with dissidents and young

democracies, providing AIDS medicine to dying patients �?to bring dying patients back to life, and sparing mothers and babies from malaria. And this great

republic born alone in liberty is leading the world toward a new age when freedom belongs to all nations.

For eight years, we’ve also strived to expand opportunity and hope here at home. Across our country, students are rising to meet higher standards in public

schools. A new Medicare prescription drug benefit is bringing peace of mind to seniors and the disabled. Every taxpayer pays lower income taxes. The addicted

and suffering are finding new hope through faith-based programs. Vulnerable human life is better protected. Funding for our veterans has nearly doubled.

America’s air and water and lands are measurably cleaner. And the federal bench includes wise new members like Justice Sam Alito and Chief Justice John

Roberts.

When challenges to our prosperity emerged, we rose to meet them. Facing the prospect of a financial collapse, we took decisive measures to safeguard our

economy. These are very tough times for hardworking families, but the toll would be far worse if we had not acted. All Americans are in this together. And

together, with determination and hard work, we will restore our economy to the path of growth. We will show the world once again the resilience of America’s

free enterprise system.

Like all who have held this office before me, I have experienced setbacks. There are things I would do differently if given the chance. Yet I’ve always

acted with the best interests of our country in mind. I have followed my conscience and done what I thought was right. You may not agree with some of the

tough decisions I have made. But I hope you can agree that I was willing to make the tough decisions.

The decades ahead will bring more hard choices for our country, and there are some guiding principles that should shape our course.

While our nation is safer than it was seven years ago, the gravest threat to our people remains another terrorist attack. Our enemies are patient, and

determined to strike again. America did nothing to seek or deserve this conflict. But we have been given solemn responsibilities, and we must meet them. We

must resist complacency. We must keep our resolve. And we must never let down our guard.

At the same time, we must continue to engage the world with confidence and clear purpose. In the face of threats from abroad, it can be tempting to seek

comfort by turning inward. But we must reject isolationism and its companion, protectionism. Retreating behind our borders would only invite danger. In the

21st century, security and prosperity at home depend on the expansion of liberty abroad. If America does not lead the cause of freedom, that cause will not

be led.

As we address these challenges �?and others we cannot foresee tonight �?America must maintain our moral clarity. I’ve often spoken to you about good and

evil, and this has made some uncomfortable. But good and evil are present in this world, and between the two of them there can be no compromise. Murdering

the innocent to advance an ideology is wrong every time, everywhere. Freeing people from oppression and despair is eternally right. This nation must continue

to speak out for justice and truth. We must always be willing to act in their defense �?and to advance the cause of peace.

President Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” As I leave the house he occupied two

centuries ago, I share that optimism. America is a young country, full of vitality, constantly growing and renewing itself. And even in the toughest times,

we lift our eyes to the broad horizon ahead.

I have confidence in the promise of America because I know the character of our people. This is a nation that inspires immigrants to risk everything for the

dream of freedom. This is a nation where citizens show calm in times of danger, and compassion in the face of suffering. We see examples of America’s

character all around us. And Laura and I have invited some of them to join us in the White House this evening.

We see America’s character in Dr. Tony Recasner, a principal who opened a new charter school from the ruins of Hurricane Katrina. We see it in Julio Medina,

a former inmate who leads a faith-based program to help prisoners returning to society. We’ve seen it in Staff Sergeant Aubrey McDade, who charged into an

ambush in Iraq and rescued three of his fellow Marines.

We see America’s character in Bill Krissoff �?a surgeon from California. His son, Nathan �?a Marine �?gave his life in Iraq. When I met Dr. Krissoff and

his family, he delivered some surprising news: He told me he wanted to join the Navy Medical Corps in honor of his son. This good man was 60 years old �?18

years above the age limit. But his petition for a waiver was granted, and for the past year he has trained in battlefield medicine. Lieutenant Commander

Krissoff could not be here tonight, because he will soon deploy to Iraq, where he will help save America’s wounded warriors �?and uphold the legacy of his

fallen son.

In citizens like these, we see the best of our country - resilient and hopeful, caring and strong. These virtues give me an unshakable faith in America. We

have faced danger and trial, and there’s more ahead. But with the courage of our people and confidence in our ideals, this great nation will never tire,

never falter, and never fail.

It has been the privilege of a lifetime to serve as your President. There have been good days and tough days. But every day I have been inspired by the

greatness of our country, and uplifted by the goodness of our people. I have been blessed to represent this nation we love. And I will always be honored to

carry a title that means more to me than any other - citizen of the United States of America.

And so, my fellow Americans, for the final time: Good night. May God bless this house and our next President. And may God bless you and our wonderful

country. Thank you. (Applause.)

END 8:14 P.M. EST

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