IrememberwhenIwasyoung;mymotheroftendescribedthebeautyofthegrasslandsthroughthispoem：“tiancangcang，yemangmang，fengchuicaodiianniuyang”.itmeansinEnglish“Clearskies，sweepingplains，thegrassbowingbeforethewind，revealinggrazinghorsesandsheep.”Icouldrecitethisevenbeforeenteringprimaryschool.
16yearsago，mymothervisitedoneofthegrasslandofInnerMongolia.Shesaidthatnowordscoulddescribeit’sstunningnaturalcharm.WithherdescriptionfirmlyprintedonmymindIbegantolongforatourtothegrassland.
Sadly，thismarvelousimagethatIhadinmymindchangedcompletelywhenmymumandIvisitedthegrasslandayearago.Assoonaswegotthere，Icouldn’tbelievemyeyes.Whatwasinfrontofmewasjustapieceoflandwithlooselygrowngrass.InthefardistanceIsawonlyacoupleofhorsesfeedinglazily.Iaskedmymother：“Whereisthelush，tallgrass?”Aspuzzledasme，shesaidnothing.Iwasshockedtoseethedifferencesbetweenthegrasslandinmydreamandwhatwasinfrontofme.
Onthewayhome，Ithoughtalotandtriedtofindanswers.
NowIamoldenoughtobringawarenesstootherpeopleandsharemydreamforthegrasslands.Overgrazingandetensivefarminghaveruinedthegrasslandandsotakenawaythecharmofourhomeland.ButIamconfidentthatonedaythegrasslandswillrecoveranditstruewealthandbeautywillberealizedaslongaseverybodygiveshiscontributiontorestoreourhomeland.
Sayinggoodbyetochildhood，westepintoanotherimportanttimeinthepaceofyoung，facingnewsituations，dealingwithdifferentproblems……
everyonehashisownunderstandingofyoung，itisaperiodoftimeofbeautyandwonders，onlyafteryouhaveexperiencedthesour，sweet，bitterandsaltycanyoureallybecomeapersonoftimeofyoungislimitted，itmaypassbywithoutyourattention，andwhenyoudiscoverwhathashappened，itisalwaystootheyoungwellmeansabettertimeiswaitingforyouinthenearfuture，orthesituationmaybeopposite.
havingaviewonthesegreatmeninthehistoryofhunmanbeing，theyallmadefulluseoftheiryouthtime，todothingsthatareusefultosociety，tothewholemankind，andasacosquence，theyarerememberedbylatergenerations，admiredbydosomethinginthetimeofyoung，althoughyoumaynotgetachievementsasthesegreatmendid，thoughnotforthewholeword，justforyoueself，forthosearound!
theyoungisjustlikebloomingflowers，theyaresobeautifulwhenblooming，theymakepeoplefeelhappy，butwithtimepassingby，aftertheywithers，moetpeoplethinktheyaresoitisthesamewithyoung，weareenthusiasticwhenweareyoung，thenwemayloseourpassionwhengettingolderandwemusttreasureit，don'tletthelimittedtimepassby，leavingnothingofsignificance.
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告别童年，我们步入了另一个重要的时间，在年轻的步伐，面对新的情况，处理不同的问题
每个人都有自己观点的年轻人，这是一段美丽和奇迹，只有在你经历了酸，甜，苦，咸，你真的能成为青年时间人实业公司，它可能没有经过你注意，当你发现发生了什么事，它总是太年轻也意味着一个更好的时间是在不久的将来等着你，或情况可能正好相反。
在过去这些伟大的人的观点，他们都充分利用了自己的青春时光，做一些对社会是有益的，对整个人类，作为一个cosquence，他们被后人所铭记，由钦佩做好在青年的`时候，虽然你可能不得到成就这些greatmen做，但不是整个世界，只为自己，为周围的人!
年轻就像盛开的花朵，他们是如此美丽盛开的时候，他们让人们感到满意，但随着时间的推移，后肩，酩的人认为他们是所以它是对青年一样，我们的热情我们年轻的时候，那么我们可能失去我们的激情在逐渐老化，我们一定要珍惜它，不要让有限的时间过去了，没有留下任何的意义。
thepoetsaid:springfloatesandfriendsofselflessrelativesandfriends,knoth;gratefultoencourageyoutothepeople,becausetheygiveyoustrength;gratefulforyoureducation,becausetheykaihuayourignorance;gratefultoharmyourpeoplebecausetheytemperyourintellect;gratefulforyourtrip,becauseitstrengthensyourlegs;gratefulforyourcontempt,becauseitaostimportantgratitudeisaschool.
schoolstogiveusabiggro,theheartofthanksgivingisagoodfeeling,theanlifeisinseparablefromits1:15activities,otherlandisourroots,oursource.nohomeland,ostimportantgratitudeisaschool.schoolstogiveusabiggroony,harmonyopenthedoortotheliving.
ifyoucarefullylistentothevoicesoffloother"skindnessintellingyourmotherdyingited!students,andsocietythanksgiving!letusalwaystothelifecaringandfullofloveandlove!letusbroughtuptheirhandsandworktogether,everyoneaspiredtobuildasocialistharmonioussociety!
helloeveryone!
Iamaversatilelittlegirlandagoodchildinmyfamily.MynameisXX,agirlwholovesdancingandplayingthepiano.
Ihaveanovalface,apairofjetblackeyesembeddedundermylongeyelashes,andahighbridgeofmynose.Iliketoeatcherries,soIhaveacherrymouth.
Ihavecountlesshobbies.Suchasplayingthepiano,dancing,reading...Myfavoriteisdancing.IwasexposedtodancewhenIwasyoung.IlearnedChinesedance.IonceparticipatedinthefinalsofXXProvinceonbehalfofXXkindergartenandwonthefirstprize.Iamstilltheprotagonist!ButnowI'mlearningLatindance,andI'vepassedCET-6.Oneafternoon,Ijustfinishedmydanceclass.Theteacheraskedustopractice.AssoonasIgothome,IbegantopracticeuntilIhaddinner.Afterdinner,Ibegantopracticeagain.WhenIwenttobed,IhadtobeobedientXXandpracticeagaintomorrow.SometimesIthinkaboutdancingwhenIeat,andIthinkaboutdancingwhenIrest.Dancingisunforgettable.
Thisisme,aversatilegirl!
thankyou.
Titleofmyspeechtodayis:waterconservation,fromthestartbit.Studentsmaythink,adropofwaterisinsignificant.However,Irecentlysawasetofdataisveryenlightening:Ithasbeendating,ifthe"drip"constantflowcanbesetin1hourto3.6kgofwater,setwithin1monthto2.6tonsofwater.Theamountofwater,enoughtogiveapersonahalfayearlivingexpenses.Visible,bitbybittowastewatershouldnotbetaken.WateronEarthandtheplanet'sinhabitantshaveahugeimpact,bothinthefamily,factory,orinruralareas,waterisindispensablepeople.Morethantwo-thirdsofthehumanbodyiswater,wedrinkeveryday,sweatingandbreathingwhenusedtosupplementthelossofwatertostayhealthy.Apersonoverfourdayswithoutwatercannotexist,andatonofwaterayearjusttomaintainhealthylife.Isuddenlycametorealizethattherearewordsofphilosophersaid:Ifwedonotconservewater,theworld'slastdropofwaterisourhumantears!
Asaprimaryschool,althoughwecannotconservewatertomakeearth-shatteringevent,butwecanbegintoact.Forexample,seesomeonewastingwater,wecanactivelypromotewaterconservationsignificance;sawsomeinthedrippingfaucet,wecanreadilygooffthepast;dore-useofwaterresourcestocollecttheirwashingwater,laundrywaterflushtoilets.Beenmadetostatistics,China's1.3billionpeopleifeveryonesavesadropofwater,willsave45tonsofwater!Howamazingdata,ah,thinkofthemotherlandandthesurgingYangtzeRiverYellowRiver,wasnotonedropofwaterfromthepoolmadeofit?
Fellowstudents,letusjoinhands,fromourselvesandfromnow,carryingforwardthetraditionalvirtuesoftheChinesenation-goingtosaveeverydropofwater,tobuildgoodqualityhomestooureffortstoit!
Andquyuan,createdanewgenreofChineseliterature,inanewwaytotherightinterpretationofChineseculture.MrYuoptimalsuchasentence:"theeraofculturalcelebrities,themoreoftennotcompatiblewithhisage."Quyuanisnoexception,heking,dragon'sloyalduediligence,wasshangguandoctoragainandagainofslander,andkinghuai,intheadulationofagainandagaintopleaseblinds,unexpectedlyalsoclose,farfromxian.Quyuantogetthereleasetimeofexile,destroyed,chuquyuandiedalso.Canheliveinpeople'shearts,thespiritofeternal."World-wideallmuddyIalone,publicalldrunkIwakeupalone,500-wordarticle15andsuccessfulcomposition
Oncetogetheratthesametime,butReeseiscelebrated"diseasevirtuousenvycan"synonymouswith,theyareeagertobetheworldrecognize,intheirtime,Reeseseemstobejust,andquyuan,underthescholarofwhitewash,helost,losttotheireras.
Today,historyprovesthateverything:quyuanremainthroughtheages,Reesethingneverdies.
youknow,youknow,westartedthisgreateffortonasunnyjulymorninginpinderscorneronpatandlizmoynihan'sbeautifulfarmand62counties,16months,3debates,2opponents,and6blackpantsuitslater,becauseofyou,hereweare.
youcameoutandsaidthatissuesandidealsmatter,jobsmatter,downstateandupstate,healthcarematters,educationmatters,theenvironmentmatters,socialsecuritymatters,awoman'srighttochoosematters.itallmattersandijustwanttosayfromthebottomofmyheart,thankyou,newyork!
thankyouforopeningupyourmindsandyourhearts,forseeingthepossibilityofwhatwecoulddotogetherforourchildrenandforourfuturehereinthisstateandinournation.iamprofoundlygratefultoallofyouforgivingmethechancetoserveyou.
iwill-iwilldoeverythingicantobeworthyofyourfaithandtrustandtohonorthepowerfulexampleofsenatordanielpatrickmoynihan.iwouldlikeallofyouandthecountlessnewyorkersandamericanswatchingtojoinmeinhonoringhimforhisincrediblehalfcenturyofservicetonewyorkandournation.senatormoynihan,onbehalfofnewyorkandamerica,thankyou.
ipromiseyoutonightthatiwillreachacrosspartylinestobringprogressforallofnewyork'sfamilies.todaywevotedasdemocratsandrepublicans.tomorrowwebeginagainasnewyorkers.
yes,yes,yes,itsanewday,itsadifferentday,anditsabrightday!andmostimportantly,itsanewbeginningforyourlife,abeginningwhereyouaregoingtomakenewdecisions,takenewactions,makenewfriends,andtakeyourlifetoatotallyunprecedentedlevel.
inyourmind’seye,youcanseeclearlythethingsyouwanttohave,thepacesyouintendtogo,therelationshipsyoudesiretodevelop,andthepositionsyouaspiretoreach.
youcanhearyourlaughtersofjoyandhappinessonthedaywheneverythinghappensasyoudream.youcanseethesmilesonthepeoplearoundyouwhenthemagicmomentstrikes.youcanfeelyourfaceisgettingred,yourheartisbeatingfast,andyourbloodisrushingalloveryourbody,toeverysinglecornerofyourbeing!
youknowallthisisrealaslongasyouareconfident,passionateandcommitted!andyouareconfident,youarepassionate,youarecommitted!
youwillnolongerfearmakingnewsounds,showingnewfacialexpressions,usingyourbodyinnewways,approachingnewpeople,andaskingnewquestions.
youwillliveeverysingledayofyourlifewithabsolutepassion,andyouwillshowyourpassionthroughthewordsyouspeakandtheactionsyoutake.
youwillfocusallyourtimeandeffortonthemostimportantgoalsofyourlife.youwillneversuccumbtochallengesofhardships.
youwillneverwaverinyourpursuitofexcellence.afterall,youarethebest,andyoudeservethebest!
asyourcoachandfriend,icanassureyouthedoortoallthebestthingsintheworldwillopentoyou,butthekeytothatdoorisinyourhand.youmustdoyourpart.youmustfaithfullyfollowtheplansyoumakeandtaketheactionsyouplan;youmustneverquitandyoumustneverfear.iknowyoumustdoit,youcandoit,youwilldoit,andyouwillsucceed!nowstandfirmandtall,makeafist,getexcited,andyellitout:
Asthecountryincreasinglyprosperous,xianworldhorticulturalexpositionhasbeenopened.
20xxxianworldhorticulturalexpositionhasopenedonApril28,thisistheBeijingOlympicGamesandShanghaiworldexpoafteranotherinternationaleventinourcountry.Theparkwiththe"naturechangan.Creativenatural__cityandnatureharmoniouscoexistence"asthetheme,reflectstheChinesetraditionalcultureofthespiritof"harmonybetweenmanandnature".
Theparkhasfourmajorlandmarks,theyrespectivelyarechangantower.Widedoor.Naturalpavilionandcreativepavilion.
First,let'stakealookatchangantower,itislocatedinxi'an,thecommandingheightsofthecirclewillbe99metershigh,atotalof13floors,isfortheuseoftheview.Surroundedbyathickgreenshadeofwillowtrees,redmaple,wanlirainbowflowerandthehao.Ifplayingtiredcanalsocoolundertheshadeofwillowtrees,seetheredmapleleaf,lookatthebeautifulflowers.Nightwhensomeonewillfireworkschangantower,thebeautifulfireworksintheskywithcolorfullightsinthechangantoweragainsteachother,justliketheseacrystalpalace,itwassobeautiful.
Walkagaincametowidedoor,alsoisthemainentranceofchangantower.Peakhourcanpass20xx0people,isagoodplacetospreadtheview.Andtherearegreenplants,andshowsthegreenspots.
Creativepavilionismoreinteresting,manyrareplants,cactus.Signforblood,thejugular,fly,andsoon,isallsomeexoticplants.
Asstudents,weshouldgiveupsomething,choosesuitablecoursesormovement,theeffort,believethatsuccessofflowerwillfallonyourhead.Maybeyouarenotsuitableforlearningscience,youwillchooseliberalarts,effort,struggle,maybeyouareliberalartschampionsinthefuture.Maybeyouarenotsuitableforlearning,chooseyourfavoritesport,thefutureoftheOlympicGameswillbeyourshadow.Maybeyougiveupisnotsuitablefortheirownideal,tochoose,youwilldobetter.
Haveyoueverthoughtwhenyouchasesomeperhapsthatisnotsuitableforme,considercarefully,choosetheirownadvantage,maybeyouwillbesuccessful.Justasthethinkers,saidthecrane,therabbitlearnswimminginschoolmakehole.Knowyourself,tochoose,advantageisreallyimportant.
Thereisawisdomcalledtogiveup,thereisakindoflearningiscalledchoice,thereisakindofvictoryiscalledasuccess.
Friendsbelievethatwisetogiveup,carefulchoices,willmakeyourlifebright.
Yes,yes,yes,it’sanewday,it’sadifferentday,andit’sabrightday!ndmostimportantly,itisanewbeginningforyourlife,abeginningwhereyouaregoingtomakenewdecisions,takenewactions,makenewfriendsandtakeyourlifetoatotallyunprecedentedlevel.
Inyourmind’seye,youcanseeclearlythethingsyouwanttohave,theplacesyouintendtogo,therelationshipsyoudesiretodevelop,andthepositionsyouaspiretoreach.Youcanhearyourlaughersofjoyandhappinessonthedaywheneverythinghappensasyoudream!Youcanseethesmilesonthepeoplearoundyouwhenthemagicmomentstrikes.Youcanfeelyourfaceisgettingred,yourheartisbeatingfast,andyourbloodisrushingalloveryourbody,toeverysinglecornerofyourbeing!
Youknowallthisisrealaslongasyouareconfident,passionate,andcommitted.ndyouareconfident,youarepassionate,youarecommitted!Youwillnolongerfearmakingnewsounds,showingnewfacialexpressions,usingyourbodyinnewways,approachingnewpeople,andaskingnewquestions.Youwillliveeverysingledayofyourlifewithabsolutepassion,andyouwillshowyourpassionthroughthewordsyouspeakandtheactionsyoutake.Youwillfocusallyourtimeandeffortonthemostimportantgoalsofyourlife.Youwillneversuccumbtochallengesandhardships;youwillneverwaverinyourpursuitofexcellence.fterall,youarethebest,andyoudeservethebest!
syourcoachandfriend,Icanassureyouthedoortoallthebestthingsintheworldwillopentoyou,butthekeytothatdoorisinyourhand.Youmustdoyourpart,youmustfaithfullyfollowtheplansyoumakeandtaketheactionsyouplan,youmustneverquit,youmustneverfear!Iknowyoumustdoit,youcandoit,youwilldoit,andyouwillsucceed!Nowstandfirmandtall,makeafist,getexcitedandyellitout:Imustdoit!Icandoit!Iwilldoit!Iwillsucceed!
TodayIamverygladtobeheretosharewithyoumyideasofsuccess.Whatissuccess?Itiswhateveryoneislongingtimessuccesswouldberathersimple.Winningagameissuccess;gettingahighgradeintheexamissuccess;makinganewfriendissuccess;evennowIamstandingheregivingmyspeechissomehowalsosuccess.
However,asaperson'swholelifeisconcerned,successbecomesverycomplicated.Isfortunesuccess?Isfamesuccess?Ishighsocialstatussuccess?No,Idon’tthinkso.Ibelievesuccessistherealizationofpeople'shopesanddays,inthemodernsocietytherearemanypeoplewhoareregardedasthesuccessful.Andthemostobviouscharacteristicsofthemaremoney,highpositionandluxuriouslife.Somostpeoplebelievethatssuccessandallthattheydoisforthispurpose.Buttheproblemiswetheritisrealsuccess.Weallknowtherearealwaysmoremoney,higherpositionandbetterconditioninfrontofus.Ifwekeepchasingthem,whereistheend?Whatwillsatisfyusatlast?Therefore,wecansee,togettherealSuccesswemustneedsomethinginside,whichistherealizationofpeople'shopesandideals.
Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasaboutsuccess;causepeople'shopesandideasvaryfromoneanother.ButIamsureeverysuccessisdeartoeverybody,causeitisnoteasytocomeby,causeintheprocessofourstrivingforsuccess,wegotbothourbodyandsoultempted,meanwhileweareenlightenedbythemostvaluablequalitiesofhumanbeings:love,patient,courageandsenseofresponsibility.Thesearethebesttreasures.SonowIamveryproudthatIhavethisopportunitytostandherespeakingtoallofyou.Itismysuccess,causeIraiseuptochallengemyhope.
Whatissuccess?EveryonehashisowninterpretationasIdo.ButIamsureeverysuccessleadstoanever-brighterfuture.Soladiesandgentlemen,believeinourhopes,believeinourselves,we,everyoneofus,canmakeasuccessfullife!
Wishyouallgoodsuccess!
goodevening,myfellowamericans.
first,ishouldliketoexpressmygratitudetotheradioandtelevisionnetworksfortheopportunitiestheyhavegivenmeovertheyearstobringreportsandmessagestoournation.myspecialthanksgotothemfortheopportunityofaddressingyouthisevening.
threedaysfromnow,afterhalfcenturyintheserviceofourcountry,ishalllaydowntheresponsibilitiesofofficeas,intraditionalandsolemnceremony,theauthorityofthepresidencyisvestedinmysuccessor.thisevening,icometoyouwithamessageofleave-takingandfarewell,andtoshareafewfinalthoughtswithyou,mycountrymen.
likeeveryother--likeeveryothercitizen,iwishthenewpresident,andallwhowilllaborwithhim,godspeed.ipraythatthecomingyearswillbeblessedwithpeaceandprosperityforall.
ourpeopleexpecttheirpresidentandthecongresstofindessentialagreementonissuesofgreatmoment,thewiseresolutionofwhichwillbettershapethefutureofthenation.myownrelationswiththecongress,whichbeganonaremoteandtenuousbasiswhen,longago,amemberofthesenateappointedmetowestpoint,havesincerangedtotheintimateduringthewarandimmediatepost-warperiod,andfinallytothemutuallyinterdependentduringthesepasteightyears.inthisfinalrelationship,thecongressandtheadministrationhave,onmostvitalissues,cooperatedwell,toservethenationgood,ratherthanmerepartisanship,andsohaveassuredthatthebusinessofthenationshouldgoforward.so,myofficialrelationshipwiththecongressendsinafeeling--onmypart--ofgratitudethatwehavebeenabletodosomuchtogether.
wenowstandtenyearspastthemidpointofacenturythathaswitnessedfourmajorwarsamonggreatnations.threeoftheseinvolvedourowncountry.despitetheseholocausts,americaistodaytheh2est,themostinfluential,andmostproductivenationintheworld.understandablyproudofthispre-eminence,weyetrealizethatamerica'sleadershipandprestigedepend,notmerelyuponourunmatchedmaterialprogress,riches,andmilitarystrength,butonhowweuseourpowerintheinterestsofworldpeaceandhumanbetterment.
throughoutamerica'sadventureinfreegovernment,ourbasicpurposeshavebeentokeepthepeace,tofosterprogressinhumanachievement,andtoenhanceliberty,dignity,andintegrityamongpeoplesandamongnations.tostriveforlesswouldbeunworthyofafreeandreligiouspeople.anyfailuretraceabletoarrogance,orourlackofcomprehension,orreadinesstosacrificewouldinflictuponusgrievoushurt,bothathomeandabroad.
progresstowardthesenoblegoalsispersistentlythreatenedbytheconflictnowengulfingtheworld.itcommandsourwholeattention,absorbsourverybeings.wefaceahostileideologyglobalinscope,atheisticincharacter,ruthlessinpurpose,andinsiduous[insidious]inmethod.unhappily,thedangeritposespromisestobeofindefiniteduration.tomeetitsuccessfully,thereiscalledfor,notsomuchtheemotionalandtransitorysacrificesofcrisis,butratherthosewhichenableustocarryforwardsteadily,surely,andwithoutcomplainttheburdensofaprolongedandcomplexstrugglewithlibertythestake.onlythusshallweremain,despiteeveryprovocation,onourchartedcoursetowardpermanentpeaceandhumanbetterment.
crisestherewillcontinuetobe.inmeetingthem,whetherforeignordomestic,greatorsmall,thereisarecurringtemptationtofeelthatsomespectacularandcostlyactioncouldbecomethemiraculoussolutiontoallcurrentdifficulties.ahugeincreaseinnewerelementsofourdefenses;developmentofunrealisticprogramstocureeveryillinagriculture;adramaticexpansioninbasicandappliedresearch--theseandmanyotherpossibilities,eachpossiblypromisinginitself,maybesuggestedastheonlywaytotheroadwewishtotravel.
buteachproposalmustbeweighedinthelightofabroaderconsideration:theneedtomaintainbalanceinandamongnationalprograms,balancebetweentheprivateandthepubliceconomy,balancebetweenthecostandhopedforadvantages,balancebetweentheclearlynecessaryandthecomfortablydesirable,balancebetweenouressentialrequirementsasanationandthedutiesimposedbythenationupontheindividual,balancebetweenactionsofthemomentandthenationalwelfareofthefuture.goodjudgmentseeksbalanceandprogress.lackofiteventuallyfindsimbalanceandfrustration.therecordofmanydecadesstandsasproofthatourpeopleandtheirgovernmenthave,inthemain,understoodthesetruthsandhaverespondedtothemwell,inthefaceofthreatandstress.
butthreats,newinkindordegree,constantlyarise.ofthese,imentiontwoonly.
avitalelementinkeepingthepeaceisourmilitaryestablishment.ourarmsmustbemighty,readyforinstantaction,sothatnopotentialaggressormaybetemptedtoriskhisowndestruction.ourmilitaryorganizationtodaybearslittlerelationtothatknownofanyofmypredecessorsinpeacetime,or,indeed,bythefightingmenofworldwariiorkorea.
untilthelatestofourworldconflicts,theunitedstateshadnoarmamentsindustry.americanmakersofplowsharescould,withtimeandasrequired,makeswordsaswell.butwecannolongerriskemergencyimprovisationofnationaldefense.wehavebeencompelledtocreateapermanentarmamentsindustryofvastproportions.addedtothis,threeandahalfmillionmenandwomenaredirectlyengagedinthedefenseestablishment.weannuallyspendonmilitarysecurityalonemorethanthenetincomeofallunitedstatescooperations--corporations.
nowthisconjunctionofanimmensemilitaryestablishmentandalargearmsindustryisnewintheamericanexperience.thetotalinfluence--economic,political,evenspiritual--isfeltineverycity,everystatehouse,everyofficeofthefederalgovernment.werecognizetheimperativeneedforthisdevelopment.yet,wemustnotfailtocomprehenditsgraveimplications.ourtoil,resources,andlivelihoodareallinvolved.soistheverystructureofoursociety.
inthecouncilsofgovernment,wemustguardagainsttheacquisitionofunwarrantedinfluence,whethersoughtorunsought,bythemilitary-industrialcomplex.thepotentialforthedisastrousriseofmisplacedpowerexistsandwillpersist.wemustneverlettheweightofthiscombinationendangerourlibertiesordemocraticprocesses.weshouldtakenothingforgranted.onlyanalertandknowledgeablecitizenrycancompelthepropermeshingofthehugeindustrialandmilitarymachineryofdefensewithourpeacefulmethodsandgoals,sothatsecurityandlibertymayprospertogether.
akinto,andlargelyresponsibleforthesweepingchangesinourindustrial-militaryposture,hasbeenthetechnologicalrevolutionduringrecentdecades.inthisrevolution,researchhasbecomecentral;italsobecomesmoreformalized,complex,andcostly.asteadilyincreasingshareisconductedfor,by,oratthedirectionof,thefederalgovernment.
today,thesolitaryinventor,tinkeringinhisshop,hasbeenovershadowedbytaskforcesofscientistsinlaboratoriesandtestingfields.inthesamefashion,thefreeuniversity,historicallythefountainheadoffreeideasandscientificdiscovery,hasexperiencedarevolutionintheconductofresearch.partlybecauseofthehugecostsinvolved,agovernmentcontractbecomesvirtuallyasubstituteforintellectualcuriosity.foreveryoldblackboardtherearenowhundredsofnewelectroniccomputers.theprospectofdominationofthenation'sscholarsbyfederalemployment,projectallocations,andthepowerofmoneyiseverpresent--andisgravelytoberegarded.
yet,inholdingscientificresearchanddiscoveryinrespect,asweshould,wemustalsobealerttotheequalandoppositedangerthatpublicpolicycoulditselfbecomethecaptiveofascientific-technologicalelite.
itisthetaskofstatesmanshiptomold,tobalance,andtointegratetheseandotherforces,newandold,withintheprinciplesofourdemocraticsystem--everaimingtowardthesupremegoalsofourfreesociety.
anotherfactorinmaintainingbalanceinvolvestheelementoftime.aswepeerintosociety'sfuture,we--youandi,andourgovernment--mustavoidtheimpulsetoliveonlyfortoday,plunderingforourowneaseandconveniencethepreciousresourcesoftomorrow.wecannotmortgagethematerialassetsofourgrandchildrenwithoutriskingthelossalsooftheirpoliticalandspiritualheritage.wewantdemocracytosurviveforallgenerationstocome,nottobecometheinsolventphantomoftomorrow.
duringthelonglaneofthehistoryyettobewritten,americaknowsthatthisworldofours,evergrowingsmaller,mustavoidbecomingacommunityofdreadfulfearandhate,andbe,instead,aproudconfederationofmutualtrustandrespect.suchaconfederationmustbeoneofequals.theweakestmustcometotheconferencetablewiththesameconfidenceasdowe,protectedaswearebyourmoral,economic,andmilitarystrength.thattable,thoughscarredbymanyfastfrustrations--pastfrustrations,cannotbeabandonedforthecertainagonyofdisarmament--ofthebattlefield.
disarmament,withmutualhonorandconfidence,isacontinuingimperative.togetherwemustlearnhowtocomposedifferences,notwitharms,butwithintellectanddecentpurpose.becausethisneedissosharpandapparent,iconfessthatilaydownmyofficialresponsibilitiesinthisfieldwithadefinitesenseofdisappointment.asonewhohaswitnessedthehorrorandthelingeringsadnessofwar,asonewhoknowsthatanotherwarcouldutterlydestroythiscivilizationwhichhasbeensoslowlyandpainfullybuiltoverthousandsofyears,iwishicouldsaytonightthatalastingpeaceisinsight.
happily,icansaythatwarhasbeenavoided.steadyprogresstowardourultimategoalhasbeenmade.butsomuchremainstobedone.asaprivatecitizen,ishallneverceasetodowhatlittleicantohelptheworldadvancealongthatroad.
so,inthis,mylastgoodnighttoyouasyourpresident,ithankyouforthemanyopportunitiesyouhavegivenmeforpublicserviceinwarandinpeace.itrustinthat--inthat--inthatserviceyoufindsomethingsworthy.asfortherestofit,iknowyouwillfindwaystoimproveperformanceinthefuture.
youandi,myfellowcitizens,needtobeh2inourfaiththatallnations,undergod,willreachthegoalofpeacewithjustice.maywebeeverunswervingindevotiontoprinciple,confidentbuthumblewithpower,diligentinpursuitofthenations'greatgoals.
toallthepeoplesoftheworld,ioncemoregiveexpressiontoamerica'sprayerfulandcontinuingaspiration:wepraythatpeoplesofallfaiths,allraces,allnations,mayhavetheirgreathumanneedssatisfied;thatthosenowdeniedopportunityshallcometoenjoyittothefull;thatallwhoyearnforfreedommayexperienceitsfewspiritualblessings.thosewhohavefreedomwillunderstand,also,itsheavyresponsibility;thatallwhoareinsensitivetotheneedsofotherswilllearncharity;andthatthesources--scourgesofpoverty,disease,andignorancewillbemade[to]disappearfromtheearth;andthatinthegoodnessoftime,allpeopleswillcometolivetogetherinapeaceguaranteedbythebindingforceofmutualrespectandlove.
now,onfridaynoon,iamtobecomeaprivatecitizen.iamproudtodoso.ilookforwardtoit.
thankyou,andgoodnight.
