尼克松第二次就职演说篇一：8理查德-尼克松第二次就职演讲SecondinauguraladdressofRichardmilhousnixonmr.VicePresident,mr.Speaker,mr.chiefJustice,Senatorcook,mrs.Eisenhowe r,andmyfellowcitizensofthisgreatandgoodcountrywesharetogether: whenwemetherefouryearsago,americawasbleakinspirit,depressedbythepro spectofseeminglyendlesswarabroadandofdestructiveconflictathome.aswe meetheretoday,westandonthethresholdofaneweraofpeaceintheworld.Thece ntralquestionbeforeusis:Howshallweusethatpeace?Letusresolvethatthisera weareabouttoenterwillnotbewhatotherpostwarperiodshavesooftenbeen:ati meofretreatandisolationthatleadstostagnationathomeandinvitesnewdanger abroad.Letusresolvethatthiswillbewhatitcanbecome:atimeofgreatresponsi bilitiesgreatlyborne,inwhichwerenewthespiritandthepromiseofamericaasw eenterourthirdcenturyasanation.Thispastyearsawfar-reachingresultsfromo urnewpoliciesforpeace.Bycontinuingtorevitalizeourtraditionalfriendships, andbyourmissionstoPekingandtomoscow,wewereabletoestablishthebasefo ranewandmoredurablepatternofrelationshipsamongthenationsoftheworld. Becauseofamerica'sboldinitiatives,1972willbelongrememberedasthe yearofthegreatestprogresssincetheendofworldwariitowardalastingpeaceint heworld.Thepeaceweseekintheworldisnottheflimsypeacewhichismerelyaninterludebetweenwars,butapeacewhichcanendureforgenerationstocome.iti simportantthatweunderstandboththenecessityandthelimitationsofamerica 'sroleinmaintainingthatpeace.Unlessweinamericaworktopreservethe peace,therewillbenopeace.Unlessweinamericaworktopreservefreedom,the rewillbenofreedom.Butletusclearlyunderstandthenewnatureofamerica&#3 9;srole,asaresultofthenewpolicieswehaveadoptedoverthesepastfouryears. weshallrespectourtreatycommitments.weshallsupportvigorouslytheprincip lethatnocountryhastherighttoimposeitswillorruleonanotherbyforce.weshall continue,inthiseraofnegotiation,toworkforthelimitationofnucleararms,andt oreducethedangerofconfrontationbetweenthegreatpowers.weshalldooursh areindefendingpeaceandfreedomintheworld.Butweshall expectotherstodotheirshare.Thetimehaspassedwhenamericawillmakeevery othernation'sconflictourown,ormakeeveryothernation'sfutureo urresponsibility,orpresumetotellthepeopleofothernationshowtomanagethei rownaffairs.Justaswerespecttherightofeachnationtodetermineitsownfuture, wealsorecognizetheresponsibilityofeachnationtosecureitsownfuture.Justas america'sroleisindispensableinpreservingtheworld'speace,sois eachnation'sroleindispensableinpreservingitsownpeace.Togetherwit htherestoftheworld,letusresolvetomoveforwardfromthebeginningswehave made.Letuscontinuetobringdownthewallsofhostilitywhichhavedividedthe worldfortoolong,andtobuildintheirplacebridgesofunderstanding—sothatdespiteprofounddifferencesbetweensystemsofgovernment,thepeopleoftheworldcanbefriends.Letusbuildastructureofpeaceintheworldinwhichth eweakareassafeasthestrong—inwhicheachrespectstherightoftheothertolivebyadifferentsystem—inwhichthosewhowouldinfluenceotherswilldosobythestrengthoftheirideas, andnotbytheforceoftheirarms.Letusacceptthathighresponsibilitynotasabur den,butgladly—gladlybecausethechancetobuildsuchapeaceisthenoblestendeavorinwhichan ationcanengage;gladly,also,becauseonlyifweactgreatlyinmeetingourrespo nsibilitiesabroadwillweremainagreatnation,andonlyifweremainagreatnatio nwillweactgreatlyinmeetingourchallengesathome.wehavethechancetodayt odomorethaneverbeforeinourhistorytomakelifebetterinamerica—toensurebettereducation,betterhealth,betterhousing,bettertransportation,ac leanerenvironment—torestorerespectforlaw,tomakeourcommunitiesmorelivable—andtoinsuretheGod-givenrightofeveryamericantofullandequalopportunity. Becausetherangeofourneedsissogreat—becausethereachofouropportunitiesissogreat—letusbeboldinourdeterminationtomeetthoseneedsinnewways.Justasbuildin gastructureofpeaceabroadhasrequiredturningawayfromoldpoliciesthatfaile d,sobuildinganeweraofprogressathomerequiresturningawayfromoldpolicie sthathavefailed.abroad,theshiftfromoldpoliciestonewhasnotbeenaretreatfr omourresponsibilities,butabetterwaytopeace.andathome,theshiftfromoldpoliciestonewwillnotbearetreatfromourresponsibilities,butabetterwaytopro gress.abroadandathome,thekeytothosenewresponsibilitiesliesintheplacing andthedivisionofresponsibility.wehavelivedtoolongwiththeconsequenceso fattemptingtogatherallpowerandresponsibilityinwashington. abroadandathome,thetimehascometoturnawayfromthecondescendingpolic iesofpaternalism—of"washingtonknowsbest."apersoncanbeexpectedtoactresponsiblyonlyifhe hasresponsibility.Thisishumannature.Soletusencourageindividualsathome andnationsabroadtodomoreforthemselves,todecidemoreforthemselves.Let uslocateresponsibilityinmoreplaces.Letusmeasurewhatwewilldoforothersb ywhattheywilldoforthemselves.Thatiswhytodayioffernopromiseofapurely governmentalsolutionforeveryproblem.wehavelivedtoolongwiththatfalsep romise.intrustingtoomuchingovernment,wehaveaskedofitmorethanitcande liver.Thisleadsonlytoinflatedexpectations,toreducedindividualeffort,andto adisappointmentandfrustrationthaterodeconfidencebothinwhatgovernment ernmentmustlearntotakelessfrompeople sothatpeoplecandomoreforthemselves.Letusrememberthatamericawasbuil tnotbygovernment,butbypeople—notbywelfare,butbywork—notbyshirkingresponsibility,butbyseekingresponsibility.inourownlives,lete achofusask—notjustwhatwillgovernmentdoforme,butwhatcanidoformyself?inthechalle ngeswefacetogether,leteachofusask—notjusthowcangovernmenthelp,buthowcanihelp?YournationalGovernment hasagreatandvitalroletoplay.andipledgetoyouthatwherethisGovernmentsh ouldact,wewillactboldlyandwewillleadboldly.Butjustasimportantistherolet hateachandeveryoneofusmustplay,asanindividualandasamemberofhisown community.Fromthisdayforward,leteachofusmakeasolemncommitmentinh isownheart:tobearhisresponsibility,todohispart,tolivehisideals—sothattogether,wecanseethedawnofanewageofprogressforamerica,andtoge ther,aswecelebrateour200thanniversaryasanation,wecandosoproudintheful fillmentofourpromisetoourselvesandtotheworld.asamerica'slongesta ndmostdifficultwarcomestoanend,letusagainlearntodebateourdifferencesw ithcivilityanddecency.andleteachofusreachoutforthatonepreciousqualitygo vernmentcannotprovide—anewlevelofrespectfortherightsandfeelingsofoneanother,anewlevelofrespe ctfortheindividualhumandignitywhichisthecherishedbirthrightofeveryame rican.aboveallelse,thetimehascomeforustorenewourfaithinourselvesandina merica.inrecentyears,thatfaithhasbeenchallenged.ourchildrenhavebeentau ghttobeashamedoftheircountry,ashamedoftheirparents,ashamedofamerica 'srecordathomeandofitsroleintheworld.ateveryturn,wehavebeenbesetbythosewhofindeverythingwrongwithameric aandlittlethatisright.Butiamconfidentthatthiswillnotbethejudgmentofhistor yontheseremarkabletimesinwhichweareprivilegedtolive.america'sre cordinthiscenturyhasbeenunparalleledintheworld'shistoryforitsresponsibility,foritsgenerosity,foritscreativityandforitsprogress.Letusbeproudth atoursystemhasproducedandprovidedmorefreedomandmoreabundance,mo rewidelyshared,thananyothersysteminthehistoryoftheworld.42Letusbepro udthatineachofthefourwarsinwhichwehavebeenengagedinthiscentury,inclu dingtheonewearenowbringingtoanend,wehavefoughtnotforourselfishadva ntage,buttohelpothersresistaggression. Letusbeproudthatbyourbold,newinitiatives,andbyoursteadfastnessforpeace withhonor,wehavemadeabreak-throughtowardcreatingintheworldwhatthe worldhasnotknownbefore—astructureofpeacethatcanlast,notmerelyforourtime,butforgenerationstoco me.weareembarkingheretodayonanerathatpresentschallengesgreatasthosea nynation,oranygeneration,haseverfaced.weshallanswertoGod,tohistory,an dtoourconscienceforthewayinwhichweusetheseyears.asistandinthisplace,s ohallowedbyhistory,ithinkofotherswhohavestoodherebeforeme.ithinkofthe dreamstheyhadforamerica,andithinkofhoweachrecognizedthatheneededhe lpfarbeyondhimselfinordertomakethosedreamscometrue.Today,iaskyourpr ayersthatintheyearsaheadimayhaveGod'shelpinmakingdecisionsthat arerightforamerica,andiprayforyourhelpsothattogetherwemaybeworthyofo urchallenge.Letuspledgetogethertomakethesenextfouryearsthebestfouryea rsinamerica'shistory,sothatonits200thbirthdayamericawillbeasyoung andasvitalaswhenitbegan,andasbrightabeaconofhopeforalltheworld.Letusg oforwardfromhereconfidentinhope,stronginourfaithinoneanother,sustainedbyourfaithinGodwhocreatedus,andstrivingalwaystoserveHispurpose.副总统先生，议长先生，首席大法官先生，库克参议员，艾森豪威尔夫人，共同生活在这个伟大而美好的国度的公民们：四年前，我们在此相聚之时，美国正因为看起来无休无止的国外战争和毁灭性的国内冲突而灰心丧气，整个国家情绪低落，精神不振。