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1、PresidentGeorgeW.Bush'sInauguralAddressJanuary20,2001PresidentClinton,distinguishedguestsandmyfellowcitizens,thepeacefultransferofauthorityisrareinhistory,yetcommoninourcountry.Withasimpleoath,weaffirmoldtraditionsandmakenewbeginnings?AsIbegin,IthankPresidentClintonforhisservicetoourn
2、ation.AndIthankVicePresidentGoreforacontestconductedwithspiritandendedwithgrace.Iamhonoredandhumbledtostandhere,wheresomanyofAmerica'sleadershavecomebeforeme,andsomanywillfollow?Wehaveaplace,allofus,inalongstory-astorywecontinue,butwhoseendwewillnotsee?Itisthestoryofanewworldthatbecam
3、eafriendandliberatoroftheold,astoryofaslave-holdingsocietythatbecameaservantoffreedom,thestoryofapowerthatwentintotheworldtoprotectbutnotpossess,todefendbutnottoconquer.ItistheAmericanstory-astoryofflawedandfalliblepeople,unitedacrossthegenerationsbygrandandenduringideals.Thegrandesto
4、ftheseidealsisanunfoldingAmericanpromisethateveryonebelongs,thateveryonedeservesachance,thatnoinsignificantpersonwaseverbom.Americansarecalledtoenactthispromiseinourlivesandinourlaws.Andthoughournationhassometimeshalted,andsometimesdelayed,wemustfollownoothercourse?Throughmuchofthelas
5、tcentury,America'sfaithinfreedomanddemocracywasarockinaragingsea.Nowitisaseeduponthewind,takingrootinmanynations.Ourdemocraticfaithismorethanthecreedofourcountry,itistheinbornhopeofourhumanity,anidealwecarrybutdonotown,atrustwebearandpassalong.Andevenafternearly225years,wehavealongway
6、yettotravel.Whilemanyofourcitizensprosper,othersdoubtthepromise,eventhejustice,ofourowncountry.TheambitionsofsomeAmericansarelimitedbyfailingschoolsandhiddenprejudiceandthecircumstancesoftheirbirth?Andsometimesourdifferencesrunsodeep,itseemsweshareacontinent,butnotacountry.Wedonotacce
7、ptthis,andwewillnotallowit.Ourunity,ourunion,istheseriousworkofleadersandcitizensineverygeneration.Andthisismysolemnpledge:Iwillworktobuildasinglenationofjusticeandopportunity.IknowthisisinourreachbecauseweareguidedbyapowerlargerthanourselveswhocreatesusequalinHisimage.Andweareconfide
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