And nor am I afraid that the precious two-party system is in danger. Certainly the Republican Party looked brutally alive a couple of weeks ago -- and I mean both Republican parties. Nor am I afraid t
To an Administration that would savage student loans and education at the dawn of a new technological age, we say: You fit the classic definition of a cynic; you know the price of everything, but the
If the fear is corruption in official position, do you believe with Charles Evans Hughes that guild is personal and knows no Party? Do you doubt the power of any political leader, if he has the will t
It was obvious that their minds were made up in advance. Those who recall the fumbling and groping that followed President Johnson's dramatic disclosure of his intention not to seek another term h
For better or for worse, your generation has been appointed by history to deal with those problems and to lead America toward a new age. You have the chance never before afforded to any people in any
I have asked the Merciful Father -- the Father of us all -- to let this cup pass from me, but from such dread[ed]responsibility one does not shrink in fear, in self-interest, or in false humility. So,
Hello Everybody. 大家好！ For the past couple months, I've been working with people in both parties—with the help of business leaders and ordinary Americans—to come together around a plan to grow the
And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. Let fr
Well, I just want to not only welcome Secretary General Rasmussen to my hometown of Chicago -- my understanding is he’s already enjoyed some of the sights, 嗯,我想不仅仅是欢迎秘书长拉斯穆森来到我的家乡芝加哥,我的理解是他喜欢这里的一些风景,
Tonight I want to discuss the importance of the television news medium to the American people. No nation depends more on the intelligent judgment of its citizens. No medium has a more profound influen
And, my friends even more important than winning the election is governing the nation. That is the test of a political party, the acid, final test. When the tumult and the shouting die, when the bands
This week, I spent some time talking with college students about how we can make higher education more affordable. 本周,我花了一些时间和大学生谈论如何才能使高等教育更能负担得起。 And one of the things I told them was how proud I wa
One minute of Eldrige Cleaver is worth 10 minutes of Roy Wilkins. The labor crisis settled at the negotiating table is nothing compared to the confrontation that results in a strike -- or better yet,
The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds.我们学到的知识越多，认识到的无知就越多。-----肯尼迪 In this 1962 speech given at Rice University in Houston, Texas, President John F. Kennedy reaffirmed
Like my friend Warren Buffet, 就像我的朋友沃伦·布非一样， I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love to do. 我为每天都能做自己热爱的事情而感到无比幸运。 He calls it "tap-dancing to work." 他称之为“踢踏舞工作”。 My
It has now been three months since the tragic events in Newtown, Connecticut. 自康涅狄格州新城的惨剧发生已经过去三个月。 Three months since we lost 20 innocent children and six dedicated adults who had so much left to giv
One single years of primary eudcation invested in one kid means 10 to 20 percent increase in the wages in their adult life. For every dollar invested in early childhood development programs, that same
So here’s my final story: 以下是我要说的最后一个故事： On a day like today, 就像今天的某一日， you might feel exhilarated—like you’ve just been shot out of a cannon at the circus—and even invincible. 你们可能感到欣喜若狂,就像你刚从马戏团的大炮口
My third story is about death. 我的第三个故事是关于死亡 When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right."
I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a co
