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"Ladiesandgentlemen,tonightwecelebrate.Thechangeofcenturies,thedawningofanewmilleiumarenowjustminutesaway.
"Wecelebratethepast.WehavehonoredAmerica”sremarkableachievements,strugglesandtriumphsinthe20thcentury.Wecelebratethefuture,imagininganevenmoreremarkable21stcentury.
"Aswemarvelatthechangesofthelast100years,wedreamofwhatchangesthenext100andthenext1,000willbring.Andaspowerfulasourmemoriesare,ourdreamsmustbeevenstronger.Forwhenourmemoriesoutweighourdreams,webecomeold.AnditistheeternaldestinyofAmericatoremainforeveryoung-alwaysreachingbeyond,alwaysbecoming,asourFounderspledged,``amoreperfectunion.””
"SoweAmericamustnotfearchange.Itead,letuswelcomeit,embraceitandcreateit.
"Thegreatstoryofthe20thcenturyisthetriumphoffreedomandfreepeople.Astorytoldinthedramaofnewimmigrants,thestrugglesforequalrights,thevictoriesovertotalitarianism,thestuingadvancesineconomicwell-beingandcultureandhealthandaceandtelecommunicatioandinbuildingaworldinwhichmorethanhalfthepeopleliveundergovernmentsoftheirownchoosingforthefirsttimeinallhistory.
"Wemustneverforgetthemeaningofthe20thcenturyorthegiftsofthosewhoworkedandmarched,whofoughtanddiedforthetriumphoffreedom.
"Soasweringinthisnewyearinanewcentury,inanewmilleium,wemustnowandalwaysechoDr.King,inthewordsoftheoldAmericanhymn,``Letfreedomring.””
"Ifthestoryofthe20thcenturyisthetriumphoffreedom,whatwillthestoryofthe21stcenturybe
"Letitbethetriumphoffreedomwiselyusedtobringpeacetoaworldinwhichwehonorourdifferencesandevenmoreourcommonhumanity.Suchatriumphwillrequiregreateffortsfromusall.
"Itwillrequireustostandagaittheforcesofhatredandbigotry,terroranddestruction.Itwillrequireustocontinuetoproer,toalleviatepoverty,tobetterbalancethedemandsofworkandfamilyandtoserve,eachofus,inourcommunities.版權所有
"Itwillrequireustotakebettercareofourenvironment.Itwillrequireustomakefurtherbreakthroughsinscienceandtechnology,tocuredreaddiseases,healbrokenbodies,lengthen
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