Discours d'investiture d'Obama
- Initiateur de la discussion shivvah
- Date de début
shivvah
VIB
les jews ne vont pas lui pardonner ca
eux qui ete tjrs deuxiemes
voir premiers
:langue:
il a aussi dit "To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect."
c'est cool
c'ete bon aussi d'entendre " Barak HUSSEIN Obama"
enfin un brin d'islam dans la maison blanche
shivvah
VIB
je trouve qu'il a été très rassurant, il a évité les pigés qui consistent à dire"nous sommes le peuple élu ou nous sommes les gendarmes du monde"au contraire il a juste dit nous sommes la première puissance financière au monde, ce qui n'est pas faux!
il a aussi parlé des héros et défenseurs de la liberté, qui se sont battus pour les Etats-unis en citant les morts du cimetière d'Harlington mais sans jamais parler des GIS en Irak ou en Afghanistan, ça aussi c'est du bon sens!
tu peut traduire svples jews ne vont pas lui pardonner ca
eux qui ete tjrs deuxiemes
voir premiers
:langue:
il a aussi dit "To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect."
c'est cool
c'ete bon aussi d'entendre " Barak HUSSEIN Obama"
enfin un brin d'islam dans la maison blanche
vous avez vu les pancartes de marocain sur la 2 ils sont partout
shivvah
VIB
Rabat-joie
laisse nous rêver au moins aujourd'hui, on sait bien que le réveil demain sera rude.....
et qu'il faut juger les actes....
celà dit son discours était très bien et il convient de le souligner.
Rabat-joie
laisse nous rêver au moins aujourd'hui, on sait bien que le réveil demain sera rude.....
et qu'il faut juger les actes....
celà dit son discours était très bien et il convient de le souligner.
Oui il a un bon nègre pour ces discours....
effectivement
bush avais l'air gene aussi, surtout quand on cite la crise et les pblm actuelle
bon j'imagine qu'il ete gene, apres je peux pa dire
shivvah
VIB
que ce soit vrai ou pas on s'en fiche, l'essentiel c'est le message qu'il fait passer(qui ou comment son discours a été écrit c'est pas le probléme)
la tu cherche la petite bête
qu'est ce que tu as pensé du discours sinon????
shivvah
VIB
effectivement
bush avais l'air gene aussi, surtout quand on cite la crise et les pblm actuelle
bon j'imagine qu'il ete gene, apres je peux pa dire
il peut-être gêné, effectivement il faut juger les actes mais les discours de bush et d'Obama sont radicalement opposé!
et rien que ça, ça fait du bien....et ça laisse de l'espoir.
en tout cas ce qui est sûr c'est que la politique d'Obama ne sera jamais pire que celle de Bush
Yazz
Mi-Femme Mi-Féline
Pas mal...
Je rajouterais à ce qu'il a été dit : un discours solidaire aussi bien envers les Américains qu'envers le reste du monde, solidarité avec les pauvres... et cela, c'est inhabituel de la part d'un chef d'Etat Américain "la solidarité et le social".
Pour le reste bien entendu... "wait and see" on verra bien comment cela se traduira en actes.
Mais faut avouer que ça remue qud même ! :langue:
Et puis quelle classe à côté de l'autre pourriture !
Je rajouterais à ce qu'il a été dit : un discours solidaire aussi bien envers les Américains qu'envers le reste du monde, solidarité avec les pauvres... et cela, c'est inhabituel de la part d'un chef d'Etat Américain "la solidarité et le social".
Pour le reste bien entendu... "wait and see" on verra bien comment cela se traduira en actes.
Mais faut avouer que ça remue qud même ! :langue:
Et puis quelle classe à côté de l'autre pourriture !
shivvah
VIB
slt yazzou
c'est vrai! il a bien précisé que mm si l'économie des Etats-unis se porte mal, ce n'était pas une raison pour fermer les yeux sur ce qui se passe dans les pays pauvres....
et comme tu dis, ça remue:langue:
ehbééééé ...que t'arrive t il ma ptite yazz
? on s'emerveille devant le bidon .... tu es sous le charme
? ?attendez la suite ...on se verra là bas .... aux lendemains désenchantants !
Yazz
Mi-Femme Mi-Féline
A
AncienMembre
Non connecté
Mort de Rire
Je croyait que j'avais halluciné mais tu viens de me confirmer que non.
J'ai vu deux type avec des pancartes "Obama Speaks For Morocco" ou un truc du genre, j'me suis dit que j'avais besoins de sommeil ...
Sinon j'ai trouvé la cérémonie plutot sympas mais je prefere celle des JO (jrigole)
Très bons discours, Trés belle organisation, pas de "A quels sont jolies les filles de barack obama", pas de Faudel, bref parfait quoi
J'espère qu'on ne sera pas déçu !
ca fait palisir de voir caMort de Rire
Je croyait que j'avais halluciné mais tu viens de me confirmer que non.
J'ai vu deux type avec des pancartes "Obama Speaks For Morocco" ou un truc du genre, j'me suis dit que j'avais besoins de sommeil ...
Sinon j'ai trouvé la cérémonie plutot sympas mais je prefere celle des JO (jrigole)
Très bons discours, Trés belle organisation, pas de "A quels sont jolies les filles de barack obama", pas de Faudel, bref parfait quoi
J'espère qu'on ne sera pas déçu !
shivvah
VIB
Mort de Rire
Je croyait que j'avais halluciné mais tu viens de me confirmer que non.
J'ai vu deux type avec des pancartes "Obama Speaks For Morocco" ou un truc du genre, j'me suis dit que j'avais besoins de sommeil ...
Sinon j'ai trouvé la cérémonie plutot sympas mais je prefere celle des JO (jrigole)
Très bons discours, Trés belle organisation, pas de "A quels sont jolies les filles de barack obama", pas de Faudel, bref parfait quoi
J'espère qu'on ne sera pas déçu !
j'ai loupé les pancartes zut
cela dit, il faut pas se leurrer, il y' aura des déceptions, tu imagines toutes les attentes, c'est impossible de satisfaire tout le monde, Mais l'essentiel est qu'il fasse de son mieux....
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect:
Au monde musulman, (je dit) que nous cherchons a avance (enemble), sur une base d'interet mutuel et respect mutuel
merci pour ta traduction
Yazz
Mi-Femme Mi-Féline
salut ;_)
on sait vendre les rêves et l'espoir .... il ya du metier derriere
Comme je l'ai dit à sur l'autre intervention on verra ce que l'avenir nous dira... mais tous ces gens de toutes les couleurs tous tournés vers et réuni par un seul homme, ça fait vraiment quelque chose surtout s'il s'appelle Barak Hussein... ça claque mon frère ! :langue:
milady
safi 3yyiiiiiiiiiiiiiite
j'attendais de revenir a mon bureau pour verifier ca. Il y'avait trop de monde a ou j'etais, et j'ai juste entendu "We are a nation of Christians, ws and Hindus ", et je me disais..naaaaaaaan c'est pas possible, heureusement que je suis restee calme, et que j'ai rien dit
cela dit, perso, j'ai trouve son discours vide. je m'attendais a plus de mesures concretes, sinon a plus de passion...
ana je voulais qu'il annonce + de greencard pour les marocains + que sahara est marocain et il va rester marocain + yen9ess men ttaman dial atay soukkar ou zzit
mai madarhach
milady
safi 3yyiiiiiiiiiiiiiite
et qu'il rende dwa lfirane gratuit?
moi de tout son discours, je voulais une seule phrase, mais il l'a pas dit "It's time for our men and sons in irak to come back home"....mais, je peux toujours rever on dirait.
shivvah
VIB
et qu'il rende dwa lfirane gratuit?
moi de tout son discours, je voulais une seule phrase, mais il l'a pas dit "It's time for our men and sons in irak to come back home"....mais, je peux toujours rever on dirait.
SI il l'a dit....
il a dit que les troupes en Irak allaient rentrer(progressivement)et qu'il fallait pacifier l'Afghanistan(mais là c'est plutôt des troupes en plus qui sont prévus)
milady
safi 3yyiiiiiiiiiiiiiite
quand ca?
decidement il y'avait bien plus de bruit de ce cafe que je ne le pensais attends, l'integral de son discours doit surement etre en-ligne en ce moment.
milady
safi 3yyiiiiiiiiiiiiiite
voici l'integral de son discours :
My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and co-operation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms.
At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we, the people, have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.
So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.
Serious challenges
That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.
These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.
Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and Spam.
On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.
Nation of 'risk-takers'
We remain a young nation, but in the words of scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labour, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and travelled across oceans in search of a new life.
For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and ploughed the hard earth.
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.
'Remaking America'
Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.
This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. All this we will do.
Restoring trust
Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.
What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply.
The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - that a nation cannot prosper long when it favours only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on the ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and co-operation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms.
At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we, the people, have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.
So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.
Serious challenges
That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.
These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.
Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and Spam.
On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.
Nation of 'risk-takers'
We remain a young nation, but in the words of scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labour, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and travelled across oceans in search of a new life.
For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and ploughed the hard earth.
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.
'Remaking America'
Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.
This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. All this we will do.
Restoring trust
Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.
What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply.
The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - that a nation cannot prosper long when it favours only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on the ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
milady
safi 3yyiiiiiiiiiiiiiite
'Ready to lead'
As for our common defence, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our founding fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and we are ready to lead once more.
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with the sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the spectre of a warming planet. We will not apologise for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defence, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.
'Era of peace'
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.
'Duties'
As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honour them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment - a moment that will define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.
For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends - honesty and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths.
What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.
'Gift of freedom'
This is the price and the promise of citizenship.
This is the source of our confidence - the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.
This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed - why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.
So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have travelled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:
"Let it be told to the future world... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive... that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."
America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America.
As for our common defence, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our founding fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and we are ready to lead once more.
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with the sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the spectre of a warming planet. We will not apologise for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defence, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.
'Era of peace'
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.
'Duties'
As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honour them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment - a moment that will define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.
For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends - honesty and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths.
What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.
'Gift of freedom'
This is the price and the promise of citizenship.
This is the source of our confidence - the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.
This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed - why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.
So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have travelled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:
"Let it be told to the future world... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive... that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."
America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America.
Yazz
Mi-Femme Mi-Féline
quand ca?
attends, l'integral de son discours doit surement etre en-ligne en ce moment.
oui, je confirme, je l'ai entendu aussi !
C'était trooooooooop bien
Mais comme l'ont fait remarquer les commentateurs : pas un seul mot sur Palestine / Israël
Cet hypocrite de Sarkozy : « on attend avec impatience qu'il change le monde pour qu'on le change avec lui ». Le pauvre Sarkozy a trouvé plus Grand (avec un G) que lui, alors il tente un léchâge de bottes.
Bush parti sans applaudissements.
Et des questions, dont l'une n'est pas la moindre : agirat-il seulement pour les USA ou également pour le reste du monde ?
milady
safi 3yyiiiiiiiiiiiiiite
oui, je confirme, je l'ai entendu aussi !
je vous crois toutes les deux, et le texte du discours le confirme aussi