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President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address, オバマ新大統領 就任演説（全文）
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 cooperation 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.
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 discord.
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.
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 labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled 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 plowed the hard earth.
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.
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. And all this we will do.
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 - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors 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 our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
As for our common defense, 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 that we are ready to lead once more.
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with 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 specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, 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.
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.
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 today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor 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 - hard work and honesty, 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.
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 sixty 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 traveled. 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.
要約
きょう私は、我々が負う任務の前に謙虚になり、あなた方が与えてくれた信頼に感謝し、先祖が払ってきた犠牲に心を留めながら、ここに立ってい る。（私を含め、これまで）４４人の米国人が大統領就任の宣誓を行った。我々は危機のさなかにいる。我が国は暴力と敵意のネットワークに対する戦争状態に ある。経済はひどく疲弊している。
我々が直面する深刻な困難は実在しており、短期間では解決できないだろう。だが、アメリカよ、これらの困難は乗り切ることができるのだ。この日、 我々は恐怖より希望を、対立と不和より目的を共有することを選ぶために集まった。我々は、狭量な苦情と口約束を終わらせると宣言する。政治を縛ってきた古 びたドグマを終わらせると宣言する。
我々（米国）は今なお若い国だ。しかし、不朽の魂を再確認し、よりよい歴史を選び、何世代にもわたって受け継がれてきた高貴な概念を前進させる時が来たのだ。偉大さは決して神から与えられるものではなく、獲得するものなのだ。
先人たちの奮闘のうえに、我々のよりよい生活がある。我々は今日も、この旅を続けている。我々は地球上で最も繁栄した、強力な国であり続けている。今日、我々は自らを高めるために、アメリカを再生するために、立ち上がろうではないか。
我が国の経済は、力強く迅速な行動を求めている。新たな仕事を創出するだけではなく、成長のための新たな基礎を築かなければならない。経済を活性 化させるために、道路や橋を造り、配電網を整備しよう。科学技術を健康増進に利用しよう。そして太陽や風を、車や工場の燃料に転換しよう。学校、大学を新 しい世の中にふさわしいものに作り替えていこう。我々ならばできる。我々の多くの計画は、達成不可能だ、と疑う人がいる。そうした人たちは忘れているの だ。これまで我が国が成し遂げてきたことを。
ファシズムと共産主義に対抗するために、我々の先輩たちは武器を手にしただけではなく、頼もしい同盟者と固い信念に支えられた。彼らは力だけではなく希望が我が国を守ったことを知った。
我々はそうした遺産を受け継いでいる。我々は世界の国々との、より偉大な協力と理解のもとに、いまイラクから撤退し、アフガニスタンの平和のために働こ うとしている。テロを起こし罪のない人々を殺りくしようとする者に対し、我々は言う。いま我々の精神はさらに強まり、くじけることはない。先に倒れるのは 君たちだ。我々は必ず君たちを打ち負かす。
キリスト、イスラム、ユダヤ、ヒンドゥーなどさまざまな宗教、言語、文化を持つ米国の伝統は、弱さではなく、強さの証しだ。米国は多様性の中で共通する人道主義を重んじ、新たな平和の時代を作り上げなければならない。
我々はもはや、国境の外での悲劇に無関心でいることは許されないし、また影響を考えずに資源を浪費することも許されない。
挑戦は新たなものかもしれない。だが、我々の成否を左右する勤労と誠実さ、勇気、公正さ、忍耐と好奇心、忠誠と愛国心といったものは昔から変わら ない。こうしたものこそが真実なのだ。歴史を前に進める静かな力となってきた。こうした真実に立ち戻ることが必要だ。今、我々に求められているのは、新た な責任の時代である。嫌々ではなく、むしろ喜んでつかみ取るべき義務なのだ。
これは市民権の対価と契約である。これは神が我々に対し、不確かな運命を構築するために求めた知恵であり、信頼の源である。
アメリカよ。共通の危機を前に、我々に不朽の言葉を思い出させて欲しい。我々の子供の子供たちから、試練のときに我々はこの旅の終わりを拒み、ひるまず、地平線に目を据えたまま、自由という偉大な贈り物を発展させて、次世代に確かに届けたことを。
朝日新聞より 要旨を 引用さしていただきました。
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編集後記
オバマ新大統領の就任演説を聞き、難しいとこも多いけど、オバマ氏が これからの難題の時代へむけ 底深い厳しさの認識、それへ国民を鼓舞し、ともに不屈に向かっていこうとする呼びかけのように聞こえました。緊張しすぎて 聖書への宣誓では 復唱をちょっとつまずきも この長い就任演説を よどみなく、真剣に 話すなかに 気迫がありました。 アメリカ国民の８０％が 期待する新大統領、 零下でも 晴天の日 あたらしい未来が始まります。
あれだけの群集が 集まる熱気が まだアメリカにはあるんですね。 Nik
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President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address, オバマ新大統領 就任演説（全文）
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 cooperation 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.
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 discord.
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.
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 labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled 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 plowed the hard earth.
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.
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. And all this we will do.
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 - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors 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 our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
As for our common defense, 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 that we are ready to lead once more.
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with 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 specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, 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.
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.
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 today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor 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 - hard work and honesty, 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.
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 sixty 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 traveled. 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.
要約
きょう私は、我々が負う任務の前に謙虚になり、あなた方が与えてくれた信頼に感謝し、先祖が払ってきた犠牲に心を留めながら、ここに立ってい る。（私を含め、これまで）４４人の米国人が大統領就任の宣誓を行った。我々は危機のさなかにいる。我が国は暴力と敵意のネットワークに対する戦争状態に ある。経済はひどく疲弊している。
我々が直面する深刻な困難は実在しており、短期間では解決できないだろう。だが、アメリカよ、これらの困難は乗り切ることができるのだ。この日、 我々は恐怖より希望を、対立と不和より目的を共有することを選ぶために集まった。我々は、狭量な苦情と口約束を終わらせると宣言する。政治を縛ってきた古 びたドグマを終わらせると宣言する。
我々（米国）は今なお若い国だ。しかし、不朽の魂を再確認し、よりよい歴史を選び、何世代にもわたって受け継がれてきた高貴な概念を前進させる時が来たのだ。偉大さは決して神から与えられるものではなく、獲得するものなのだ。
先人たちの奮闘のうえに、我々のよりよい生活がある。我々は今日も、この旅を続けている。我々は地球上で最も繁栄した、強力な国であり続けている。今日、我々は自らを高めるために、アメリカを再生するために、立ち上がろうではないか。
我が国の経済は、力強く迅速な行動を求めている。新たな仕事を創出するだけではなく、成長のための新たな基礎を築かなければならない。経済を活性 化させるために、道路や橋を造り、配電網を整備しよう。科学技術を健康増進に利用しよう。そして太陽や風を、車や工場の燃料に転換しよう。学校、大学を新 しい世の中にふさわしいものに作り替えていこう。我々ならばできる。我々の多くの計画は、達成不可能だ、と疑う人がいる。そうした人たちは忘れているの だ。これまで我が国が成し遂げてきたことを。
ファシズムと共産主義に対抗するために、我々の先輩たちは武器を手にしただけではなく、頼もしい同盟者と固い信念に支えられた。彼らは力だけではなく希望が我が国を守ったことを知った。
我々はそうした遺産を受け継いでいる。我々は世界の国々との、より偉大な協力と理解のもとに、いまイラクから撤退し、アフガニスタンの平和のために働こ うとしている。テロを起こし罪のない人々を殺りくしようとする者に対し、我々は言う。いま我々の精神はさらに強まり、くじけることはない。先に倒れるのは 君たちだ。我々は必ず君たちを打ち負かす。
キリスト、イスラム、ユダヤ、ヒンドゥーなどさまざまな宗教、言語、文化を持つ米国の伝統は、弱さではなく、強さの証しだ。米国は多様性の中で共通する人道主義を重んじ、新たな平和の時代を作り上げなければならない。
我々はもはや、国境の外での悲劇に無関心でいることは許されないし、また影響を考えずに資源を浪費することも許されない。
挑戦は新たなものかもしれない。だが、我々の成否を左右する勤労と誠実さ、勇気、公正さ、忍耐と好奇心、忠誠と愛国心といったものは昔から変わら ない。こうしたものこそが真実なのだ。歴史を前に進める静かな力となってきた。こうした真実に立ち戻ることが必要だ。今、我々に求められているのは、新た な責任の時代である。嫌々ではなく、むしろ喜んでつかみ取るべき義務なのだ。
これは市民権の対価と契約である。これは神が我々に対し、不確かな運命を構築するために求めた知恵であり、信頼の源である。
アメリカよ。共通の危機を前に、我々に不朽の言葉を思い出させて欲しい。我々の子供の子供たちから、試練のときに我々はこの旅の終わりを拒み、ひるまず、地平線に目を据えたまま、自由という偉大な贈り物を発展させて、次世代に確かに届けたことを。
朝日新聞より 要旨を 引用さしていただきました。
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編集後記
オバマ新大統領の就任演説を聞き、難しいとこも多いけど、オバマ氏が これからの難題の時代へむけ 底深い厳しさの認識、それへ国民を鼓舞し、ともに不屈に向かっていこうとする呼びかけのように聞こえました。緊張しすぎて 聖書への宣誓では 復唱をちょっとつまずきも この長い就任演説を よどみなく、真剣に 話すなかに 気迫がありました。 アメリカ国民の８０％が 期待する新大統領、 零下でも 晴天の日 あたらしい未来が始まります。
あれだけの群集が 集まる熱気が まだアメリカにはあるんですね。 Nik