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ut&nbsp；because&nbsp；we&nbsp；the&nbsp；people&nbsp；have&nbsp；remained&nbsp；faithful&nbsp；to&nbsp；the

ideals&nbsp；of&nbsp；our&nbsp；forebears，&nbsp；and&nbsp；true&nbsp；to&nbsp；our&nbsp；founding&nbsp；documents。 至此，有四十四個美國人發出總統誓言。這些字詞曾在蒸蒸日上的繁榮時期和寧靜安詳的和平年代誦讀。但是間或，它們也響

徹在陰雲密佈、風暴降臨的時刻。美國能夠歷經這些時刻而勇往直前，不僅因為當政者具有才幹或遠見，而且也因為“我們人民”始終堅信我們先輩的理想，對我們的建國理念忠貞不渝。 so&nbsp；it

has&nbsp；been。&nbsp；so&nbsp；it&nbsp；must&nbsp；be&nbsp；with&nbsp；this&nbsp；generation&nbsp；of&nbsp；americans。 這是過來之路。這是這一代美國的必由之路。 that&nbsp；we&nbsp；are&nbsp；in&nbsp；the&nbsp；midst&nbsp；of&nbsp；crisis&nbsp；is&nbsp；now&nbsp；well&nbsp；understood。&nbsp；our&nbsp；nation

is&nbsp；at&nbsp；war，&nbsp；against&nbsp；a&nbsp；far…reaching&nbsp；network&nbsp；of&nbsp；violence&nbsp；and&nbsp；hatred。&nbsp；our&nbsp；economy&nbsp；is&nbsp；badly&nbsp；weakened，&nbsp；a&nbsp；consequence&nbsp；of&nbsp；greed&nbsp；and&nbsp；irresponsibility&nbsp；on&nbsp；the&nbsp；part&nbsp；of&nbsp；some，&nbsp；but&nbsp；also&nbsp；our

collective&nbsp；failure&nbsp；to&nbsp；make&nbsp；hard&nbsp；choices&nbsp；and&nbsp；prepare&nbsp；the&nbsp；nation&nbsp；for&nbsp；a&nbsp；new&nbsp；age。&nbsp；homes&nbsp；have&nbsp；been&nbsp；lost；&nbsp；jobs&nbsp；shed；&nbsp；businesses&nbsp；shuttered。&nbsp；our&nbsp；health&nbsp；care&nbsp；is&nbsp；too&nbsp；costly；&nbsp；our&nbsp；schools

fail&nbsp；too&nbsp；many；&nbsp；and&nbsp；each&nbsp；day&nbsp；brings&nbsp；further&nbsp；evidence&nbsp；that&nbsp；the&nbsp；ways&nbsp；we&nbsp；use&nbsp；energy&nbsp；strengthen&nbsp；our&nbsp；adversaries&