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　　Lyndon Baines Johnson

　　Let Us Continue

　　delivered 27 November 1963

　　演讲者简介：美国第三十六任总统，是20世纪60年代一位叱咤风云、同时也颇具争议的总统。

　　他推行的Great Society社会改革，其规模之大、影响之深远，甚至超过了三十年代的罗斯福新政。在这场改革运动中，他为美国民权运动做出了巨大的贡献。

　　可同时，他又是领着美国进一步深陷越战泥沼的悲剧人物。尽管越战的根源要追溯到他之前的数位总统，美国既定的越战政策也不是以他一人之力所能扭转的，但最终，反战的炮火无情的轰击在了他的身上。

　　Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Members of the House, Members of the Senate, my fellow Americans:

　　All I have I would have given gladly not to be standing here today.

　　The greatest leader of our time has been struck down by the foulest deed of our time. Today, John Fitzgerald Kennedy lives on in the immortal words and works that he left behind. He lives on in the mind and memories of mankind. He lives on in the hearts of his countrymen. No words are sad enough to express our sense of loss. No words are strong enough to express our determination to continue the forward thrust of America that he began.

　　The dream of conquering the vastness of space, the dream of partnership across the Atlantic -- and across the Pacific as well -- the dream of a Peace Corps in less developed nations, the dream of education for all of our children, the dream of jobs for all who seek them and need them, the dream of care for our elderly, the dream of an all-out attack on mental illness, and above all, the dream of equal rights for all Americans, whatever their race or color. These and other American dreams have been vitalized by his drive and by his dedication. And now the ideas and the ideals which he so nobly represented must and will be translated into effective action.

　　Under John Kennedy's leadership, this nation has demonstrated that it has the courage to seek peace, and it has the fortitude to risk war. We have proved that we are a good and reliable friend to those who seek peace and freedom. We have sho

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