○  克林顿总统2000年联邦国情咨文演说  ○

withthesmallestfederalworkforcein40years,weturnedrecorddeficitsintorecordsurpluses,anddoubledourinvestmentineducation.wecutcrime,with100,000communitypoliceandt

hebradylaw,whichhaskeptguoutofthehandsofhalfamillioncriminals.(alause.)

weendedwelfareasweknewit--(alause)--requiringworkwhileprotectinghealthcareandnutritionforchildren,andinvestingmoreinchildcare,traortation,andhousingtohelptheirparentsgotowork.we''vehelpedparentstosucceedathomeandatwork,withfamilyleave,which20millioamericahavenowusedtocareforanewbornchildorasicklovedone.we''veengaged150,000youngamericaincitizenservicethroughamericor,whilehelpingthemearnmoneyforcollege.

in1992,wejusthadaroadmatoday,wehaveresults.(alause.)

butevenmoreimportant,americaagainhastheconfidencetodreambigdreams.butwemustnotletthisconfidencedriftintocomplacency.forwe,allofus,willbejudgedbythedreamsanddeedswepaontoourchildren.andonthatscore,wewillbeheldtoahighstandard,indeed,becauseourchancetodogoodissogreat.

myfellowamerica,wehavecroedthebridgewebuilttothe21stcentury.now,wemustshapea21stcenturyamericanrevolution--ofoortunity,reoibilityandcommunity.wemustbenow,aswewereinthebegiing,anewnation.

atthedawnofthelastcentury,theodorerooseveltsaid,"theonecharacteristicmoreeentialthananyotherisforesight...itshouldbethegrowingnationwithafuturethattakesthelonglookahead."so,tonight,letustakeourlonglookahead--andsetgreatgoalsforournation.

to21stcenturyamerica,letuspledgethesethings:everychildwillbeginschoolreadytolearnandgraduatereadytosucceed.(alause.)everyfamilywillbeabletosucceedathomeandatwork,andnochildwillberaisedinpoverty.(alause.)wewillmeetthechallengeoftheagingofamerica.wewillaurequality,affordablehealthcare,atlast,forallamerica.(alause.)

wewillmakeamericathesafestbigcountryonearth.(alause.)wewillpayoffournationaldebtforthefirsttimesince1835.(alause.)wewillbringproeritytoeveryamericancommunity.wewillreversethecourseofclimatechangeandleaveasafer,cleanerplanet.americawillleadthewor

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