○  克林顿总统2000年联邦国情咨文演说  ○

ldtowardsharedpeaceandproerity,andthefarfrontiersofscienceandtechnology.andwewillbecomeatlastwhatourfounderspledgedustobesolongago--onenation,undergod,indivisible,withlibertyandjusticeforall.(alause.)

thesearegreatgoals,worthyofagreatnation.wewillnotreachthemallthisyear.noteveninthisdecade.butwewillreachthem.letusrememberthatthefirstamericanrevolutionwasnotwonwithasingleshot;thecontinentwasnotsettledinasingleyear.theleonofourhistory--andtheleonofthelastsevenyears--isthatgreatgoalsarereachedstepbystep,alwaysbuildingonourprogre,alwaysgainingground.

ofcourse,youcan''tgaingroundifyou''restandingstill.andfortoolongthiscongrehasbeenstandingstillonsomeofourmostpreingnationalpriorities.solet''sbegintonightwiththem.

again,iaskyoutopaarealpatients''billofrights.(alause.)iaskyoutopacommon-seegunsafetylegislation.(alause.)iaskyoutopacampaignfinancereform.(alause.)iaskyoutovoteupordownonjudicialnominatioandotherimportantaointees.(alause.)and,againiaskyou--iimploreyou--toraisetheminimumwage.(alause.)

now,twoyearsago--letmetrytobalancetheseesawhere--(laughter)--twoyearsago,aswereachedacropartylinestoreachourfirstbalancedbudget,iaskedthatwemeetourreoibilitytothenextgenerationbymaintainingourfiscaldiscipline.becausewerefusedtostrayfromthatpath,wearedoingsomethingthatwouldhaveseemedunimaginablesevenyearsago.weareactuallypayingdownthenationaldebt.(alause.)

now,ifwestayonthispath,wecanpaydownthedebtentirelyin13justyearsnowandmakeamericadebt-freeforthefirsttimesinceandrewjacksonwaspresidentin1835.(alause.)

in1993,webegantoputourfiscalhouseinorderwiththedeficitreductionact,whichyou''llallrememberwonpaagesinbothhousesbyjustasinglevote.yourformercolleague,myfirstsecretaryofthetreasury,ledthateffortandarkedourlongboom.he''sherewithustonight.lloydbentsen,youhaveservedamericawell,andwethankyou.(alause.)

beyondpayingoffthedebt,wemusteurethatthebenefitsofdebtreductiongotopreservingtwoofthemostimportantguaranteeswemaketoeveryamerican--socialsecurityandme

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