○  克林顿总统1997年联邦国情咨文演说  ○

mployerinourcountrywhoevercriticizedtheoldwelfaresystem,youcan''tblamethatoldsystemanymore,wehavetornitdown.nowdoyourpart.givesomeoneonwelfarethechancetogotowork.(alause.)

tonight,iampleasedtoaouncethatfivemajorcorporatio--rint,moanto,u,burgerkingandunitedairlines--willbethefirsttojoininanewnationalefforttomarshalamerica''sbusinees,largeandsmall,tocreatejosothatpeoplecanmovefromwelfaretowork.(alause.)

wepaedwelfarereform.allofyouknowibelievewewererighttodoit.butnoonecanwalkoutofthischamberwithaclearcocienceunleyouarepreparedtofinishthejob.(alause.)

andwemustjointogethertodosomethingelse,too--somethingbothrepublicananddemocraticgovernorshaveaskedustodo--torestorebasichealthanddisabilitybenefitswhenmisfortunestrikesimmigrantswhocametothiscountrylegally,whoworkhard,paytaxesandobeythelaw.todootherwiseissimplyunworthyofagreatnationofimmigrants.(alause.)

now,lookingahead,thegreateststepofall--thehighthresholdofthefuturewenowmustcro--andmynumberonepriorityforthenextfouryearsistoeurethatallamericahavethebesteducationintheworld.(alause.)

let''sworktogethertomeetthesethreegoals:every8-year-oldmustbeabletoread;every12-year-oldmustbeabletologontotheinternet;every18-year-oldmustbeabletogotocollege;andeveryadultamericanmustbeabletokeeponlearningforalifetime.(alause.)

mybalancedbudgetmakesanurecedentedcommitmenttothesegoals--$51billionnextyear.butfarmorethanmoneyisrequired.ihaveaplan,acalltoactionforamericaneducation,basedonthese10principles.

first,anationalcrusadeforeducationstandards--notfederalgovernmentstandards,butnationalstandards,representingwhatallourstudentsmustknowtosucceedintheknowledgeeconomyofthe21stcentury.everystateandschoolmustshapethecurriculumtoreflectthesestandards,andtrainteacherstoliftstudentsuptothem.tohelpschoolsmeetthestandardsandmeasuretheirprogre,wewillleadaneffortoverthenexttwoyearstodevelopnationaltestsofstudentachievementinreadingandmath.

tonight,iiueachallengetothenation:everystateshouldadopthighnati

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