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克林顿总统向国人道歉
   

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thiseechwasgivenbypresidentbillclintontoreportersinthewhitehouserosegardenonfriday,december11,1998,at4:11p.m.,justminutesbeforethehousejudiciarycommitteevotedtopaitsfirstarticleofimpeachment.

   presidentbillclinton:

goodafternoon.

asanyoneclosetomeknows,formonthsihavebeengralingwithhowbesttoreconcilemyselftotheamericanpeople,toacknowledgemyownwrongdoingandstilltomaintainmyfocusontheworkofthepresidency.

othersarepresentingmydefeeonthefacts,thelawandthecotitution.nothingicansaynowcanaddtothat.

whatiwanttheamericanpeopletoknow,whatiwantthecongretoknowisthatiamprofoundlysorryforallihavedonewronginwordsanddeeds.

inevershouldhavemisledthecountry,thecongre,myfriendsormyfamily.quitesimply,igaveintomyshame.ihavebeencondemnedbymyaccuserswithharshwords.

andwhileit''shardtohearyourselfcalleddeceitfulandmanipulative,irememberbenfranklin''sadmonitionthatourcriticsareourfriends,fortheydoshowusourfaults.

merewordscaotfullyexpretheprofoundremorseifeelforwhatourcountryisgoingthroughandforwhatmembersofbothpartiesincongrearenowforcedtodealwith.thesepastmonthshavebeenatorturousproceofcomingtotermswithwhatidid.iunderstandthataccountabilitydemandscoequences,andi''mpreparedtoacceptthem.

painfulasthecondemnationofthecongrewouldbe,itwouldpaleincomparisontothecoequencesofthepainihavecausedmyfamily.thereisnogreateragony.

likeanyonewhohonestlyfacestheshameofwrongfulconduct,iwouldgiveanythingtogobackandundowhatidid.

butoneofthepainfultruthsihavetolivewithistherealitythatthatissimplynotpoible.anoldanddearfriendofminerecentlysentmethewisdomofapoetwhowrote,"themovingfingerwritesandhavingwrit,moveson.norallyourpietynorwitshalllureitbacktocancelhalfaline.norallyourtearswashoutawordofit.''''

sonothing,notpiety,nortear

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