1、英语演讲稿 名人英语演讲稿2篇XXXX/演讲稿 英语演讲稿 :名人英语演讲稿2篇 ietothismagnificenthouseofworshiptonightbecausemyconscienceleavesmenootherchoice.ijoinyouinthismeetingbecauseiamindeepestagreementwiththeaimsandworkoftheorganizationwhichhasbroughtustogether:clergyandlaymenconcernedaboutvietnam.therecentstatementsofyourexecut
2、ivemitteearethesentimentsofmyownheart,andifoundmyselfinfullaccordwhenireaditsopeninglines:atimeeswhensilenceisbetrayal.andthattimehaseforusinrelationtovietnam. thetruthofthesewordsisbeyonddoubt,butthemissiontowhichtheycallusisamostdifficultone.evenwhenpressedbythedemandsofinnertruth,mendonoteasilyas
3、sumethetaskofopposingtheirgovernmentspolicy,especiallyintimeofwar.nordoesthehumanspiritmovewithoutgreatdifficultyagainstalltheapathyofconformistthoughtwithinonesownbosomandinthesurroundingworld.moreover,whentheissuesathandseemasperplexedastheyoftendointhecaseofthisdreadfulconflict,wearealwaysontheve
4、rgeofbeingmesmerizedbyuncertainty;butwemustmoveon. andsomeofuswhohavealreadybeguntobreakthesilenceofthenighthavefoundthatthecallingtospeakisoftenavocationofagony,butwemustspeak.wemustspeakwithallthehumilitythatisappropriatetoourlimitedvision,butwemustspeak.andwemustrejoiceaswell,forsurelythisisthefi
5、rsttimeinournationshistorythatasignificantnumberofitsreligiousleadershavechosentomovebeyondtheprophesyingofsmoothpatriotismtothehighgroundsofafirmdissentbaseduponthemandatesofconscienceandthereadingofhistory.perhapsanewspiritisrisingamongus.ifitis,letustraceitsmovementsandpraythatourowninnerbeingmay
6、besensitivetoitsguidance,forwearedeeplyinneedofanewwaybeyondthedarknessthatseemssoclosearoundus. overthepasttwoyears,asihavemovedtobreakthebetrayalofmyownsilencesandtospeakfromtheburningsofmyownheart,asihavecalledforradicaldeparturesfromthedestructionofvietnam,manypersonshavequestionedmeaboutthewisd
7、omofmypath.attheheartoftheirconcernsthisqueryhasoftenloomedlargeandloud:whyareyouspeakingaboutthewar,dr.king?whyareyoujoiningthevoicesofdissent?peaceandcivilrightsdontmix,theysay.arentyouhurtingthecauseofyourpeople,theyask?andwhenihearthem,thoughioftenunderstandthesourceoftheirconcern,iamnevertheles
8、sgreatlysaddened,forsuchquestionsmeanthattheinquirershavenotreallyknownme,mymitmentormycalling.indeed,theirquestionssuggestthattheydonotknowtheworldinwhichtheylive. inthelightofsuchtragicmisunderstanding,ideemitofsignalimportancetotrytostateclearly,anditrustconcisely,whyibelievethatthepathfromdexter
9、avenuebaptistchurch-thechurchinmontgomery,alabama,whereibeganmypastorate-leadsclearlytothissanctuarytonight. ietothisplatformtonighttomakeapassionatepleatomybelovednation.thisspeechisnotaddressedtohanoiortothenationalliberationfront.itisnotaddressedtochinaortorussia.norisitanattempttooverlooktheambi
10、guityofthetotalsituationandtheneedforacollectivesolutiontothetragedyofvietnam.neitherisitanattempttomakenorthvietnamorthenationalliberationfrontparagonsofvirtue,nortooverlooktheroletheymustplayinthesuccessfulresolutionoftheproblem.whiletheybothmayhavejustifiablereasonstobesuspiciousofthegoodfaithoft
11、heunitedstates,lifeandhistorygiveeloquenttestimonytothefactthatconflictsareneverresolvedwithouttrustfulgiveandtakeonbothsides. tonight,however,iwishnottospeakwithhanoiandthenationalliberationfront,butrathertomyfellowedsicamericans,*who,withme,bearthegreatestresponsibilityinendingaconflictthathasexac
12、tedaheavypriceonbothcontinents. sinceiamapreacherbytrade,isupposeitisnotsurprisingthatihavesevenmajorreasonsforbringingvietnamintothefieldofmymoralvision.*thereisattheoutsetaveryobviousandalmostfacileconnectionbetweenthewarinvietnamandthestrugglei,andothers,havebeenwaginginamerica.afewyearsagotherew
13、asashiningmomentinthatstruggle.itseemedasiftherewasarealpromiseofhopeforthepoor-bothblackandwhite-throughthepovertyprogram.therewereexperiments,hopes,newbeginnings.thencamethebuildupinvietnam,andiwatchedthisprogrambrokenandeviscerated,asifitweresomeidlepoliticalplaythingofasocietygonemadonwar,andikn
14、ewthatamericawouldneverinvestthenecessaryfundsorenergiesinrehabilitationofitspoorsolongasadventureslikevietnamcontinuedtodrawmenandskillsandmoneylikesomedemonicdestructivesuctiontube.so,iwasincreasinglypelledtoseethewarasanenemyofthepoorandtoattackitassuch. perhapsthemoretragicrecognitionofrealityto
15、okplacewhenitbecamecleartomethatthewarwasdoingfarmorethandevastatingthehopesofthepoorathome.itwassendingtheirsonsandtheirbrothersandtheirhusbandstofightandtodieinextraordinarilyhighproportionsrelativetotherestofthepopulation.weweretakingtheblackyoungmenwhohadbeencrippledbyoursocietyandsendingthemeig
16、htthousandmilesawaytoguaranteelibertiesinsoutheastasiawhichtheyhadnotfoundinsouthwestgeorgiaandeastharlem.andsowehavebeenrepeatedlyfacedwiththecruelironyofwatchingnegroandwhiteboysontvscreensastheykillanddietogetherforanationthathasbeenunabletoseatthemtogetherinthesameschools.andsowewatchtheminbrutalsolidarityburningthehutsofapoorvillage,butwerealizethattheywouldhardlyliveonthesameblockinchicago.icouldnotbesilentinthefaceofsuchcruelmanipulationofthepoor. my