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Ronald Reagan

First Inaugural Addre

delivered 20 January 1981

[AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio.Thank you.Thank you.Senator Hatfield, Mr.Chief Justice, Mr.President, Vice President Bush, Vice President Mondale, Senator Baker, Speaker O’Neill, Reverend Moomaw, and my fellow citizens:

To a few of us here today this is a solemn and most momentous occasion.And, yet, in the history of our nation it is a commonplace occurrence.The orderly transfer of authority as called for in the Constitution routinely takes place as it has for almost two centuries and few of us stop to think how unique we really are.In the eyes of many in the world, this every-four-year ceremony we accept as normal is nothing le than a miracle.Mr.President, I want our fellow citizens to know how much you did to carry on this tradition.By your gracious cooperation in the transition proce you have shown a watching world that we are a united people pledged to maintaining a political system which guarantees individual liberty to a greater degree than any other.And I thank you and your people for all your help in maintaining the continuity which is the bulwark of our republic.The busine of our nation goes forward.These United States are confronted with an economic affliction of great proportions.We suffer from the longest and one of the worst sustained inflations in our national history.It distorts our economic decisions, penalizes thrift, and crushes the struggling young and the fixed-income elderly alike.It threatens to shatter the lives of millions of our people.Idle industries have cast workers into unemployment, human misery and personal indignity.Those who do work are denied a fair return for their labor by a tax system which penalizes succeful achievement and keeps us from maintaining full productivity.But great as our tax burden is, it has not kept pace with public spending.For decades we have piled deficit upon deficit, mortgaging our future and our children’s future for the temporary convenience of the present.To continue this long trend is to guarantee

tremendous social, cultural, political, and economic upheavals.You and I, as individuals, can, by borrowing, live beyond our means, but for only a limited period of time.Why then should we think that collectively, as a nation, we are not bound by that same limitation?

We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow.And let there be no misunderstanding--we’re going to begin to act beginning today.The economic ills we suffer have come upon us over several decades.They will not go away in days, weeks, or months, but they will go away.They will go away because we as Americans have the capacity now, as we have had in the past, to do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bastion of freedom.In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem;government is the problem.From time to time we’ve been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people.But if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else?

All of us together--in and out of government--must bear the burden.The solutions we seek must be equitable with no one group singled out to pay a higher price.We hear much of special interest groups.Well our concern must be for a special interest group that has been too long neglected.It knows no sectional boundaries, or ethnic and racial divisions, and it croes political party lines.It is made up of men and women who raise our food, patrol our streets, man our mines and factories, teach our children, keep our homes, and heal us when we’re sick--profeionals, industrialists, shopkeepers, clerks, cabbies, and truck drivers.They are, in short, “We the People.” This breed called Americans.Well, this Administration’s objective will be a healthy, vigorous, growing economy that provides equal opportunities for all Americans with no barriers born of bigotry or discrimination.Putting America back to work means putting all Americans back to work.Ending inflation means freeing all Americans from the terror of runaway living costs.All must share in the productive work of this “new beginning,” and all must share in the bounty of a revived economy.With the idealism and fair play which are the core of our system and our strength, we can have a strong and prosperous America

at peace with itself and the world.So as we begin, let us take inventory.We are a nation that has a government--not the other way around.And this makes us special among the nations of the earth.Our Government has no power except that granted it by the people.It is time to check and reverse the growth of government which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed.It is my intention to curb the size and influence of the Federal establishment and to demand recognition of the distinction between the powers granted to the Federal Government and those reserved to the states or to the people.All of us--all of us need to be reminded that the Federal Government did not create the states;the states created the Federal Government.Now, so there will be no misunderstanding, it’s not my intention to do away with government.It is rather to make it work--work with us, not over us;to stand by our side, not ride on our back.Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it;foster productivity, not stifle it.If we look to the answer as to why for so many years we achieved so much, prospered as no other people on earth, it was because here in this land we unleashed the energy and individual genius of man to a greater extent than has ever been done before.Freedom and the dignity of the individual have been more available and aured here than in any other place on earth.The price for this freedom at times has been high, but we have never been unwilling to pay that price.It is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and are proportionate to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from unneceary and exceive growth of Government.It is time for us to realize that we are too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams.We're not, as some would have us believe, doomed to an inevitable decline.I do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do.I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing.So with all the creative energy at our command, let us begin an era of national renewal.Let us renew our determination, our courage, and our strength.And let us renew our faith and our hope.We have every right to dream heroic dreams.Those who say that we’re in a time when there are no heroes--they just don’t know where to look.You can see heroes every day going in and out of factory gates.Others, a handful in number, produce enough food to feed all of us and then the world beyond.You meet heroes acro a counter--and they’re on both sides of that counter.There are entrepreneurs with faith in themselves and faith in an idea who create new jobs, new wealth and opportunity.There are individuals and families whose taxes support the Government and whose voluntary gifts support church, charity, culture, art, and education.Their patriotism is quiet but deep.Their values sustain our national life.Now I have used the words “they” and “their” in speaking of these heroes.I could say “you” and “your” because I’m addreing the heroes of whom I speak--you, the citizens of this bleed land.Your dreams, your hopes, your goals are going to be the dreams, the hopes, and the goals of this Administration, so help me God.We shall reflect the compaion that is so much a part of your make-up.How can we love our country and not love our countrymen--and loving them reach out a hand when they fall, heal them when they’re sick, and provide opportunity to make them self-sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in theory? Can we solve the problems confronting us? Well the answer is an unequivocal and emphatic “Yes.” To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I’ve just taken with the intention of presiding over the diolution of the world’s strongest economy.In the days ahead, I will propose removing the roadblocks that have slowed our economy and reduced productivity.Steps will be taken aimed at restoring the balance between the various levels of government.Progre may be slow--measured in inches and feet, not miles--but we will progre.It is time to reawaken this industrial giant, to get government back within its means, and to lighten our punitive tax burden.And these will be our first priorities, and on these principles there will be no compromise.On the eve or our struggle for independence a man who might’ve been one of the greatest among the Founding Fathers, Dr.Joseph Warren, president of the Maachusetts Congre, said to his fellow Americans,“Our country is in danger, but not to be despaired of.On you depend the fortunes of America.You are to decide the important

question upon which rest the happine and the liberty of millions yet unborn.Act worthy of yourselves.”

Well I believe we, the Americans of today, are ready to act worthy of ourselves, ready to do what must be done to insure happine and liberty for ourselves, our children, and our children’s children.And as we renew ourselves here in our own land, we will be seen as having greater strength throughout the world.We will again be the exemplar of freedom and a beacon of hope for those who do not now have freedom.To those neighbors and allies who share our freedom, we will strengthen our historic ties and aure them of our support and firm commitment.We will match loyalty with loyalty.We will strive for mutually beneficial relations.We will not use our friendship to impose on their sovereignty, for our own sovereignty is not for sale.As for the enemies of freedom, those who are potential adversaries, they will be reminded that peace is the highest aspiration of the American people.We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it;we will not surrender for it--now or ever.Our forbearance should never be misunderstood.Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will.When action is required to preserve our national security, we will act.We will maintain sufficient strength to prevail if need be, knowing that if we do so, we have the best chance of never having to use that strength.Above all we must realize that no arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.It is a weapon that we as Americans do have.Let that be understood by those who practice terrorism and prey upon their neighbors.I am--I'm told that tens of thousands of prayer meetings are being held on this day;and for that I am deeply grateful.We are a nation under God, and I believe God intended for us to be free.It would be fitting and good, I think, if on each inaugural day in future years it should be declared a day of prayer.This is the first time in our history that this ceremony has been held, as you’ve been told, on this West Front of the Capitol.Standing here, one faces a magnificent vista, opening up on this city’s special beauty and history.At the end of this open mall are those shrines to the giants on whose shoulders we stand.Directly in front of me, the monument to a monumental man.George Washington, father of our country.A man of humility who came to greatne reluctantly.He led America out of revolutionary victory into infant nationhood.Off to one side, the stately memorial to Thomas Jefferson.The Declaration of Independence flames with his eloquence.And then beyond the Reflecting Pool, the dignified columns of the Lincoln Memorial.Whoever would understand in his heart the meaning of America will find it in the life of Abraham Lincoln.Beyond those moments--those monuments to heroism is the Potomac River, and on the far shore the sloping hills of Arlington National Cemetery, with its row upon row of simple white markers bearing croes or Stars of David.They add up to only a tiny fraction of the price that has been paid for our freedom.Each one of those markers is a monument to the kind of hero I spoke of earlier.Their lives ended in places called Belleau Wood, the Argonne, Omaha Beach, Salerno, and halfway around the world on Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Pork Chop Hill, the Chosin Reservoir, and in a hundred rice paddies and jungles of a place called Vietnam.Under one such a marker lies a young man, Martin Treptow, who left his job in a small town barber shop in 1917 to go to France with the famed Rainbow Division.There, on the Western front, he was killed trying to carry a meage between battalions under heavy fire.We're told that on his body was found a diary.On the flyleaf under the heading, “My Pledge,” he had written these words:

“America must win this war.Therefore, I will work;I will save;I will sacrifice;I will endure;I will fight cheerfully and do my utmost, as if the iue of the whole struggle depended on me alone.”

The crisis we are facing today does not require of us the kind of sacrifice that Martin Treptow and so many thousands of others were called upon to make.It does require, however, our best effort, and our willingne to believe in ourselves and to believe in our capacity to perform great deeds;to believe that together with God’s help we can and will resolve the problems which now confront us.And after all, why shouldn’t we believe that? We are Americans.God ble you and thank you.Thank you very much.(2450words)

Reagan’s First Inaugural Addre Tuesday, January 20, 1981 I.the advantages and goal of the US political system 1.the advantages

1)The _______ transfer of authority 2)Continuity of its political system 2.goal: safeguard individual _______ II.US current economic problems 1.inflation

1)its severity: the _______ and one of the

_______inflations 2)its effects:

a)_______our economic decisions b)_______thrift

c)_______ the struggling young and the

fixed-income elderly

2.idle industries its effects

1)unemployment 2)human _______ 3)personal_______ 3.unfair tax system its effects

1)hinder succeful achievement 2)undermine _______ 4.high deficit its effect:

1)risk the _______

2)cause tremendous _______upheavals III.Calling for immediate action, patience and confidence

IV.views about Government

1..The people’s misunderstanding about government: Government by an elite group is _______

2.The fairne of the government ’solutions: benefit allreason: Government’s concern must be for _______

3.Government’s objective: a _______economy ending unemployment and_______

4.the core of US system and its national strength: _______

5.neceity to downsize US government and protect the rights of the states or the people reasons:

a)Government’s power is granted by _______ b)The states ______ the federal government

6.government’s relation with the people: work _______ the people, not _______ them 7.government’s responsibility a)Provide _______ b)Foster _______V.Importance of the individuals 1.secret of US long-term prosperity:

a)make full use of the energy and _______ of man b)protect freedom and _______ of the individual

VI.Words of encouragementDream _______ dreams 2 _______ makes a difference VII.Ode to the peoplethe people, including factory workers, _______, shop

aistants, are heroesthe people shows _______by paying taxes and

voluntarily supporting _______, art, and education 3 the goals of the people are the goals of _______

VIII.Calling for _______ and love and confidence and optimism and restating government’s top priorities—reduce _______ and punitive taxes

IX.relationship between national fate and personal efforts Dr Warren: the US fortunes and its future generations’ _______ _______ on its citizens X.International ties

1.promises for neighbors and allies in the free world: 1)_______ our historic ties

2)offer support and firm _______ 3)remain loyal to them 4)respect their _______

2.Warning against the US enemies 1)US will not _______for peace

2)US forbearance and reluctance for _______ should not be

misunderstood

3)US formidable weapon: the _______ of free men and

women

XI.Confirm US Christian faithUS:A nation under _______Inaugural day should be a day of _______ XII.Remember the historic giants and war heroes 1 George Washington: leadingthe _______war 2 Thomas Jefferson: drafting _______Lincoln: reflecting the_______ of America

War heroes: fighting in two _______ wars, _______war and _______war

e.g.Martin treptow’s My Pledge--do his utmost for America XIII.Calling for the best _______, self-confidence of the people and God’s help to resolve the crisis

Reagan’s inaugural addre expreions SEction I

1.Chief Justice-The presiding judge of a high court having

several judges, esp the U.S.Supreme Court.首席法官 2.Reverend牧师或神父的尊称 3.momentous重大的 4.bulwark堡垒，壁垒

SEction II

1.affliction苦恼，痛苦 2.sustain蒙受, 遭受 3.distort扭曲 4.penalize处罚 5.thrift节俭 6.idle空闲的7.indignity轻蔑, 侮辱 8.mortgage-冒风险投注 9.upheaval*

SEction III and the rest

1.bastion－One that is considered similar to a defensive

stronghold:精神堡垒 2.elite精英

3.equitable公正的 4.sectional派别的 5.man担任，操作 6.cabby汽车司机 7.bigotry 偏执

8.runaway失控的： 9.idealism-理想主义 10.bounty慷慨 11.curb 控制

12.establishment、统治集团 13.foster－培养 14.intrusion入侵 15.doomed命定的 16.entrepreneur创业者 17.patriotism爱国主义 18.makeup天性

19.self-sufficient自给自足的 20.unequivocal毫不含糊的 21.emphatic强调的 22.diolution分解 23.punitive惩罚性的 24.exemplar典范 25.sovereignty主权 26.adversary敌人 27.forbearance忍耐 28.arsenal兵工厂

29.Capitol国会大厦 30.shrine圣地

31.monumental有重大意义的 32.infant幼稚的33.eloquence雄辩, 口才 34.dignified尊严的35.Potomac River波托马克河(美国, 流经华盛顿)

36.Arlington National Cemetery阿灵顿国家公墓。其中无名

战士墓纪念美国军队中在第一次世界大战，第二次世界大战，朝鲜战争和越南战争中阵亡的将士。37.Star of David大卫王之星，犹太教的六芒星形

38.Belleau Wood贝洛林苑：法国北部的森林地带，位于蒂

耶里堡以东。第一次世界大战期间此地曾发生过一次艰苦激战打败德国，取得胜利（1918年6月），现有一公墓以纪念此次战役中牺牲的美国人 39.The Argonne阿尔贡：法国东北部的一丛林丘陵地区，位

于默兹河和埃纳河之间。该地区在第一次世界大战期间是主要战场之一

40.Omaha Beach奥马哈海滩是第二次世界大战的诺曼底战

役中，盟军四个主要登陆地点之一的代号。这片位于法国北部海岸，并且直接面对着英吉利海峡的滩头

41.Salerno 1943年9月3日，盟军部队登陆意大利本土，美军从萨勒诺（Salerno）登陆，史称萨勒诺登陆

42.Guadalcanal瓜达尔卡纳尔岛：太平洋西部一火山岛，所

罗门群岛中的最大岛屿。该岛1788年被发现，1893年成为英国保护领地，在第二次世界大战期间被日军占领。1942年8月美军进攻该岛。经过激烈的丛林战，盟军于1943年2月占领该岛