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时刻而勇往直前，不仅因为当政者具有才干或远见，而且也因为“我们人民”始终坚信我们先辈的理想，对我们的建国理念忠贞不渝。 so&nbsp；it

has&nbsp；been。&nbsp；so&nbsp；it&nbsp；must&nbsp；be&nbsp；with&nbsp；this&nbsp；generation&nbsp；of&nbsp；americans。 这是过来之路。这是这一代美国的必由之路。 that&nbsp；we&nbsp；are&nbsp；in&nbsp；the&nbsp；midst&nbsp；of&nbsp；crisis&nbsp；is&nbsp；now&nbsp；well&nbsp；understood。&nbsp；our&nbsp；nation

is&nbsp；at&nbsp；war，&nbsp；against&nbsp；a&nbsp；far…reaching&nbsp；network&nbsp；of&nbsp；violence&nbsp；and&nbsp；hatred。&nbsp；our&nbsp；economy&nbsp；is&nbsp；badly&nbsp；weakened，&nbsp；a&nbsp；consequence&nbsp；of&nbsp；greed&nbsp；and&nbsp；irresponsibility&nbsp；on&nbsp；the&nbsp；part&nbsp；of&nbsp；some，&nbsp；but&nbsp；also&nbsp；our

collective&nbsp；failure&nbsp；to&nbsp；make&nbsp；hard&nbsp；choices&nbsp；and&nbsp；prepare&nbsp；the&nbsp；nation&nbsp；for&nbsp；a&nbsp；new&nbsp；age。&nbsp；homes&nbsp；have&nbsp；been&nbsp；lost；&nbsp；jobs&nbsp；shed；&nbsp；businesses&nbsp；shuttered。&nbsp；our&nbsp；health&nbsp；care&nbsp；is&nbsp；too&nbsp；costly；&nbsp；our&nbsp；schools

fail&nbsp；too&nbsp；many；&nbsp；and&nbsp；each&nbsp；day&nbsp；brings&nbsp；further&nbsp；evidence&nbsp；that&nbsp；the&nbsp；ways&nbsp；we&nbsp；use&nbsp；energy&nbsp；strengthen&nbsp；our&nbsp；adversaries&nbsp；and&nbsp；threaten&nbsp；our&nbsp；planet。 我们处于危机之中，这一点已得到充分认识。

我国在进行战争，打击分布广泛的暴力和仇恨势力。我们的经济严重衰弱，部分归咎于一些人的贪婪不轨，同时也因为我们作为一个整体，未能痛下决心，让国家作好面对新时代的准备。如今，住房

不再，就业减少，商业破产。医疗保健费用过度昂贵；学校质量没有保障；而每一天都在不断显示，我们使用能源的方式在助长敌人的威风，威胁我们的星球。 these&nbsp；are&nbsp；the&nbsp；indicators&nbsp；of

crisis，&nbsp；subject&nbsp；to&nbsp；data&nbsp；and&nbsp；statistics。&nbsp；less&nbsp；measurable&nbsp；but&nbsp；no&nbsp；less&nbsp；profound&nbsp；is&nbsp；a&nbsp；sapping&nbsp；of&nbsp；confidence&nbsp；across&nbsp；our&nbsp；land&nbsp；—&nbsp；a&nbsp；nagging&nbsp；fear&nbsp；that&nbsp；america&#039；s&nbsp；decline&nbsp；is&n