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tolerate&nbsp；too&nbsp；many&nbsp；big&nbsp；plans。&nbsp；their&nbsp；memories&nbsp；are&nbsp；short。&nbsp；for&nbsp；they&nbsp；have&nbsp；forgotten&nbsp；what&nbsp；this&nbsp；country&nbsp；has&nbsp；already&nbsp；done；&nbsp；what&nbsp；free&nbsp；men&nbsp；and&nbsp；women&nbsp；can&nbsp；achieve&nbsp；when&nbsp；imagination&nbsp；is

joined&nbsp；to&nbsp；mon&nbsp；purpose，&nbsp；and&nbsp；necessity&nbsp；to&nbsp；courage。 现在，有人怀疑我们的雄心壮志——他们说我们的体制不能承受太多的宏伟规划。他们的记忆是短暂的，因为他们忘记了这个国家已经取

得的成就，忘记了一旦共同的目标插上理想的翅膀、现实的要求鼓起勇气的风帆，自由的人民就会爆发出无穷的创造力。 what&nbsp；the&nbsp；cynics&nbsp；fail&nbsp；to&nbsp；understand&nbsp；is&nbsp；that&nbsp；the&nbsp；ground&nbsp；has&nbsp；shifted

beneath&nbsp；them&nbsp；—&nbsp；that&nbsp；the&nbsp；stale&nbsp；political&nbsp；arguments&nbsp；that&nbsp；have&nbsp；consumed&nbsp；us&nbsp；for&nbsp；so&nbsp；long&nbsp；no&nbsp；longer&nbsp；apply。&nbsp；the&nbsp；question&nbsp；we&nbsp；ask&nbsp；today&nbsp；is&nbsp；not&nbsp；whether&nbsp；our&nbsp；government&nbsp；is&nbsp；too&nbsp；big&nbsp；or&nbsp；too

small，&nbsp；but&nbsp；whether&nbsp；it&nbsp；works&nbsp；—&nbsp；whether&nbsp；it&nbsp；helps&nbsp；families&nbsp；find&nbsp；jobs&nbsp；at&nbsp；a&nbsp；decent&nbsp；wage，&nbsp；care&nbsp；they&nbsp；can&nbsp；afford，&nbsp；a&nbsp；retirement&nbsp；that&nbsp；is&nbsp；dignified。&nbsp；where&nbsp；the&nbsp；answer&nbsp；is&nbsp；yes，&nbsp；we&nbsp；intend

to&nbsp；move&nbsp；forward。&nbsp；where&nbsp；the&nbsp；answer&nbsp；is&nbsp；no，&nbsp；programs&nbsp；will&nbsp；end。&nbsp；those&nbsp；of&nbsp；us&nbsp；who&nbsp；manage&nbsp；the&nbsp；public&#039；s&nbsp；dollars&nbsp；will&nbsp；be&nbsp；held&nbsp；to&nbsp；account&nbsp；—&nbsp；to&nbsp；spend&nbsp；wisely，&nbsp；reform&nbsp；bad&nbsp；habits，&nbsp；and&nbsp；do

our&nbsp；business&nbsp；in&nbsp；the&nbsp；light&nbsp；of&nbsp；day&nbsp；—&nbsp；because&nbsp；only&nbsp；then&nbsp；can&nbsp；we