在这个艰难的冬天 In This Winter of Our Hardship（第2页）

Thisisthejourioday。Weremaiprosperous，powerfulnatioh。Ourworkersarenolessproduwhenthiscrisisbegan。Ourmindsareive，oodsandserviolessheywerelastweekorlastmonthorlastyear。Ourcapacityremainsuourtimeofstandingpat，narrowisandputtingoffudes—thattimehassurelypassed。Startingtoday，wemustpickourselvesup，dustourselvesoff，andbeginagainthewAmerica。

Foreverywherewelook，thereisworktobedoeofoureycallsfora，boldandswift，a—notoenewjobs，buttolayairoillbuildtheroadsaheelectriddigitallifeedourerdustogether。Wewillrestorescethtfulpladwieldteology’swooraisehealthcare’squalityascost。Wewillharhesunandthewindsaofuelourdrunourfadwewilltransformoursdcollegesaomeetthedemandsofahiswedo。Allthiswewilldo。

Now，therearesomewhoquestionthesbitions—whosuggestthatoursystemottoleratetoomanybigplans。Theirmemoriesareshort。Fortheyhavefottenwhatthistryhasalreadydofreemenandwomenachievewhenimaginatiooonpurpose，ae。

Whattheicsfailtouandisthatthegroundhasshiftedbehestalepoliticalargumentsthathaveedusfhequestioodayisheroveroobigortoosmall，butwhetheritworks—whetherithelpsfamiliesfindjobsatadetwage，caretheyafford，aretirementthatisdigheanswerisyes，weiomoveforward。Wheretheanswerisnramswillend。Andthoseofusublic’sdollarswillbeheldtoat—tospendwisely，reformbadhabitsanddoourbusihelightofday—belytheorethevitaltrustbetleandtheirgover。

ioherthemarketisafoodorill。Itspehandexpandfreedomisuhiscrisishasremiwithoutawatchfuleye，themarketoutoftrol—thenationwhenitfavorsonlytheprosperous。ThesuyhasalejustonthesizerossDomesticProduthereachofourprosperity;oytoextendopportunitytheart—notoutofcharity，butbecauseitisthesurestroutetood。

Asforourondefeasfalsethechoioursafetyandourideals。Fathers，facedwithperilsthatwescarcelyimagiertoassuretheruleoflawasofman，acharterexpahebloodofgehoseidealsstilllighttheworld，agivethemupforexpedieoalltheotherpeoplesaswhoarewatthegraalstothesmallvillagewheremyfatherwasborn:knowthatAmericaisafrieionandeveryman，woman，andchildwhoseeksafutureofpeaddignity，aoleadoncemore。

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&hekeepersofthislegacy。Guidedbytheseprinore，wemeetthosedemaereffreatercooperatioaions。WewillbegintoresponsiblyleaveIraqtoitspeople，andfeahard-earnedpeaAfghanistan。Witholdfriendsandformerfoes，orktirelesslytolessenthe，androllbackthespei。

Forweknoatchweisastrength，notaweakness。WeareanationofsandMuslims，JewsandHindus—andnon-believers。edbyeverylaure，drawnfromeveryendofthisEarth;andbecausewehavetastedthebitterswillofcivilwaraion，ahatdarkchapterstrongeraed，butbelievethattheoldhatredsshallsomedaypass;thattheliribeshallsooasthewrowssmaller，ouranityshallrevealitself;andthatAmericamustplayitsroleinusheringinaneeace。

TotheMuslimworld，weseekaneard，basedonmutualiandmutualrespect。Tothoseleadersaroundtheglobewhoseektosowflietheirsociety’sillsohatyourpeoplewilljudgeyouonwhatyoubuild，notwhatyoudestroy。Tothosewhogthahesilengofdissent，knowthatyouaresideofhistory;butthatwewillextendahandifytounchyourfist。

Tothepeopleofpoornatiosideyoutomakeyourfarmsflourishaersflow;tonourishstarvedbodiesandfeedhungryminds。Andtothosenatiohateiveplenty，wesaywegeraffordihesufferingoutsideourborders;noretheworld’sresourceswithardtoeffect。Fortheworldhasged，agewithit。

Aswesidertheroadthatunfoldsbeforeus，werememberwithhumblegratitudethosebraveAmeriswho，atthisveryhour，patrolfar-offdesertsanddistantmountains。Theyhavesomethingtotellus，justasthefallenheroeswholieinArlingththeages。Wehooheyaretheguardiansofourliberty，butbecausetheyembodythespiritofservice;awilliofindmeanihihemselves。Ahismomewilldefiispreciselythisspiritthatmustinhabitusall。

Forasmuentustdo，itisultimatelythefaithaionoftheAmeripeopleuponwhiatiohekiakeinastraheleveesbreak，theselflessnessofouldrathercuttheirhoursthanseeafrieheirjobwhichseesusthroughourdarkesthours。Itisthefirefighter’sastairwayfilledwithsmoke，butalsoaparent’swillionurtureachild，thatfinallydecidesourfate。

esmayberumentsemeetthemmaybehosevaluesuponwhichoursucds—hoyandhardweandfairplay，tolerandcuriosity，loyaltyandpatriotism—thesethihesethiheyhavebeefressthroughoutourhistory。Whatisdemahehesetruths。Whatisrequiredofusnowisaneonsibility—are，oofeveryAmeri，thatwehavedutiestoourselves，ournation，andtheworld，dutiesthatwedlyacceptbutratherseizegladly，firminthekhereisnothingsosatisfyi，sodefiningofourcharagivingouralltoadifficulttask。

Thisisthepridthepromiseofship。

ThisisthesourceofourowledgethatGodustoshapeaaiiny。

Thisisthemeaningofourlibertyandourcreed—whymenandwomenandofeveryradeveryfaithiionaagmall，andwhyamaherlessthansixtyyearsagomightnothavebeealocalrestaurantowstaakeamostsacredoath。

&usmarkthisdaywithremembrance，ofwhoweareandhowfarwehavetraveled。IntheyearofAmerica’sbirth，iofmonths，asmallbandofpatriotshuddledbydyingcampfiresontheshoresofahecapitalwasabaheenemywasadvang。Thesnowwasstaihblood。Atamomeeofourrevolutionwasmostindoubt，thefatherofournatiohesewordsbereadtothepeople:

&oldtothefutureworld。。。thatihofwihingbuthopeandvirtuecouldsurvive…thatthedthetry，alarmedatoneondaomeet。”

Amerithefaohiswinterofourhardship，letusrememberthesetimelesswords。Withhopeausbraveoheits，aormsmaye。Letitbesaidbyour’sthateretestedwerefusedtoletthisjourwedidnotturnbaordidwefalter;andwitheyesfixedonthehorizonandGod’sgraus，wecarriedfreatgiftoffreedomasafelyteions。

Thankyou。Godblessyou。AheUesofAmerica。