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All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody doing today? (Applause.) How about Tim Spicer? (Applause.) I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, from kindergarten through 12th grade. And I am just so glad that all could join us today. And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host. Give yourselves a big round of applause. (Applause.)

I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten , or starting middle or high school, it’s your first day in a new school, so it’s understandable if you’re a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now -- (applause) -- with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you’re in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could’ve stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning.

I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived overseas. I lived in Indonesia for a few years. And my mother, she didn’t have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an American education. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday. But bec ause she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning.

Now, as you might imagine, I wasn’t too happy about getting up that early. And a lot of times, I’d fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. But whenever I’d complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and she’d say, "This is no picnic for me either, buster." (Laughter.)

So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. But I’m here today because I have something important to discuss with you. I’m here because I want to talk with you about your education and what’s expected of all of you in this new school year.Now, I’ve given a lot of speeches about education. And I’ve talked about responsibility a lot.I’ve talked about teachers’ responsibility for inspiring students and pushing you to learn.I’ve talked about your parents’ responsibility for making sure you stay on track , and you get your homework done, and don’t spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with the Xbox.I’ve talked a lot about your

government’s responsibility for setting high standards, and supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that aren’t working, where students aren’t getting the opportunities that they deserve.But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, the best schools in the world -- and none of it will make a difference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities, unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers, unless you listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to succeed. That’s what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education.

I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every single one of you has something that you’re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That’s the opportunity an education can provide.

Maybe you could be a gre at writer -- maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper -- but you might not know it until you write that English paper -- that English class paper that’s assigned to you. Maybe you could be an innovator or an inventor -- maybe even good enough to come up with the next iPhone or the new medicine or vaccine -- but you might not know it until you do your project for your science class. Maybe you could be a mayor or a senator or a Supreme Court justice -- but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team. And no matter what you want to do wi th your life, I guarantee that you’ll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military ? You’re going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You’ve got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.And thi s isn’t just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. The future of America depends on you. What you’re learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our gre atest challenges in the future.

You’ll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and

protect our environment. You’ll need the insights and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free. You’ll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.

We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. If you don’t do that -- if you quit on school -- you’re not just quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on your country.Now, I know it’s not always easy to do well in school. I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.I get it. I know what it’s like. My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mom who had to work and who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn’t always able to give us the things that other kids had. There were times when I missed having a father in my life. There were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didn’t fit in.So I wasn’t always as focused as I should have been on school, and I did some things I’m not proud of, and I got in more trouble than I should have. And my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse.

But I was -- I was lucky. I got a lot of second chances, and I had the opportunity to go to college and law school and follow my dreams. My wife, our First Lady Michelle Obama, she has a similar story. Neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn’t have a lot of money. But they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she could go to the best schools in this country.Some of you might not have those advantages. Maybe you don’t have adults in your life who give you the support that you need. Maybe someone in your family has lost their job and there’s not enough money to go around. Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don’t feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren’t right.

But at the end of the day, the circumstances of your life -- what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you’ve got going on at home -- none of that is an excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude in school. That’s no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school. There is no excuse for not trying.Where you are right now doesn’t have to

determine where you’ll end up. No one’s written your destiny for you, bec ause here in America, you write your own destiny. You make your own future.

That’s what y oung people like you are doing every day, all across America.Young people like Jazmin Perez, from Roma, Texas. Jazmin didn’t speak English when she first started school. Neither of her parents had gone to college. But she worked hard, earned good grades, and got a scholarship to Brown University -- is now in graduate school, studying public health, on her way to becoming Dr. Jazmin Perez.I’m thinking about Andoni Schultz, from Los Altos, California, who’s fought brain cancer since he was three. He’s had to endure all sorts of treatments and surgeries, one of which affected his memory, so it took him much longer -- hundreds of extra hours -- to do his schoolwork. But he never fell behind. He’s headed to college this fall.

And then there’s Shantell Steve, from my hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Even when bouncing from foster home to foster home in the toughest neighborhoods in the city, she managed to get a job at a local health care center, start a program to keep young people out of gangs, and she’s on track to graduate high school with honors and go on to college.And Jazmin, Andoni, and Shantell aren’t any different from any of you. They face challenges in their lives just like you do. In some cases they’ve got it a lot worse off than many of you. But they refused to give up. They chose to take responsibility for their lives, for their education, and set goals for themselves. And I expect all of you to do the same.

That’s why today I’m calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education -- and do everything you can to meet them. Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time each day reading a book. Maybe you’ll decide to get involved in an extracurricular activity, or volunteer in your community. Maybe you’ll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied bec ause of who they are or how they look, because you believe, like I do, that all young people deserve a safe environment to study and learn. Maybe you’ll decide to take better care of yourself so you can be more ready to learn. And along those lines, by the way, I hope all of you are washing your hands a lot, and that you stay home from school when you don’t feel well, so we can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter.

But whatever you resolve to do, I want you to commit to it. I want you to really work at it. I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work -- that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star. Chances are you’re not going to be any of those things.The truth is, being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject that you study. You won’t click with every teacher that you have. Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right at this minute. And you won’t necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try.

That’s okay. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures. J.K. Rowling’s -- who wrote Harry Potter -- her first Harry Potter book was rejected 12 times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. But he once said, "I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that’s why I succeed.These people succeeded bec ause they understood that you can’t let your failures define you -- you have to let your failures teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time. So if you get into trouble, that doesn’t mean you’re a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to act right. If you get a bad grade, that doesn’t mean you’re stupid, it just means you need to spend more time studying.

No one’s born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work. You’re not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport. You don’t hit every note the first time you sing a song. You’ve got to practice. The same principle applies to your schoolwork. You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right. You might have to read something a few times before you understand it. You definitely have to do a few drafts of a paper before it’s good enough to hand in.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do th at every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of strength bec ause it shows you have the courage to admit when you don’t know something, and that then allows you to learn something new. So find an adult that you trust -- a parent, a grandparent or teacher, a coach or a counselor -- and ask them to help you stay on track

to meet your goals.And even when you’re struggling, even when you’re discouraged, and you feel like other people have given up on you, don’t ever give up on yourself, because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.The story of America isn’t about people who quit when things got tough. It’s about people who kept going, who tried harder, who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best.

It’s the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago, and went on to wage a revolution and they founded this nation. Young people. Students who sat where you sit 75 years ago who overcame a Depression and won a world war; who fought for civil rights and put a man on the moon. Students who sat where you sit 20 years ago who founded Google and Twitter and Facebook and changed the way we communicate with each other.So today, I want to ask all of you, what’s your contribution going to be? What problems are you going to solve? What discoveries will you make? What will a President who comes here in 20 or 50 or 100 years say about what all of you did for this country?

Now, your families, your teachers, and I are doing everything we can to make sure you have the education you need to answer these questions. I’m working hard to fix up your classrooms and get you the books and the equipment and the computers you need to learn. But you’ve got to do your part, too. So I expect all of you to get serious this year. I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do. I expect gre at things from each of you. So don’t let us down. Don’t let your family down or your country down. Most of all, don’t let yourself down. Make us all proud.Thank you ve ry much, everybody. God bless you. God bless America. Thank you.

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It’s good to be home. My fellow Americans, Michelle and I have been so touched by all the well-wishes we’

ve received over the past few weeks. But tonight it’

s my turn to say thanks. Whether we’ve seen eye-to-eye

or rarely agreed at all, my conversations with you, the American people in living rooms and schools; at farms and on factory floors; at diners and on distant outposts are what have kept me honest, kept me inspired, and kept me going. Every day, I learned from you. You made me a better President, and you made me a better man.

I first came to Chicago when I was in my early twenties, still trying to figure out who I was; still searching for a purpose to my life. It was in

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neighborhoods not far from here where I began working with church groups in the shadows of closed steel mills. It was on these streets where I witnessed the power of faith, and the quiet dignity of working people in the face of struggle and loss. This is where I learned that change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged, and come together to demand it.

After eight years as your President, I still believe that. And it’s not just my belief. It’s the

beating heart of our American idea our bold experiment in self-government.

It’s the conviction that we are all created equal, endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

It’s the insistence that these rights, while self-evident, have never been self-executing; that We, the People, through the instrument of our democracy, can form a more perfect union.

This is the great gift our Founders gave us. The freedom to chase our individual dreams through our sweat, toil, and imagination and the imperative to strive together as well, to achieve a greater good.

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For 240 years, our nation’s call to citizenship

has given work and purpose to each new generation. It’

s what led patriots to choose republic over tyranny, pioneers to trek west, slaves to brave that makeshift railroad to freedom. It’s what pulled immigrants and

refugees across oceans and the Rio Grande, pushed women to reach for the ballot, powered workers to organize. It’s why GIs gave their lives at Omaha Beach and Iwo Jima; Iraq and Afghanistan and why men and women from Selma to Stonewall were prepared to give theirs as well.

So that’s what we mean when we say America is exceptional. Not that our nation has been flawless from the start, but that we have shown the capacity to change, and make life better for those who follow.

For white Americans, it means acknowledging that the effects of slavery and Jim Crow didn’t suddenly

vanish in the ‘60s; that when minority groups voice discontent, they’re not just engaging in reverse racism or practicing political correctness; that when they wage peaceful protest, they’re not demanding special

treatment, but the equal treatment our Founders promised.

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For native-born Americans, it means reminding ourselves that the stereotypes about immigrants today were said, almost word for word, about the Irish, Italians, and Poles. America wasn’t weakened by the

presence of these newcomers; they embraced this nation’

s creed, and it was strengthened.

So regardless of the station we occupy; we have to try harder; to start with the premise that each of our fellow citizens loves this country just as much as we do; that they value hard work and family like we do; that their children are just as curious and hopeful and worthy of love as our own.

None of this is easy. For too many of us, it’s become

safer to retreat into our own bubbles, whether in our neighborhoods or college campuses or places of worship or our social media feeds, surrounded by people who look like us and share the same political outlook and never challenge our assumptions. The rise of naked partisanship, increasing economic and regional stratification, the splintering of our media into a channel for every taste all this makes this great sorting seem natural, even inevitable. And

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increasingly, we become so secure in our bubbles that we accept only information, whether true or not, that fits our opinions, instead of basing our opinions on the evidence that’s out there.

This trend represents a third threat to our democracy. Politics is a battle of ideas; in the course of a healthy debate, we’ll prioritize different goals,

and the different means of reaching them. But without some common baseline of facts; without a willingness to admit new information, and concede that your opponent is making a fair point, and that science and reason matter, we’ll keep talking past each other,

making common ground and compromise impossible.

Isn’t that part of what makes politics so dispiriting? How can elected officials rage about deficits when we propose to spend money on preschool for kids, but not when we’re cutting taxes for

corporations? How do we excuse ethical lapses in our own party, but pounce when the other party does the same thing? It’s not just dishonest, this selective sorting of the facts; it’s self-defeating. Because as my mother used to tell me, reality has a way of catching up with

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you.

Take the challenge of climate change. In just eight years, we’ve halved our dependence on foreign oil, doubled our renewable energy, and led the world to an agreement that has the promise to save this planet. But without bolder action, our children won’t have time

to debate the existence of climate change; they’ll be

busy dealing with its effects: environmental disasters, economic disruptions, and waves of climate refugees seeking sanctuary.

Now, we can and should argue about the best approach to the problem. But to simply deny the problem not only betrays future generations; it betrays the essential spirit of innovation and practical problem-solving that guided our Founders.

It’s that spirit, born of the Enlightenment, that made us an economic powerhouse the spirit that took flight at Kitty Hawk and Cape Canaveral; the spirit that that cures disease and put a computer in every pocket.

It’s that spirit a faith in reason, and enterprise, and the primacy of right over might, that allowed us to resist the lure of fascism and tyranny during the

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Great Depression, and build a post-World War II order with other democracies, an order based not just on military power or national affiliations but on principles the rule of law, human rights, freedoms of religion, speech, assembly, and an independent press.

That order is now being challenged first by violent fanatics who claim to speak for Islam; more recently by autocrats in foreign capitals who see free markets, open democracies, and civil society itself as a threat to their power. The peril each poses to our democracy is more far-reaching than a car bomb or a missile. It represents the fear of change; the fear of people who look or speak or pray differently; a contempt for the rule of law that holds leaders accountable; an intolerance of dissent and free thought; a belief that the sword or the gun or the bomb or propaganda machine is the ultimate arbiter of what’s true and what’s right.

Because of the extraordinary courage of our men and women in uniform, and the intelligence officers, law enforcement, and diplomats who support them, no foreign terrorist organization has successfully planned and executed an attack on our homeland these past eight

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years; and although Boston and Orlando remind us of how dangerous radicalization can be, our law enforcement agencies are more effective and vigilant than ever. We’

ve taken out tens of thousands of terrorists including Osama bin Laden. The global coalition we’re leading

against ISIL has taken out their leaders, and taken away about half their territory. ISIL will be destroyed, and no one who threatens America will ever be safe. To all who serve, it has been the honor of my lifetime to be your Commander-in-Chief.

But protecting our way of life requires more than our military. Democracy can buckle when we give in to fear. So just as we, as citizens, must remain vigilant against external aggression, we must guard against a weakening of the values that make us who we are. That’

s why, for the past eight years, I’ve worked to put

the fight against terrorism on a firm legal footing. That’s why we’ve ended torture, worked to close Gitmo, and reform our laws governing surveillance to protect privacy and civil liberties. That’s why I reject

discrimination against Muslim Americans. That’s why

we cannot withdraw from global fights to expand

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democracy, and human rights, women’s rights, and LGBT

rights no matter how imperfect our efforts, no matter how expedient ignoring such values may seem. For the fight against extremism and intolerance and sectarianism are of a piece with the fight against authoritarianism and nationalist aggression. If the scope of freedom and respect for the rule of law shrinks around the world, the likelihood of war within and between nations increases, and our own freedoms will eventually be threatened.

So let’s be vigilant, but not afraid. ISIL will try to kill innocent people. But they cannot defeat America unless we betray our Constitution and our principles in the fight. Rivals like Russia or China cannot match our influence around the world unless we give up what we stand for, and turn ourselves into just another big country that bullies smaller neighbors.

Which brings me to my final point our democracy is threatened whenever we take it for granted. All of us, regardless of party, should throw ourselves into the task of rebuilding our democratic institutions. When voting rates are some of the lowest among advanced

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democracies, we should make it easier, not harder, to vote. When trust in our institutions is low, we should reduce the corrosive influence of money in our politics, and insist on the principles of transparency and ethics in public service. When Congress is dysfunctional, we should draw our districts to encourage politicians to cater to common sense and not rigid extremes.

And all of this depends on our participation; on each of us accepting the responsibility of citizenship, regardless of which way the pendulum of power swings.

Our Constitution is a remarkable, beautiful gift. But it’s really just a piece of parchment. It has no power on its own. We, the people, give it power with our participation, and the choices we make. Whether or not we stand up for our freedoms. Whether or not we respect and enforce the rule of law. America is no fragile thing. But the gains of our long journey to freedom are not assured.

In his own farewell address, George Washington wrote that self-government is the underpinning of our safety, prosperity, and liberty, but ?from different

causes and from different quarters much pains will be

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taken…to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth;? that we should preserve it with ?jealous

anxiety;? that we should reject ?the first dawning

of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest or to enfeeble the sacred ties? that make

us one.

We weaken those ties when we allow our political dialogue to become so corrosive that people of good character are turned off from public service; so coarse with rancor that Americans with whom we disagree are not just misguided, but somehow malevolent. We weaken those ties when we define some of us as more American than others; when we write off the whole system as inevitably corrupt, and blame the leaders we elect without examining our own role in electing them.

It falls to each of us to be those anxious, jealous guardians of our democracy; to embrace the joyous task we’ve been given to continually try to improve this great nation of ours. Because for all our outward differences, we all share the same proud title: Citizen.

Ultimately, that’s what our democracy demands. It

needs you. Not just when there’s an election, not just

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when your own narrow interest is at stake, but over the full span of a lifetime. If you’re tired of arguing

with strangers on the internet, try to talk with one in real life. If something needs fixing, lace up your shoes and do some organizing. If you’re disappointed

by your elected officials, grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run for office yourself. Show up. Dive in. Persevere. Sometimes you’ll win. Sometimes you’

ll lose. Presuming a reservoir of goodness in others can be a risk, and there will be times when the process disappoints you. But for those of us fortunate enough to have been a part of this work, to see it up close, let me tell you, it can energize and inspire. And more often than not, your faith in America and in Americans will be confirmed.

Mine sure has been. Over the course of these eight years, I’ve seen the hopeful faces of young graduates and our newest military officers. I’ve mourned with

grieving families searching for answers, and found grace in Charleston church. I’ve seen our scientists

help a paralyzed man regain his sense of touch, and our wounded warriors walk again. I’ve seen our doctors and

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volunteers rebuild after earthquakes and stop pandemics in their tracks. I’ve seen the youngest of

children remind us of our obligations to care for refugees, to work in peace, and above all to look out for each other.

That faith I placed all those years ago, not far from here, in the power of ordinary Americans to bring about change that faith has been rewarded in ways I couldn’t possibly have imagined. I hope yours has, too. Some of you here tonight or watching at home were there with us in 2016, in 2016, in 2016 and maybe you still can’t believe we pulled this whole thing off.

You’re not the only ones. Michelle for the past twenty-five years, you’ve been not only my wife and

mother of my children, but my best friend. You took on a role you didn’t ask for and made it your own with grace and grit and style and good humor. You made the White House a place that belongs to everybody. And a new generation sets its sights higher because it has you as a role model. You’ve made me proud. You’ve made

the country proud.

Malia and Sasha, under the strangest of

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circumstances, you have become two amazing young women, smart and beautiful, but more importantly, kind and thoughtful and full of passion. You wore the burden of years in the spotlight so easily. Of all that I’ve done

in my life, I’m most proud to be your dad.

To Joe Biden, the scrappy kid from Scranton who became Delaware’s favorite son: you were the first

choice I made as a nominee, and the best. Not just because you have been a great Vice President, but because in the bargain, I gained a brother. We love you and Jill like family, and your friendship has been one of the great joys of our life.

To my remarkable staff: For eight years and for some of you, a whole lot more I’ve drawn from your energy,

and tried to reflect back what you displayed every day: heart, and character, and idealism. I’ve watched you

grow up, get married, have kids, and start incredible new journeys of your own. Even when times got tough and frustrating, you never let Washington get the better of you. The only thing that makes me prouder than all the good we’ve done is the thought of all the remarkable things you’ll achieve from here.

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And to all of you out there every organizer who moved to an unfamiliar town and kind family who welcomed them in, every volunteer who knocked on doors, every young person who cast a ballot for the first time, every American who lived and breathed the hard work of change you are the best supporters and organizers anyone could hope for, and I will forever be grateful. Because yes, you changed the world.

That’s why I leave this stage tonight even more optimistic about this country than I was when we started. Because I know our work has not only helped so many Americans; it has inspired so many Americans especially so many young people out there to believe you can make a difference; to hitch your wagon to something bigger than yourselves. This generation coming up unselfish, altruistic, creative, patriotic I’ve seen you in every

corner of the country. You believe in a fair, just, inclusive America; you know that constant change has been America’s hallmark, something not to fear but to embrace, and you are willing to carry this hard work of democracy forward. You’ll soon outnumber any of us,

and I believe as a result that the future is in good

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hands.

My fellow Americans, it has been the honor of my life to serve you. I won’t stop; in fact, I will be

right there with you, as a citizen, for all my days that remain. For now, whether you’re young or young at heart,

I do have one final ask of you as your President the same thing I asked when you took a chance on me eight years ago.

I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change but in yours.

I am asking you to hold fast to that faith written into our founding documents; that idea whispered by slaves and abolitionists; that spirit sung by immigrants and homesteaders and those who marched for justice; that creed reaffirmed by those who planted flags from foreign battlefields to the surface of the moon; a creed at the core of every American whose story is not yet written:

Yes We Can.

Yes We Did.

Yes We Can.

Thank you. God bless you. And may God continue to

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bless the United States of America.

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It’s good to be home. My fellow Americans, Michelle and I have been so touched by all the well-wishes we’ve received over the past few weeks. But tonight it’s my turn to say thanks. Whether we’

ve seen eye-to-eye or rarely agreed at all, my conversations with you, the American people in living rooms and schools; at farms and on factory floors; at diners and on distant outposts are what have kept me honest, kept me inspired, and kept me going. Every day, I learned from you. You made me a better President, and you made me a better man.

I first came to Chicago when I was in my early twenties, still trying to figure out who I was; still searching for a purpose to my life. It was in neighborhoods not far from here where I began working with church groups in the shadows of closed steel mills.

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It was on these streets where I witnessed the power of faith, and the quiet dignity of working people in the face of struggle and loss. This is where I learned that change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged, and come together to demand it.

After eight years as your President, I still believe that. And it’s not just my belief. It’s the

beating heart of our American idea our bold experiment in self-government.

It’s the conviction that we are all created equal, endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

It’s the insistence that these rights, while self-evident, have never been self-executing; that We, the People, through the instrument of our democracy, can form a more perfect union.

For40 years, our nation’s call to citizenship has

given work and purpose to each new generation. It’s

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what led patriots to choose republic over tyranny, pioneers to trek west, slaves to brave that makeshift railroad to freedom. It’s what pulled immigrants and

For white Americans, it means acknowledging that the effects of slavery and Jim Crow didn’t suddenly

treatment, but the equal treatment our Founders promised.

For native-born Americans, it means reminding ourselves that the stereotypes about immigrants today

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were said, almost word for word, about the Irish, Italians, and Poles. America wasn’t weakened by the

presence of these newcomers; they embraced this nation’

s creed, and it was strengthened.

None of this is easy. For too many of us, it’s

become safer to retreat into our own bubbles, whether in our neighborhoods or college campuses or places of worship or our social media feeds, surrounded by people who look like us and share the same political outlook and never challenge our assumptions. The rise of naked partisanship, increasing economic and regional stratification, the splintering of our media into a channel for every taste all this makes this great sorting seem natural, even inevitable. And

increasingly, we become so secure in our bubbles that we accept only information, whether true or not, that

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fits our opinions, instead of basing our opinions on the evidence that’s out there.

This trend represents a third threat to our democracy. Politics is a battle of ideas; in the course of a healthy debate, we’ll prioritize different goals,

making common ground and compromise impossible.

Isn’t that part of what makes politics so dispiriting? How can elected officials rage about deficits when we propose to spend money on preschool for kids, but not when we’re cutting taxes for

Take the challenge of climate change. In just

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eight years, we’ve halved our dependence on foreign oil, doubled our renewable energy, and led the world to an agreement that has the promise to save this planet. But without bolder action, our children won’t have time

to debate the existence of climate change; they’ll be

busy dealing with its effects: environmental disasters, economic disruptions, and waves of climate refugees seeking sanctuary.

It’s that spirit a faith in reason, and enterprise, and the primacy of right over might, that allowed us to resist the lure of fascism and tyranny during the Great Depression, and build a post-World War II order with other democracies, an order based not just on

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military power or national affiliations but on principles the rule of law, human rights, freedoms of religion, speech, assembly, and an independent press.

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law enforcement agencies are more effective and vigilant than ever. We’ve taken out tens of thousands

of terrorists including Osama bin Laden. The global coalition we’re leading against ISIL has taken out their leaders, and taken away about half their territory. ISIL will be destroyed, and no one who threatens America will ever be safe. To all who serve, it has been the honor of my lifetime to be your Commander-in-Chief.

s why, for the past eight years, I’ve worked to put

discrimination against Muslim Americans. That’s why

we cannot withdraw from global fights to expand democracy, and human rights, women’s rights, and LGBT

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vote. When trust in our institutions is low, we should reduce the corrosive influence of money in our politics, and insist on the principles of transparency and ethics in public service. When Congress is dysfunctional, we should draw our districts to encourage politicians to cater to common sense and not rigid extremes.

And all of this depends on our participation; on each of us accepting the responsibility of citizenship, regardless of which way the pendulum of power swings.

In his own farewell address, George Washington wrote that self-government is the underpinning of our safety, prosperity, and liberty, but “from different causes and from different quarters much pains will be taken?to weaken in your minds the conviction of this

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truth;” that we should preserve it with “jealous anxiety;” that we should reject “the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest or to enfeeble the sacred ties” that make

us one.

Ultimately, that’s what our democracy demands.

It needs you. Not just when there’s an election, not

just when your own narrow interest is at stake, but over

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the full span of a lifetime. If you’re tired of arguing

with strangers on the internet, try to talk with one in real life. If something needs fixing, lace up your shoes and do some organizing. If you’re disappointed

by your elected officials, grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run for office yourself. Show up. Dive in. Persevere. Sometimes you’ll win. Sometimes you’

Mine sure has been. Over the course of these eight years, I’ve seen the hopeful faces of young graduates and our newest military officers. I’ve mourned with

grieving families searching for answers, and found grace in Charleston church. I’ve seen our scientists

help a paralyzed man regain his sense of touch, and our wounded warriors walk again. I’ve seen our doctors and

volunteers rebuild after earthquakes and stop

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pandemics in their tracks. I’ve seen the youngest of

children remind us of our obligations to care for refugees, to work in peace, and above all to look out for each other.

believe we pulled this whole thing off.

You’re not the only ones. Michelle for the past twenty-five years, you’ve been not only my wife and

the country proud.

Malia and Sasha, under the strangest of circumstances, you have become two amazing young women,

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smart and beautiful, but more importantly, kind and thoughtful and full of passion. You wore the burden of years in the spotlight so easily. Of all that I’ve done

in my life, I’m most proud to be your dad.

To Joe Biden, the scrappy kid from Scranton who became Delaware’s favorite son: you were the first

To my remarkable staff: For eight years and for some of you, a whole lot more I’ve drawn from your energy,

and tried to reflect back what you displayed every day: heart, and character, and idealism. I’ve watched you

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moved to an unfamiliar town and kind family who welcomed them in, every volunteer who knocked on doors, every young person who cast a ballot for the first time, every American who lived and breathed the hard work of change you are the best supporters and organizers anyone could hope for, and I will forever be grateful. Because yes, you changed the world.

and I believe as a result that the future is in good hands.

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My fellow Americans, it has been the honor of my life to serve you. I won’t stop; in fact, I will be

right there with you, as a citizen, for all my days that remain. For now, whether you’re young or young at heart,

I do have one final ask of you as your President the same thing I asked when you took a chance on me eight years ago.

I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change but in yours.

Yes We Can.

Yes We Did.

Yes We Can.

Thank you. God bless you. And may God continue to bless the United States of America.

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范文四：奥巴马演讲观后感英文　

奥巴马演讲观后感英文

奥巴马无疑是当今最著名的演讲家之一，独特的个人魅力使他的每次演讲都能深入人心。以下内容是品才网小编为您精心整理的奥巴马演讲英文观后感，欢迎参考～

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奥巴马英文演精讲Hello,everybody!T嗷hankyou.Thankyou.T酒hankyou,everybody. Allright,everybody笞goaheadandhaveasea淘t.Howiseverybodydo色ingtoday?(Applause .)HowaboutTimSpiceνr?(Applause.)Iamhe骞rewithstudentsatWa倭kefieldHighSchooli郊nArlington,Virgini槭a.Andwe’vegotstude契ntstuninginfromall惺acrossAmerica,from劢kindergartenthroug荤h12thgrade.AndIamj阕ustsogladthatallco uldjoinustoday.And碟IwanttothankWakefi浜eldforbeingsuchano枚utstandinghost.Giv eyourselvesabigrou赞ndofapplause.(Appl泔ause.)

嗨，大家好!你们今天过人得怎么样?我现在和弗吉尼亚州阿林顿郡踬韦克菲尔德高中的学生们在一起，全国各锅地也有从幼儿园到高三的众多学生们通过伫电视关注这里，我很高兴你们能共同分享荥这一时刻。

Iknowthatfor坼manyofyou,todayist hefirstdayofschoolぜ.Andforthoseofyoui癀nkindergarten,orstぷartingmiddleorhigh担school,it’syourfir stdayinanewschool, soit’sunderstandab潆leifyou’

realittlen溺ervous.Iimaginethe葱rearesomeseniorsou像ttherewhoarefeelin髁gprettygoodrightno坚w--(applause)--wit嵌hjustonemoreyeartoΒgo.Andnomatterwhat蚧gradeyou’rein,some搂ofyouareprobablywi颅shingitwerestillsu笫mmerandyoucould’ve开stayedinbedjustali ttlebitlongerthism兔orning.

我知道，对你们中的许濡多人来说，今天是开学的第一天，你们中嗉的有一些刚刚进入幼儿园或升上初高中，鹰对你们来说，这是在新学校的第一天，因戋此，假如你们感到有些紧张，那也是很正摇常的。我想也会有许多毕业班的学生们正庋自信满满地准备最后一年的冲刺。不过，嫁我想无论你有多大、在读哪个年级，许多抱人都打心底里希望现在还在放暑假，以及忧今天不用那么早起床。

Iknowth雾atfeeling.WhenIwas,young,myfamilylive doverseas.Ilivedin鲑Indonesiaforafewye ars.Andmymother,sh〈edidn’thavethemone逄ytosendmewhereallt茅heAmericankidswent toschool,butshetho却ughtitwasimportant雎formetokeepupwitha竣nAmericaneducation嗦.Soshedecidedtotea chmeextralessonshe绛rself,Mondaythroug蛾

hFriday.Butbecause菅shehadtogotowork,t葭heonlytimeshecould?doitwasat4:30inthe飨morning.

我可以理解这份心情Т。小时候，我们家在大洋彼岸——我们在泐印度尼西亚住过几年。我妈妈没钱送我去躐其他美国孩子们上学的地方去读书，因此结她决定自己给我上课——时间是每周一到截周五的凌晨4点半。

Now,asyo umightimagine,Iwas n’ttoohappyaboutge ttingupthatearly.A ndalotoftimes,I’df肉allasleeprightther朊eatthekitchentable谯.ButwheneverI’dcom畅plain,mymotherwoul矬djustgivemeoneofth复oselooksandshe’dsa流y,"Thisisnopicnicf载ormeeither,buster.冕"(Laughter.)

显然，我不淖怎么喜欢那么早就爬起来，很多时候，我缎就这么在厨房的桌子前睡着了。每当我埋蠹怨的时候，我妈总会用同一副表情看着我说:“小鬼，你以为教你我就很轻松?”

SoIknowthatsomeofy?ouarestilladjustin臧gtobeingbackatscho坪ol.ButI’mheretoday凄becauseIhavesometh魑ingimportanttodisc usswithyou.I’mhere鲒becauseIwanttotalk秦withyouaboutyoured瓶ucationandwhat’sex贾pectedofallofyouin趄thisnewschoolyear.

所以，我可以理解你们中的许多人对于开疹学还需要时间来调整和适应，但今天我站在这里，是为了和你们谈一些重要的事情。我要和你们谈一谈你们每个人的教育，罢以及在新的学年里，你们应当做些什么。

Now,I’vegivenaloto fspeechesabouteduc骅ation.AndI’vetalke疠daboutresponsibili珊tyalot.

我做过许多关于教育的垄讲话，也常常用到“责任”这个词。

I腼’vetalkedaboutteac劈hers’responsibilit憔yforinspiringstude柞ntsandpushingyouto矗learn.

我谈到过教师们有责任激歹励和启迪你们，督促你们学习。

I’v星etalkedaboutyourpa暖rents’responsibili甲tyformakingsureyou stayontrack,andyou getyourhomeworkdon妒e,anddon’tspendeve仆rywakinghourinfron范toftheTVorwiththeX讧box.

我谈到过家长们有责任看管你恸们认真学习、完成作业，不要成天只会看嫘电视或打游戏机。

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garoundschoolsthat燧aren’tworking,wher estudentsaren’tget，tingtheopportuniti棹esthattheydeserve.

我也很多次谈到过政府有责任设定高标准о严要求、协助老师和校长们的工作，改变猸在有些学校里学生得不到应有的学习机会执的现状。

Butattheendof踊theday,wecanhaveth厢emostdedicatedteac鬣hers,themostsuppor券tiveparents,thebes圭tschoolsintheworld版--andnoneofitwillmξakeadifference,non噩eofitwillmatterunl电essallofyoufulfill俑yourresponsibiliti瘗es,unlessyoushowup襄tothoseschools,unl?essyoupayattention震tothoseteachers,un佴lessyoulistentoyou矗rparentsandgrandpa rentsandotheradult峨sandputinthehardwo陷rkittakestosucceed文.That’swhatIwantto样focusontoday:there耗sponsibilityeachof睥youhasforyoureduca訇tion.

但哪怕这一切都达到最好，非哪怕我们有最尽职的教师、最好的家长、藐和最优秀的学校，假如你们不去履行自己怜的责任的话，那么这一切努力都会白费。濑——除非你每天准时去上学、除非你认真禾地听老师讲课、除非你把父母、长辈和其恹

他大人们说的话放在心上、除非你肯付出成功所必需的努力，否则这一切都会失去尸意义。

Iwanttostartwi靛ththeresponsibilit谂yyouhavetoyourself .Everysingleoneofy科ouhassomethingthat恁you’regoodat.Every祺singleoneofyouhass omethingtooffer.An泻dyouhavearesponsib扬ilitytoyourselftod隗iscoverwhatthatis.罘That’stheopportuni川tyaneducationcanpr泗ovide.

题:对于自己的教育，你们中而这就是我今天讲话的主鲎

每一个人的菀责任。首先，我想谈谈你们对于自己有什蠡么责任。你们中的每一个人都会有自己擅ó长的东西，每一个人都是有用之材，而发?现自己的才能是什么，就是你们要对自己摩担起的责任。教育给你们提供了发现自己镤才能的机会。

Maybeyoucou ldbeagreatwriter--绝maybeevengoodenoug谑htowriteabookorart珥iclesinanewspaper-蟪-butyoumightnotkno量wituntilyouwriteth钙atEnglishpaper--th烯atEnglishclasspapeふrthat’sassignedtoy鲛ou.Maybeyoucouldbe謦aninnovatororaninv菘entor--maybeevengo麴odenoughtocomeupwi?ththenextiPhoneort henewmedicineorvac

cine--butyoumightn叹otknowituntilyoudo顼yourprojectforyour液scienceclass.Maybe署youcouldbeamayoror脊asenatororaSupreme祧Courtjustice--buty攘oumightnotknowthatкuntilyoujoinstuden幌tgovernmentorthede檩bateteam.

或许你能写出优美黢的文字——甚至有一天能让那些文字出现懒在书籍和报刊上——但假如不在英语课上搂经常练习写作，你不会发现自己有这样的样天赋;或许你能成为一个发明家、创造家 ——甚至设计出像今天的iPhone一熄样流行的产品，或研制出新的药物与疫苗 ——但假如不在自然科学课程上做上几次乃实验，你不会知道自己有这样的天赋;或寨许你能成为一名议员或最高法院法官，但颉假如你不去加入什么学生会或参加几次辩Δ论赛，你也不会发现自己的才能。

An睬dnomatterwhatyouwa觫nttodowithyourlife静,Iguaranteethatyou伺’llneedaneducation擤todoit.Youwanttobe,adoctor,orateacher ,orapoliceofficer?盘Youwanttobeanurseo吾ranarchitect,alawy耳eroramemberofourmi戛litary?You’regoing?toneedagoodeducati谇onforeverysingleon衬eofthosecareers.Yo痫ucannotdropoutofsc狩

hoolandjustdropint艏oagoodjob.You’vego锢ttotrainforitandwoΓrkforitandlearnfor履it.

而且，我可以向你保证，不管你将来想要做什么，你都需要相应的教育。窄——你想当名医生、当名教师或当名警官й?你想成为护士、成为建筑设计师、律师豁或军人?无论你选择哪一种职业，良好的辉教育都必不可少，这世上不存在不把书念茸完就能拿到好工作的美梦，任何工作，都囱需要你的汗水、训练与学习。

Andt箝hisisn’tjustimport佣antforyourownlifea ndyourownfuture.Wh觖atyoumakeofyouredu侩cationwilldecideno询thinglessthanthefu汜tureofthiscountry. ThefutureofAmerica芷dependsonyou.Whaty艄ou’relearninginsch贺ooltodaywilldeterm峦inewhetherweasanat璀ioncanmeetourgreat岗estchallengesinthe馈future.

不仅仅对于你们个人的狡未来有重要意义，你们的教育如何也会对摧这个国家、乃至世界的未来产生重要影响。今天你们在学校中学习的内容，将会决ㄊ定我们整个国家在未来迎接重大挑战时的拔表现。

You’llneedthek nowledgeandproblem蟀-solvingskillsyoul earninscienceandma赖

thtocurediseasesli?kecancerandAIDS,an dtodevelopnewenerg壮ytechnologiesandpr沫otectourenvironmen t.You’llneedtheins痤ightsandcritical-t hinkingskillsyouga撑ininhistoryandsoci佣alstudiestofightpo vertyandhomelessne燧ss,crimeanddiscrim霜ination,andmakeour蝤nationmorefairandm orefree.You’llneed需thecreativityandin猬genuityyoudevelopi nallyourclassestob掼uildnewcompaniesth茴atwillcreatenewjob嗯sandboostoureconom y.

你们需要在数理科学课程上学习的繇知识和技能，去治疗癌症、艾滋那样的疾毓病，和解决我们面临的能源问题与环境问题;你们需要在历史社科课程上培养出的观察力与判断力，来减轻和消除无家可归乎与贫困、犯罪问题和各种歧视，让这个国家变得更加公平和自由;你们需要在各类杨课程中逐渐累积和发展出来的创新意识和矩思维，去创业和建立新的公司与企业，来制造就业机会和推动经济的增长。

We降needeverysingleone诽ofyoutodevelopyour嶷talentsandyourskil纽lsandyourintellect咎soyoucanhelpusoldfеolkssolveourmostdi?fficultproblems.If淦youdon’tdothat--if瞰

youquitonschool--y鲱ou’renotjustquitti奈ngonyourself,you’r equittingonyourcou璐ntry.

我们需要你们中的每一个人都培养和发展自己的天赋、技能和才智，蛔来解决我们所面对的最困难的问题。假如浞你不这么做——假如你放弃学习——那么鹾你不仅是放弃了自己，也是放弃了你的国咆家。

Now,Iknowit’sno挹talwayseasytodowel郸linschool.Iknowalo绥tofyouhavechalleng腊esinyourlivesright纬nowthatcanmakeitha作rdtofocusonyoursch?oolwork.

当然，我明白，读好壁书并不总是件容易的事。我知道你们中的烨许多人在生活中面临着各种各样的问题，桁很难把精力集中在专心读书之上。

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我知道你们的感受。我父亲在我两岁时晗就离开了家庭，是母亲一人将我们拉扯大?，有时她付不起帐单，有时我们得不到其宛他孩子们都有的东西，有时我会想，假如?父亲在该多好，有时我会感到孤独无助，圉与周围的环境格格不入。

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因此我并铲不总是能专心学习，我做过许多自己觉得孀丢脸的事情，也惹出过许多不该惹的麻烦挈，我的生活岌岌可危，随时可能急转直下忧。

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但我很幸运。我在许多事上都得到歃了重来的机会，我得

到了去大学读法学院塘、实现自己梦想的机会。我的妻子——现萌在得叫她第一夫人米歇尔奥巴马了——也膂有着相似的人生故事，她的父母都没读过大学，也没有什么财产，但他们和她都辛浊勤工作，好让她有机会去这个国家最优秀侪的学校读书。

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你们中有些人可能没有这些卩有利条件，或许你的生活中没有能为你提?供帮助和支持的长辈，或许你的某个家长冗没有工作、经济拮据，或许你住的社区不鬏那么安全，或许你认识一些会对你产生不莲良影响的朋友，等等。

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但归隹根结底，你的生活状况——你的长相、出帛身、经济条件、家庭氛围——都不是疏忽税学业和态度恶劣的借口，这些不是你去跟苗老师顶嘴、逃课、或是辍学的借口，这些盂不是你不好好读书的借口。

Where蒜youarerightnowdoes n’thavetodetermine朱whereyou’llendup.N oone’swrittenyourd鲜estinyforyou,becau遣sehereinAmerica,yo鐾uwriteyourowndesti耋ny.Youmakeyourownf涮uture.

你的未来，并不取决于你现在的生活有多好或多坏。没有人为你编瞢排好你的命运，在美国，你的命运由你自祉己书写，你的未来由你自己掌握。

Th些at’swhatyoungpeopl筘elikeyouaredoingev剧eryday,allacrossAm黔erica.

而在这片土地上的每个地筅方，千千万万和你一样的年轻人正是这样躇在书写着自己的命运。

Youngpe渭oplelikeJazminPere莜z,fromRoma,Texas.J淑azmindidn’tspeakEn玳glishwhenshefirsts?tartedschool.Neith芹erofherparentshadg捍onetocollege.Butsh颉eworkedhard,earned仇goodgrades,andgota scholarshiptoBrown疵University--isnowi鑫ngraduateschool,st udyingpublichealth龠,onherwaytobecomin阍gDr.JazminPerez.

例佬如德克萨斯州罗马市的贾斯敏佩雷兹(J鼋azminPerez)。刚进学校时，键她根本不会说英语，她住的地方几乎没人惋上过大学，她的父母也没有受过高等教育，但她努力学习，取得了优异的成绩，靠奖学金进入了布朗大学，如今正在攻读公共卫生专业的博士学位。

I’mthi箫nkingaboutAndoniSc hultz,fromLosAltos螂,California,who’sf怃oughtbraincancersi蒈ncehewasthree.He’s咭hadtoendureallsort骀softreatmentsandsu免rgeries,oneofwhich?affectedhismemory,椐soittookhimmuchlon ger--hundredsofext rahours--todohissc夺hoolwork.Butheneve饫rfellbehind.He’she昌adedtocollegethisf叛all.

我还想起了加利福尼亚州洛斯拉图斯市的安多尼舒尔兹(Andoni钧Schultz)，他从三岁起就开始与脑癌病魔做斗争，他熬过了一次次治疗与条手术——其中一次影响了他的记忆，因此他得花出比常人多几百个小时的时间来完寓成学业，但他从不曾落下自己的功课。这舐个秋天，他要开始在大学读书了。

An蟾dthenthere’sShante醍llSteve,frommyhomeΣtownofChicago,Illi鸟nois.Evenwhenbounc峄ingfromfosterhomet ofosterhomeintheto驶ughestneighborhood糍sinthecity,shemana?gedtogetajobataloc alhealthcarecenter剪,startaprogramtoke锍epyoungpeopleoutof馑gangs,andshe’sontr煜acktograduatehighs拉choolwithhonorsand蕃goontoJazmin,Andon酋i,andShantellaren’鲢tanydifferentfromaènyofyou.Theyfacech allengesintheirliv床esjustlikeyoudo.In somecasesthey’vego奁titalotworseofftha莒nmanyofyou.Butthey岛refusedtogiveup.Th eychosetotakerespo谙nsibilityfortheirl?ives,fortheireduca漾tion,andsetgoalsfo寄rthemselves.AndIex婷pectallofyoutodoth esame.

又比如在我的家乡，伊利苎诺斯州芝加哥市，身为孤儿的香特尔史蒂虾夫(ShantellSteve)换过尖多次收养家庭，从小在治安很差的地区长母大，但她努力争取到了在当地保健站工作俸的机会、发起了一个让青少年远离犯罪团寓伙的项目，很快，她也将以优异的成绩从袈中学毕业，去大学深造。贾斯敏、安多尼闵和香特尔与你们并没有什么不同。和你们猎一样，他们也在生活中遭遇各种各样的困闺难与问题，但他们拒绝放弃，他们选择为Ζ自己的教育担起责任、给自己定下奋斗的苏目标。我希望你们中的每一个人，都能做舻得到这些。

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因此，在今天，我号召你们每一个人都为自鸿己的教育定下一个目标——并在之后，尽自己的一切努力去实现它。你的目标可以挈很简单，像是完成作业、认真听讲或每天抑阅读——或许你打算参加一些课外活动，陌或在社区做些志愿工作;或许你决定为那近些因为长相或出身等等原因而受嘲弄或欺,负的孩子做主、维护他们的权益，因为你谠和我一样，认为每个孩子都应该能有一个安全的学习环境;或许你认为该学着更好的照顾自己，来为将来的学习做准备??禁当然，除此之外，我希望你们都多多洗手诵、感到身体不舒服的时候要多在家休息，免得大家在秋冬感冒高发季节都得流感。

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hatyourtickettosuc鄞cessisthroughrappi屈ngorbasketballorbe留ingarealityTVstar.轳Chancesareyou’reno扎tgoingtobeanyoftho捣sethings.

不管你决定做什么董，我都希望你能坚持到底，希望你能真的谔下定决心。我知道有些时候，电视上播放蓿的节目会让你产生这样那样的错觉，似乎巾你不需要付出多大的努力就能腰缠万贯、辔功成名就——你会认为只要会唱rap、枪会打篮球或参加个什么真人秀节目就能坐榜享其成，但现实是，你几乎没有可能走上处其中任何一条道路。

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因为，成功是件难事。你不可能对要读的每门课程都兴趣盎赇然，你不可能和每名带课教师都相处顺利晁，你也不可能每次都遇上看起来和现实生癜活有关的作业。而且，并不是每件事，你笳都能在头一次尝试时获得成功。

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tfailures.Rowling’诮s--whowroteHarryPo tter--herfirstHarr蓣yPotterbookwasreje居cted12timesbeforei晴twasfinallypublish刳ed.MichaelJordanwa砚scutfromhishighsch绲oolbasketballteam.嗍Helosthundredsofga胛mesandmissedthousa少ndsofshotsduringhi scareer.Butheonces既aid,"Ihavefailedov erandoverandoverag踮aininmylife.Andtha衤t’swhyIsucceed.

"但鸶那没有关系。因为在这个世界上，最最成洗功的人们往往也经历过最多的失败。罗琳仙的第一本《哈利?波特》被出版商拒绝了广十二次才最终出版;迈克尔?乔丹上高中厘时被学校的篮球队刷了下来，在他的职业桢生涯里，他输了几百场比赛、投失过几千瘗次射篮，知道他是怎么说的吗?“我一生不停地失败、失败再失败，这就是我现在成功的原因。”

Thesepeopl缥esucceededbecauset斯heyunderstoodthaty罚oucan’tletyourfail荞uresdefineyou--you迩havetoletyourfailu菥resteachyou.Youhav眠etoletthemshowyouw hattododifferently骢thenexttime.Soifyo ugetintotrouble,th?atdoesn’tmeanyou’r eatroublemaker,itm辄eansyouneedtotryha僦rdertoactright.Ify蹒ougetabadgrade,tha?tdoesn’tmeanyou’

re耻stupid,itjustmeans劲youneedtospendmore?timestudying.

他们的成,功，源于他们明白人不能让失败左右自己筅——而是要从中吸取经验。从失败中，你鸩可以明白下一次自己可以做出怎样的改变 ;假如你惹了什么麻烦，那并不说明你就玫是个捣蛋贵，而是在提醒你，在将来要对拗自己有更严格的要求;假如你考了个低分嫠，那并不说明你就比别人笨，而是在告诉户你，自己得在学习上花更多的时间。

N眢oone’sbornbeinggoo datallthings.Yoube碴comegoodatthingsth roughhardwork.You’祆renotavarsityathle黟tethefirsttimeyoup纸layanewsport.Youdo槔n’thiteverynotetheūfirsttimeyousingas福ong.You’vegottopra咀ctice.Thesameprinc娣ipleappliestoyours涡choolwork.Youmight havetodoamathprobl;emafewtimesbeforey去ougetitright.Youmi濡ghthavetoreadsomet hingafewtimesbefor颛eyouunderstandit.Y oudefinitelyhaveto耻doafewdraftsofapap澌erbeforeit’sgooden昨oughtohandin.

没有哪一惴个人一生出来就擅长做什么事情的，只有碹努力才能培养出技能。任何人都不是在第肥一次接触一项体育运动时就成为校队的代款表，任何人都不是在第一次唱一首歌时就

找准每一个音，一切都需要熟能生巧。对智于学业也是一样，你或许要反复运算才能晕解出一道数学题的正确答案，你或许需要竹读一段文字好几遍才能理解它的意思，你龙或许得把论文改上好几次才能符合提交的摞标准。这都是很正常的。

Don’tb郅eafraidtoaskquesti愀ons.Don’tbeafraidt oaskforhelpwhenyou鹃needit.Idothatever嘎yday.Askingforhelp晶isn’tasignofweakne谧ss,it’sasignofstre魃ngthbecauseitshows确youhavethecouraget oadmitwhenyoudon’t陧knowsomething,andt埭hatthenallowsyouto庳learnsomethingnew.漤Sofindanadultthaty先outrust--aparent,a埯grandparentorteach普er,acoachoracounse骤lor--andaskthemtoh荚elpyoustayontrackt隼omeetyourgoals.

不要蚂害怕提问。不要不敢向他人求助。——我且每天都在这么做。求助并不是软弱的表现叽，恰恰相反，它说明你有勇气承认自己的韫不足、并愿意去学习新的知识。所以，有з不懂时，就向大人们求助吧——找个你信雪得过的对象，例如父母、长辈、老师、教练或辅导员——让他们帮助你向目标前进娌。

Andevenwhenyou’r忍estruggling,evenwh?enyou’rediscourage霖d,andyoufeellikeot厮herpeoplehavegiven慷uponyou,don’teverg粱iveuponyourself,be晕

causewhenyougiveup犁onyourself,yougive羹uponyourcountry.

你村要记住，哪怕你表现不好、哪怕你失去信蒙心、哪怕你觉得身边的人都已经放弃了你肋——永远不要自己放弃自己。因为当你放滩弃自己的时候，你也放弃了自己的国家。

ThestoryofAmericai渔sn’taboutpeoplewho帙quitwhenthingsgott鹏ough.It’saboutpeop稽lewhokeptgoing,who triedharder,wholov泅edtheircountrytoom铀uchtodoanythingles你sthantheirbest.

美国唇不是一个人们遭遇困难就轻易放弃的国度，在这个国家，人们坚持到底、人们加倍努力，为了他们所热爱的国度，每一个人篑都尽着自己最大的努力，不会给自己留任狷何余地。

It’sthestoryo幽fstudentswhosatwhe竖reyousit250yearsag斜o,andwentontowagea效revolutionandtheyf漂oundedthisnation.Y荒oungpeople.Student镳swhosatwhereyousit挹75yearsagowhooverc谜ameaDepressionandw onaworldwar;whofou冕ghtforcivilrightsa ndputamanonthemoon谁.Studentswhosatwhe揶reyousit20yearsago婺whofoundedGooglean棚

dTwitterandFaceboo亳kandchangedthewayw螳ecommunicatewithea临chother.

250年前，有一群à和你们一样的学生，他们之后奋起努力、垮用一场革命最终造就了这个国家;75年漉前，有一群和你们一样的学生，他们之后嘬战胜了大萧条、赢得了二战;就在20年洳前，和你们一样的学生们，他们后来创立ㄒ了Google、Twitter和Fa帼cebook，改变了我们人与人之间沟餍通的方式。

Sotoday,Iwan崴ttoaskallofyou,wha t’syourcontributio篇ngoingtobe?Whatpro blemsareyougoingto仳solve?Whatdiscover偃ieswillyoumake?Wha阁twillaPresidentwho笮comesherein20or50o狲r100yearssayaboutw髹hatallofyoudidfort伥hiscountry?

因此，今天我俳想要问你们，你们会做出什么样的贡献?告你们将解决什么样的难题?你们能发现什诅么样的事物?二十、五十或百年之后，假劲如那时的美国总统也来做一次开学演讲的左话，他会怎样描述你们对这个国家所做的疚一切?

Now,yourfamili甫es,yourteachers,an忏dIaredoingeverythi萎ngwecantomakesurey傍ouhavetheeducation名youneedtoanswerthe恕sequestions.I’mwor砭kinghardtofixupyou rclassroomsandgety芫

outhebooksandtheeq uipmentandthecompu湄tersyouneedtolearnベ.Butyou’vegottodoy ourpart,too.SoIexp党ectallofyoutogetse riousthisyear.Iexpㄑectyoutoputyourbes派teffortintoeveryth瞟ingyoudo.Iexpectgr疠eatthingsfromeacho拒fyou.Sodon’tletusd河own.Don’tletyourfa埭milydownoryourcoun夤trydown.Mostofall,减don’tletyourselfdo嘱wn.Makeusallproud.立

你们的家长、你们的老师和我，每一个冢人都在尽最大的努力，确保你们都能得到侑应有的教育来回答这些问题。例如我正在炒努力为你们提供更安全的教室、更多的书後籍、更先进的设施与计算机。但你们也要鲶担起自己的责任。因此我要求你们在今年惝能够认真起来，我要求你们尽心地去做自泸己着手的每一件事，我要求你们每一个人蛛都有所成就。请不要让我们失望——不要眨让你的家人、你的国家和你自己失望。你蜜们要成为我们骄傲，我知道，你们一定可晁以做到。

Thankyouverym幔uch,everybody.Godbㄟlessyou.GodblessAm垄erica.Thankyou.

谢谢孚大家，上帝保佑你们，上帝保佑美国。

范文五：奥巴马离职演讲英文-

奥巴马离职演讲英文

奥巴马离职演讲中文

OBAMA: Hello Skybrook!

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It’s good to be home!

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Thank you, everybody!

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you so much, thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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It’s good to be home.

Thank you.

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We’re on live TV here, I’ve got to move.

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You can tell that I’m a lame duck, because nobody is following

instructions.

(LAUGHTER)

Everybody have a seat.

My fellow Americans, Michelle and I have been so touched by all the well-wishes that we’ve received over the past few weeks. But

tonight it’s my turn to say thanks.

Whether we have seen eye-to-eye or rarely agreed at all, my conversations with you, the American people — in living rooms

and in schools; at farms and on factory floors; at diners and on distant

military outposts — those conversations are what have kept me

honest, and kept me inspired, and kept me going. And every day, I have

learned from you. You made me a better president, and you made me a better man.

So I first came to Chicago when I was in my early twenties, and I was still trying to figure out who I was; still searching for a purpose to my life. And it was a neighborhood not far from here where I began

working with church groups in the shadows of closed steel mills.

It was on these streets where I witnessed the power of faith, and the quiet dignity of working people in the face of struggle and loss. (CROWD CHANTING “FOUR MORE YEARS”)

I can’t do that.

Now this is where I learned that change only happens when ordinary people get involved, and they get engaged, and they come together to demand it.

After eight years as your president, I still believe that. And it’s not

just my belief. It’s the beating heart of our American idea — our

bold experiment in self-government.

It’s the conviction that we are all created equal, endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

It’s the insistence that these rights, while self-evident, have never been self-executing; that We, the People, through the instrument of

our democracy, can form a more perfect union.

What a radical idea, the great gift that our Founders gave to us. The freedom to chase our individual dreams through our sweat, and toil, and imagination — and the imperative to strive together as well, to achieve a common good, a greater good.

For 240 years, our nation’s call to citizenship has given work and

purpose to each new generation. It’s what led patriots to choose

republic over tyranny, pioneers to trek west, slaves to brave that makeshift railroad to freedom.

It’s what pulled immigrants and refugees across oceans and the Rio Grande. It’s what pushed women to reach for the ballot. It’s what

powered workers to organize. It’s why GIs gave their lives at Omaha

Beach and Iwo Jima; Iraq and Afghanistan — and why men and

women from Selma to Stonewall were prepared to give theirs as well. (APPLAUSE)

So that’s what we mean when we say America is exceptional. Not that our nation has been flawless from the start, but that we have

shown the capacity to change, and make life better for those who follow.

Yes, our progress has been uneven. The work of democracy has always been hard. It has been contentious. Sometimes it has been bloody. For every two steps forward, it often feels we take one step back. But the long sweep of America has been defined by forward

motion, a constant widening of our founding creed to embrace all, and not just some.

(APPLAUSE)

If I had told you eight years ago that America would reverse a great recession, reboot our auto industry, and unleash the longest

stretch of job creation in our history — if I had told you that we

would open up a new chapter with the Cuban people, shut down Iran’s nuclear weapons program without firing a shot, take out the

mastermind of 9-11 — if I had told you that we would win

marriage equality and secure the right to health insurance for

another 20 million of our fellow citizens — if I had told you all that,

you might have said our sights were set a little too high.

But that’s what we did. That’s what you did. You were the

change. The answer to people’s hopes and, because of you, by

almost every measure, America is a better, stronger place than it was when we started.

In 10 days the world will witness a hallmark of our democracy. No, no, no, no, no. The peaceful transfer of power from one

freely-elected President to the next. I committed to President-Elect Trump that my administration would ensure the smoothest possible transition, just as President Bush did for me.

Because it’s up to all of us to make sure our government can help us meet the many challenges we still face. We have what we need to do so. We have everything we need to meet those challenges. After all, we remain the wealthiest, most powerful, and most respected nation on earth.

Our youth, our drive, our diversity and openness, our boundless capacity for risk and reinvention means that the future should be ours. But that potential will only be realized if our democracy works. Only if our politics better reflects the decency of our people. Only if all of us, regardless of party affiliation or particular interests help restore the sense of common purpose that we so badly need right now. And that’s what I want to focus on tonight, the state of our democracy. Understand democracy does not require uniformity. Our founders argued, they quarreled, and eventually they compromised. They expected us to do the same. But they knew that democracy does require a basic sense of solidarity. The idea that, for all our outward differences, we’re all in this together, that we rise or fall as one.

There have been moments throughout our history that threatened that solidarity. And the beginning of this century has been one of those times. A shrinking world, growing inequality, demographic change, and the specter of terrorism. These forces haven’t just

tested our security and our prosperity, but are testing our democracy as well. And how we meet these challenges to our democracy will determine our ability to educate our kids and create good jobs and protect our homeland.

In other words, it will determine our future. To begin with, our democracy won’t work without a sense that everyone has

economic opportunity.

(APPLAUSE)

And the good news is that today the economy is growing again. Wages, incomes, home values and retirement accounts are all rising again. Poverty is falling again.

(APPLAUSE)

The wealthy are paying a fair share of taxes. Even as the stock market shatters records, the unemployment rate is near a 10-year low. The uninsured rate has never, ever been lower.

(APPLAUSE)

Health care costs are rising at the slowest rate in 50 years. And I’ve

said, and I mean it, anyone can put together a plan that is

demonstrably better than the improvements we’ve made to our

health care system, that covers as many people at less cost, I will publicly support it.

(APPLAUSE)

Because that, after all, is why we serve. Not to score points or take credit. But to make people’s lives better.

(APPLAUSE)

But, for all the real progress that we’ve made, we know it’s not

enough. Our economy doesn’t work as well or grow as fast when a

few prosper at the expense of a growing middle class, and ladders for folks who want to get into the middle class.

(APPLAUSE)

That’s the economic argument. But stark inequality is also

corrosive to our democratic idea. While the top 1 percent has amassed a bigger share of wealth and income, too many of our

families in inner cities and in rural counties have been left behind.

The laid off factory worker, the waitress or health care worker who’

s just barely getting by and struggling to pay the bills. Convinced that the game is fixed against them. That their government only serves the interest of the powerful. That’s a recipe for more

cynicism and polarization in our politics.

Now there’re no quick fixes to this long-term trend. I agree, our trade should be fair and not just free. But the next wave of economic dislocations won’t come from overseas. It will come from

the

relentless pace of automation that makes a lot of good middle class jobs obsolete.

And so we’re going to have to forge a new social compact to guarantee all our kids the education they need.

(APPLAUSE)

To give workers the power?

(APPLAUSE)

? to unionize for better wages.

(CHEERS)

To update the social safety net to reflect the way we live now. (APPLAUSE)

And make more reforms to the tax code so corporations and the individuals who reap the most from this new economy don’t avoid

their obligations to the country that’s made their very success

possible.

(CHEERS)

(APPLAUSE)

We can argue about how to best achieve these goals. But we

can’t be complacent about the goals themselves. For if we don’t

create opportunity for all people, the disaffection and division that has stalled our progress will only sharpen in years to come.

There’s a second threat to our democracy. And this one is as old as our nation itself.

After my election there was talk of a post-racial America. And such a vision, however well intended, was never realistic. Race remains a potent?

(APPLAUSE)

? and often divisive force in our society.

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