公眾人物畢業(yè)演講(MP3+字幕)第115期:奧巴馬美國(guó)軍事學(xué)院(19)

America does not simply stand for stability or theabsence of conflict no matter what the cost

美國(guó)并非希望不擇手段 追求穩(wěn)定與和平

We stand for the more lasting peace that can onlycome through opportunity and freedom for peopleeverywhere

我們堅(jiān)信持久的和平 只能通過(guò)各地人民享有同等的機(jī)會(huì)和自由來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)

Which brings me to the fourth and final element of American leadership:

這就過(guò)渡到了美國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的第四點(diǎn) 也是最后一點(diǎn)

Our willingness to act on behalf of human dignity

我們?cè)敢獯砣祟?lèi)尊嚴(yán)采取行動(dòng)

America's support for democracy and human rights goes beyond idealism it is a matter ofnational security

美國(guó)對(duì)民主和人權(quán)的倡導(dǎo)并不只是理想主義 這還關(guān)乎實(shí)際的國(guó)際安全

Democracies are our closest friends and are far less likely to go to war

民主是我們最親密的朋友 它讓我們能夠盡可能地遠(yuǎn)離戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)

Economies based on free and open markets perform better and become markets for our goods

基于自由和開(kāi)放市場(chǎng)的經(jīng)濟(jì)體能夠更好地運(yùn)作 而且能夠成為我們商品的市場(chǎng)

Respect for human rights is an antidote to instability and the grievances that fuel violenceand terror

對(duì)人權(quán)的尊重是社會(huì)動(dòng)蕩的解毒劑 能夠降低滋生暴力和恐怖的不滿(mǎn)情緒

A new century has brought no end to tyranny

暴政并沒(méi)有隨新世紀(jì)的到來(lái)而消失

In capitals around the globe including, unfortunately, some of America's partners there hasbeen a crackdown on civil society

在世界很多國(guó)家 甚至包括美國(guó)的一些盟國(guó) 公民社會(huì)都遭到了壓制

The cancer of corruption has enriched too many governments and their cronies and enragedcitizens from remote villages to iconic squares

腐敗的毒瘤讓太多政府和關(guān)系者中飽私囊 讓舉國(guó)上下的公民無(wú)不為之憤怒

And watching these trends, or the violent upheavals in parts of the Arab Worldit's easy to becynical

看到這種趨勢(shì) 看到阿拉伯世界部分地區(qū)的暴力動(dòng)蕩 人們很容易心寒

But remember that because of America's efforts because of American diplomacy and foreignassistance as well as the sacrifices of our military

不過(guò)記住 美國(guó)還在努力 由于美國(guó)的外交和對(duì)外援助 以及美國(guó)軍隊(duì)的犧牲和付出

more people live under elected governments today than at any time in human history

越來(lái)越多的人生活在民選政府下 這是歷史上前所未有過(guò)的