名人演讲：国会大厦告别演讲

1、名人演讲：国会大厦告别演讲道格拉斯麦克阿瑟，美国陆军五星上将，名人演讲：国会大厦告别演讲。出生于阿肯色州小石城的军人世家。1899年中学毕业后考入西点军校，1903年以名列第一的优异成绩毕业，到工程兵部队任职，并赴菲律宾执勤。麦克阿瑟有过50年的军事实践经验，被美国国民称之为“一代老兵”，而其自身的又曾是“美国最年轻的准将、西点军校最年轻的校长、美国陆军历史上最年轻的陆军参谋长”，凭借精妙的军事谋略和敢战敢胜的胆略，麦克阿瑟堪称美国战争史上的奇才。提起这句话：“老兵永远不死，只会慢慢凋零”（oldsoldiersneverdie,thejustfade*），就不由得想起那个叼着玉米棒子烟斗的麦

2、克阿瑟，和他在1951年4月19日被解职后在国会大厦发表的题为老兵不死著名演讲。我即将结束五十二年的军旅生涯。我从军是在本世纪开始之前，而这是我童年的希望与梦想的实现。自从我在西点军校的教练场上宣誓以来，这个世界已经过多次变化，而我的希望与梦想早已消逝，但我仍记着当时最流行的一首军歌词，极为自豪地宣示“老兵永远不死，只会慢慢凋零”。iamlosingm52earsofmilitarservie.henijoinedthearm,evenbeforetheturnoftheentur,itasthefulfillmentofallofmboishhopesanddreams.theorldhas

3、turnedovermantimessineitooktheoathontheplainatestpoint,andthehopesanddreamshavelongsinevanished,butistillremembertherefrainofoneofthemostpopularbarrakballadsofthatdahihprolaimedmostproudlthatoldsoldiersneverdie;thejustfade*.就像这首歌中的老兵，一位想尽一已之责的老兵，而上帝也赐予光辉使他能看清这一项责任，而我现在结束了军旅生涯，而逐渐凋谢。andliketheoldsold

4、ierofthatballad,inolosemmilitarareerandjustfade*,anoldsoldierhotriedtodohisdutasgodgavehimthelighttoseethatdut.演讲全文：m*rthur:fareelladdresstoongressmr.president,mr.speaker,anddistinguishedmembersoftheongress:istandonthisrostrumithasenseofdeephumilitandgreatpride-humilitintheeightofthosegreatamerianar

5、hitetsofourhistorhohavestoodherebeforeme;prideintherefletionthatthishomeoflegislativedebaterepresentshumanlibertinthepurestformetdevised.hereareenteredthehopesandaspirationsandfaithoftheentirehumanrae.idonotstandhereasadvoateforanpartisanause,fortheissuesarefundamentalandreahquitebeondtherealmofpart

6、isanonsideration.themustberesolvedonthehighestplaneofnationalinterestifourourseistoprovesoundandourfutureproteted.itrust,therefore,thatouilldomethejustieofreeivingthathihihavetosaassolelexpressingtheonsideredviepointofafelloamerian.iaddressouithneitherranornorbitternessinthefadingtilightoflife,ithbu

7、tonepurposeinmind:toservemountr.theissuesareglobalandsointerlokedthattoonsidertheproblemsofonesetor,oblivioustothoseofanother,isbuttoourtdisasterforthehole.hileasiaismonlreferredtoasthegateatoeurope,itisnolesstruethateuropeisthegateatoasia,andthebroadinflueneoftheoneannotfailtohaveitsimpatupontheoth

8、er.therearethoseholaimourstrengthisinadequatetoprotetonbothfronts,thateannotdivideoureffort.ianthinkofnogreaterexpressionofdefeatism.ifapotentialenemandividehisstrengthontofronts,itisforustoounterhiseffort.themunistthreatisaglobalone.itssuessfuladvaneinonesetorthreatensthedestrutionofeverothersetor.

9、ouannotappeaseorotherisesurrendertomunisminasiaithoutsimultaneouslunderminingoureffortstohaltitsadvaneineurope.beondpointingoutthesegeneraltruisms,ishallonfinemdisussiontothegeneralareasofasia.beforeonemaobjetivelassessthesituationnoexistingthere,hemustprehendsomethingofasiaspastandtherevolutionarha

10、ngeshihhavemarkedherourseuptothepresent.longexploitedbtheso-alledolonialpoers,ithlittleopportunittoahieveandegreeofsoialjustie,individualdignit,orahigherstandardoflifesuhasguidedouronnobleadministrationinthephilippines,thepeoplesofasiafoundtheiropportunitinthearjustpasttothroofftheshaklesofolonialis

11、mandnoseethedanofneopportunit,aheretoforeunfeltdignit,andtheself-respetofpolitialfreedom.musteringhalfoftheearthspopulation,and60perentofitsnaturalresouresthesepeoplesarerapidlonsolidatinganefore,bothmoralandmaterial,ithhihtoraisethelivingstandardanderetadaptationsofthedesignofmodernprogresstotheiro

12、ndistintulturalenvironments.hetheroneadherestotheoneptofolonizationornot,hissituation,itbeesvitalthatouronountrorientitspoliiesinonso

13、naneiththisbasievolutionaronditionratherthanpursueaourseblindtotherealitthattheolonialeraisnopastandtheasianpeoplesovettherighttoshapetheironfreedestin.hattheseeknoisfriendlguidane,understanding,andsupport-notimperiousdiretion-thedignitofequalitandnottheshameofsubjugation.theirpre-arstandardoflife,p

14、itifulllo,isinfinitelloernointhedevastationleftinarsake.orldideologiesplalittlepartinasianthinkingandarelittleunderstood.hatthepeoplesstriveforistheopportunitforalittlemorefoodintheirstomahs,alittlebetterlothingontheirbaks,alittlefirmerroofovertheirheads,andtherealizationofthenormalnationalisturgefo

15、rpolitialfreedom.thesepolitial-soialonditionshavebutanindiretbearinguponouronnationalseurit,butdoformabakdroptoontemporarplanninghihmustbethoughtfullonsideredifearetoavoidthepitfallsofunrealism.ofmorediretandimmediatelbearinguponournationalseuritarethehangesroughtinthestrategipotentialofthepaifioean

16、intheourseofthepastar.priortheretotheesternstrategifrontieroftheunitedstateslaontheliterallineoftheamerias,ithanexposedislandsalientextendingoutthroughh*ii,mida,andguamtothephilippines.thatsalientprovednotanoutpostofstrengthbutanavenueofeaknessalonghihtheenemouldanddidattak.thepaifiasapotentialareao

17、fadvaneforanpredatorforeintentuponstrikingattheborderinglandareas.allthisashangedbourpaifivitor.ourstrategifrontierthenshiftedtoembraetheentirepaifioean,hihbeameavastmoattoprotetusaslongaseheldit.indeed,itatsasaprotetiveshieldforalloftheameriasandallfreelandsofthepaifioeanarea.eontrolittotheshoresof

18、asiabahainofislandsextendinginanarfromthealeutianstothemariannasheldbusandourfreeallies.fromthisislandhaineandominateithseaandairpoereverasiatiportfromvladivostoktosingapore-ithseaandairpoereverport,asisaid,fromvladivostoktosingapore-andpreventanhostilemovementintothepaifi.anpredatorattakfromasiamus

19、tbeanamphibiouseffort.*noamphibiousforeanbesuessfulithoutontrolofthesealanesandtheairoverthoselanesinitsavenueofadvane.ithnavalandairsupremaandmodestgroundelementstodefendbases,anmajorattakfromontinentalasiatoardusorourfriendsinthepaifiouldbedoomedtofailure.undersuhonditions,thepaifinolongerrepresen

20、tsmenaingavenuesofapproahforaprospetiveinvader.itassumes,instead,thefriendlaspetofapeaefullake.ourlineofdefenseisanaturaloneandanbemaintainedithaminimumofmilitareffortandexpense.itenvisionsnoattakagainstanone,nordoesitprovidethebastionsessentialforoffensiveoperations,butproperlmaintained,ouldbeaninv

21、inibledefenseagainstaggression.theholdingofthisliteraldefenselineintheesternpaifiisentireldependentuponholdingallsegmentsthereof;foranmajorbreahofthatlinebanunfriendlpoerouldrendervulnerabletodeterminedattakeverothermajorsegment.thisisamilitarestimateastohihihaveettofindamilitarleaderhoilltakeexepti

22、on.forthatreason,ihavestronglremendedinthepast,asamatterofmilitarurgen,thatundernoirumstanesmustformosafallundermunistontrol.suhaneventualitouldatonethreatenthefreedomofthephilippinesandthelossofjapanandmightellforeouresternfrontierbaktotheoastofalifornia,oregonandashington.tounderstandthehangeshihn

23、oappearuponthehinesemainland,onemustunderstandthehangesinhineseharaterandultureoverthepast50ears.hina,upto50earsago,aspletelnon-homogenous,beingpartmentedintogroupsdividedagainsteahother.thear-makingtendenasalmostnon-existent,asthestillfolloedthetenetsoftheonfuianidealofpaifistulture.attheturnofthee

24、ntur,undertheregimeofhangtsolin,effortstoardgreaterhomogeneitproduedthestartofanationalisturge.thisasfurtherandmoresuessfulldevelopedundertheleadershipofhiangkai-shek,buthasbeenbroughttoitsgreatestfruitionunderthepresentregimetothepointthatithasnotakenontheharaterofaunitednationalismofinreasingldomi

25、nant,aggressivetendenies.throughthesepast50earsthehinesepeoplehavethusbeemilitarizedintheironeptsandintheirideals.thenoonstituteexellentsoldiers,ithpetentstaffsandmanders.thishasproduedaneanddominantpoerinasia,hih,foritsonpurposes,isalliedithsovietrussiabuthihinitsononeptsandmethodshasbeeaggressivel

26、imperialisti,ithalustforexpansionandinreasedpoernormaltothistpeofimperialism.thereislittleoftheideologialonepteitheroneaoranotherinthehinesemake-up.thestandardoflivingissoloandtheapitalaumulationhasbeensothoroughldissipatedbarthatthemassesaredesperateandeagertofolloanleadershiphihseemstopromisetheal

27、leviationofloalstringenies.ihavefromthebeginningbelievedthatthehinesemunistssupportofthenorthkoreansasthedominantone.theirinterestsare,atpresent,paralleliththoseofthesoviet.butibelievethattheaggressivenessreentldisplaednotonlinkoreabutalsoinindo-hinaandtibetandpointingpotentialltoardthesouthrefletsp

28、redominantlthesamelustfortheexpansionofpoerhihhasanimatedeverould-beonquerorsinethebeginningoftime.thejapanesepeople,sinethear,haveundergonethegreatestreformationreordedinmodernhistor.ithamendableill,eagernesstolearn,andmarkedapaittounderstand,thehave,fromtheashesleftinarsake,eretedinjapananedifiede

29、diatedtothesupremaofindividuallibertandpersonaldignit;andintheensuingproesstherehasbeenreatedatrulrepresentativegovernmentmittedtotheadvaneofpolitialmoralit,freedomofeonomienterprise,andsoialjustie.politiall,eonomiall,andsoialljapanisnoabreastofmanfreenationsoftheearthandillnotagainfailtheuniversaltrust.thatitmabeountedupontoieldaprofoundlbenefiialinflueneovertheourseofeventsinasiaisattestedbthemagnifientmannerinhihthejapanesepeoplehavemetthereenthallengeofar,unrest,andonfusionsurroundingthemfromtheou