勵(lì)志英文演講稿十五篇

第勵(lì)志英文演講稿十五篇?jiǎng)?lì)志英文演講稿十五篇

勵(lì)志英文演講稿篇1敬愛的老師、親愛的同學(xué)們：

大家好!今天我講話的題目是：與好書為友，以讀書為樂。

Dearleadersandschoolfellows,goodmorning,todaymyspeechisBeafriendofgoodbooksandenjoyreading!

書是人類進(jìn)步的階梯。生活里沒有書籍，就好像大地沒有陽光;智慧里沒有書籍，就好像鳥兒沒有翅膀。讀書是成長的基石，讀書是精彩人生的開始。古今中外眾多志士偉人都是勤奮讀書的楷模。

Booksaretheladdersofhumanprogress.Alifewithoutabookisliketheearthwithoutsunshine.Readingisthefoundationofourgrowth,readingisthebeginningofawonderfullife.Manygreatmeninhistoryareourrolemodels.

同學(xué)們，知識改變命運(yùn)，學(xué)習(xí)成就未來。希望大家與好書為友，以讀書為樂。行動(dòng)起來吧，讓濃濃的書香溢滿我們的校園!

我的講話完畢，謝謝大家!

Myschoolmates,knowledgecanchangefate.Learningachievesfuture.Wehopeeveryonewillbeafriendofgoodbooksandenjoyreading.WhynotstartreadingnowLetthebooksinfiltratethecampus.

Thatsall.Thanksforlistening.

勵(lì)志英文演講稿篇2Life,therearethreestages-youth,middleageandoldage,whichisthemostpreciousyouth,thisperiodanymovewillaffectthelaterlife,sotospeak,adolescenceisthefoundationoflife,thesuccessoffuturegenerationsisbuiltonthisfoundation.Havesuchabook,itsaystheadolescentageis13to19yearoldboy.Carefullythought,(youcertainlyreferstothestudents.Arestandingonthestartingpointofaperson.

Alsosaidthatthebookisadolescencehasawarm,vigorouscanmaketheirownyouth,cantosomedetails,sadcry,thisisour,happyanddonotbreakcomposed,impulseanddonotbreakashrine.Startingon,writeadiary,whenIgrowuponeday,oneofanadultcalmstateofmindtoseeitagain,maybeyouwillbemovedtocry,maylaughalongwhile,maydoalotofaction,becausethisiswehaveyouth,beautifullikeadream,happy,likefairy,simplelikealeaf,insocialthisbigtreeresearchedunderhisshade,hotoutsidehasnothingtodowithus,wejustseparatedoutmyownpieceofthewoods,radiationwithhiscoolandrefreshing,butwewillfeelsorry,becausewemisstoomanyopportunities,alsofailedtoomuch,thatisour,happy,maynotunderstandtocherish,simpleus.Ifgaveupduringthisperiod,thefuturewillbedimlight,inthemountainstherearesomanychildrentoread,aslongassomepens,abookandahousecanhaveaclass,hasnootherdesire,ifwearewiththeminclass,Idarenotsaywearethechildreninthecityhowmuchstrongerthanthey,perhapswemightaswellbe"wildchild"oftheseinoureyes,becauseonlyapersonlostwillbemoreknowtocherish,coloureddrawingorpatternismoreseriouslyinthefaceofeverything.

Forus,afterthethirddayoftheexaminationisabarrier,isveryimportantforusisveryseriousthing,cantakeanexaminationoftoagoodhighschoolCanhaveagoodhighschoollifeThisisnowalldoubttherearemanypeoplearoundus,butaloser,iscan'taffordtodefeattheloser,perhapsisafailure,lettheircoldhearts,theycan'tmakealoss.Maybetheyhadtried,regret,buttoolate,discardedafterdon'tcomeback,actuallyeverybody'sstrengthissimilar,justlackofeffortandconfidence,believeyourownpower,lostnothing,butcan'taffordtolosemomentum,evenifthefailureoftheendletyoustandup,notlyingtolife,thereisatleastafighting,laterrememberedwouldn'tbesosorry,sotimid,donotregretit,isbelongstoouryouth,becausewhenletourmaster,comeon,perhaps,victorycomefrom

勵(lì)志英文演講稿篇3Successforme

Hello,everyone!Goodafternoon!Iamverygladtohavethechancetomakethisspeech.Mytopicis:howtoachievesuccess.Firstofall,letusseeastory.

“Longlongago,therewasakingwhohadadaughterasbeautifulasabloomingrose.Toallthemenwhocametotheking'spalacetoaskforthehandoftheprincess,theoldkinggavethemthreetaskstobeaccomplished,eachnexttoimpossible.Oneday,therecameupahandsomeyoungprinceintheking'spalace."Well,youknowtherest.Thethreetasksmaybedifferentindifferentversions,butthemainplotisalwaysthesame,Princesuccessfullypassedallthechallengeandgottheheartoftheprincessintime.Andtheendingisalwaysthesame,finishingwiththeline"Andtheylivehappilyeverafter."

Whyaren'twetiredofthisstorysobeautiful,souealistic(,Iwouldsay,sounimaginativeHowcanastorylikethatcanenduregenerationsofrepetitionThereason,Ithink,isthatatypicalsuccessstorylikethisissoclosetoourdailylife.Moreoverwecanunderstandsodeeply,itisnotjustastory,butagoodwillfrompeople’sinnerheart.Byimplication,weseea4-stepdefinitionsofsuccess:1)agoaltobeset.asrepresentedbythebeautifulprincess.Soyou’dbetterfindyourprincessassoonaspossible;2)challengestobemeet,asrepresentedbythethreetasks.Onlyifyoudirectlymeetthechallenge,canyoubesuccessful;3)theprocessofovercomingdifficulties,asrepresentedbytheordealstheyouthgoesthrough;4)therewardofsuccess,asrepresentedbythehappymarriage.That’sall!Findyourprincess,meetchallenges,overcomedifficulties,andhaveagoodlife.

Thankyou!

勵(lì)志英文演講稿篇4Aslongasyoubelieve,therewillalwaysbeamiracle,althoughthehopeisslim,butitwilllastforever

Americanwriter;Henrytoldastoryinhisnovel"thelastleaf>:ward,adyingpatientsawthewindowfromtheroomofatreeintheautumnleaffalling.ThepatientlookedatthefrontoftheXiaoXiaoleaves,thebodywillgofrombadtoworse.Asoneday.Shesaid:"whenalltheleavesfallout,Iwilldie."Uponlearningofanoldpainter,paintingagreenleafhangingonthebranch.

Finally,theleavesdidnotfall.Justbecauseofthispieceofgreenlife,thepatientmiraculouslysurvived

Lifecannothavealotofthings,butcannotbewithouthope.Hopeisanimportantvalueofhumanlife!

勵(lì)志英文演講稿篇5Wecareaboutourselvesmoreandmore.Weeatwhatsrightandweexercise.Weabsolutelyembracehealth.However,itisnotonlyourhealththatweshouldembrace,thoughmanyofusdonotrealizethat.Manyofusdonotrealizethattheearthweliveonisafragilebeingthatneedstobeprotectedlikeanewbornchild.

Weprobablyhaventevennoticed,thatwitheachstridethecivilizationtakestowardtheultimatedevelopment,moreburdensareaddedtotheearththatprovidesuswithessentialstolive.Thedecreaseinairquality,theclimatechange,medicalwaste,noiseandwaterpollution,andevenfoodpoisoninghasaddedtothelistofgrowingconcernstoourlivingenvironment.Humanarenotsupernaturalbeings,thustheseproblemshaveaffectedprettymucheverymatter.Weupgradegadgetsandmakefulluseofnewertechnologies,butwepayfortheconsequencesinturn.Forinstance,theadventofbatteriesandmachineryhascausedmilliontonsofwaterbecometoxicandundrinkable,furtheraggravatingthealreadyseriousconditionofwatershortageandpoisoninginseveralcountries.Theover-productionandover-useoftransportationvehiclesandelectricityhascontributedtotheGlobalWarmingandcausedmyriadsofspeciestodisappearfromthefaceoftheearthduetohome-lossandtemperaturechange.Wehavebroughtwonderstotheworld,buthavealsodestroyedmiraclesofnature.Weareconcernedaboutournutritionalintakeandexerciseallthetime,sowhyshouldntwecareabouttheconditionsofourlivingplanetaswell

Timeistickingon.Weshouldntputoffthewholesavetheenvironmentaffairanylonger.Please,dowhatfeelsrightinourhearts,eventhoughitisonlyatinymatter.Saveupresources,promotetherecyclingandreusingofproducts,andalwaysremembertotakesometimeoffgoingintothewoodsandbreatheinthesweetnessintheair.Wehavecomefromthewoods,thuswewouldallhaveasecretdesireinourheartstoharmonizewithnatureagain.Remember,everylittlethingmatters.

勵(lì)志英文演講稿篇6We’reJustBeginning

“Wearereadingthefirstverseofthefirstchapterofabookwhosepagesareinfinite…”

Idonotknowwhowrotethosewords,butIhavealwayslikedthemasareminderthatthefuturecanbeanythingwewanttomakeit.Wecantakethemysterious,hazyfutureandcarveoutofitanythingthatwecanimagine,justasasculptorcarvesastatuefromashapelessstone.

Weareallinthepositionofthefarmer.Ifweplantagoodseed,wereapagoodharvest.Ifourseedispoorandfullofweeds,wereapauselesscrop.Ifweplantnothingatall,weharvestnothingatall.

Iwantthefuturetobebetterthanthepast.Idon’twantitcontaminatedbythemistakesanderrorswithwhichhistoryisfilled.Weshouldallbeconcernedaboutthefuturebecausethatiswherewewillspendtheremainderofourlives.

Thepastisgoneandstatic.Nothingwecandowillchangeit.Thefutureisbeforeusanddynamic.Everythingwedowillaffectit.Eachdaybringswithitnewfrontiers,inourhomesandinourbusiness,ifweonlyrecognizethem.Wearejustatthebeginningoftheprogressineveryfieldofhumanendeavor.

翻譯：一切剛剛開始

“我們正在讀一本書的第一章第一行，這本書的頁數(shù)是無限的……”

我不知道是誰寫的，可我很喜歡這句話，它提醒我們未來是由自己創(chuàng)造的。我們可以把神秘、不可知的未來塑造成我們想象中的任何模樣，猶如雕刻家將未成形的石頭刻成雕像。英語勵(lì)志短文

我們每個(gè)人都像是農(nóng)夫。灑下良種將有豐收，播下劣種或生滿野草便將毀去收成。沒有耕耘則會(huì)一無所獲。

我希望未來比過去更加美好，希望未來不會(huì)沾染歷史的錯(cuò)誤與過失。我們都應(yīng)舉目向前，因我們的余生要用未來書寫。

往昔已逝，靜如止水;我們無法再作改變。而前方的未來正生機(jī)勃勃;我們所做的每一件事都將會(huì)影響著它。只要我們認(rèn)識到這些，無論是在家中還是在工作上，每天我們的面前都會(huì)展現(xiàn)出新的天地。在人類致力開拓的每一片領(lǐng)域上，我們正站在進(jìn)步的起跑點(diǎn)。

勵(lì)志英文演講稿篇7EmbarkonaNewBeginning

Itistheroadyoutakethatdecidesyourdestinybutnotyourdestinythatdecidestheroadyoutake.

Thequestionis:AreyousatisfiedwithwhoyouareAreyoudoingwhatyouarecapableofdoingDoyougetexcitedaboutwhatyouaregoingtodowhenyougetupinthemorningItishightimeyouaskedthesequestionsthatreflectthetruthaboutyourlife.Moreoftenthannotwehavetheabilitytoachievemuchgreaterthings,butwegetcaughtintheaveragethingsinlifeandwasteourpotential.Eachoneofushasimmenseability.Butmostofusfailtouseit.Why

1.Thereisnoexactpurposeforyourlife.

2.Youunderestimateyourself.

3.Youaretoobusytothinkaboutany-thing.

4.Youareinacomfortablezone.

5.Youfearfailure.

Askyourself,whatdifferenceamImakinginthelivesofothersWouldyoubehappyandsatisfiedwithwhatyouhaveachievedAreyoufollowingyourpassionYoumustfindwhatyouloveandwhatgivesyoufulfillment.

Don’tbeafraidtomakeanewbeginning.Godeepandexplorethepossibilities.Asyougodeeperanddeeper,youbegintoaddmeaningtoyourlife.

翻譯：踏上新的征程

你所走的路決定你的命運(yùn),而不是你的命運(yùn)決定你應(yīng)該走什么樣的路。

問題來了,你滿足于你的現(xiàn)狀嗎你正在做自己力所能及的事嗎每天起床后,你會(huì)對自己要去做的事感到興奮嗎英語短文是時(shí)候問問這些能反映自己真實(shí)情況的問題了。我們總是有機(jī)會(huì)獲得更大的成功的,但是卻又常常被日?，嵤滤?從而白白浪費(fèi)了自己的潛力。每個(gè)人的能力都很強(qiáng),但是我們卻常常無法正確利用它。為什么呢

1.生活沒有明確的目標(biāo)

2.低估自己

3.忙到?jīng)]時(shí)間思考

4.安于現(xiàn)狀。

5.害怕失敗。

自問一下,我給別人的生活帶來了什么改變嗎你對自己的成就感到快樂和滿意嗎你正充滿激情嗎你必須找到你所愛的和能給你帶來滿足感的事物。

不要害怕重新起跑。更深入地去發(fā)現(xiàn)可能性。當(dāng)你對生活理解加深的'時(shí)候,你就給生活增添了意義。

勵(lì)志英文演講稿篇8ladiesandgentlemen,goodafternoon!imverygladtostandhereandgiveyouashortspeech.todaymytopicisyouth.ihopeyouwilllikeit,andfoundtheimportanceinyouryouthsothatmorecherishit.

firstiwanttoaskyousomequestions:

1、doyouknowwhatisyouth

2、howdoyoumasteryouryouth

youth

youthisnotatimeoflife,itisastateofmind;itisnotrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees,itisamatteroftheemotions:itisthefreshness;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.

youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidityoftheappetite,foradventureovertheloveofease.thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboyof20.nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.

yearswrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.worry,fear,selfdistrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.

whether60of16,thereisineveryhumanbeingsheartthelureofwonders,theunfailingchildlikeappetiteofwhatsnextandthejoyofthegameofliving.inthecenterofyourheartandmyhearttheresawirelessstation:solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommenandfromtheinfinite,solongasyouareyoung.

whentheaerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism,thenyouaregrownold,evenat20,butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchwavesofoptimism,thereishopeyoumaydieyoungat80.

thankyou!

勵(lì)志英文演講稿篇9WinstonChurchillpresentedhisSinewsofPeace,(theIronCurtainSpeech),atWestminsterCollegeinFulton,MissourionMarch5,1946.

PresidentMcCluer,ladiesandgentlemen,andlast,butcertainlynotleast,thePresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica:

IamverygladindeedtocometoWestminsterCollegethisafternoon,andIamcomplimentedthatyoushouldgivemeadegreefromaninstitutionwhosereputationhasbeensosolidlyestablished.Thename"Westminster"somehoworotherseemsfamiliartome.IfeelasifIhaveheardofitbefore.IndeednowthatIcometothinkofit,itwasatWestminsterthatIreceivedaverylargepartofmyeducationinpolitics,dialectic,rhetoric,andoneortwootherthings.Infactwehavebothbeeneducatedatthesame,orsimilar,or,atanyrate,kindredestablishments.

Itisalsoanhonor,ladiesandgentlemen,perhapsalmostunique,foraprivatevisitortobeintroducedtoanacademicaudiencebythePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Amidhisheavyburdens,duties,andresponsibilities–unsoughtbutnotrecoiledfrom–thePresidenthastraveledathousandmilestodignifyandmagnifyourmeetinghereto-dayandtogivemeanopportunityofaddressingthiskindrednation,aswellasmyowncountrymenacrosstheocean,andperhapssomeothercountriestoo.ThePresidenthastoldyouthatitishiswish,asIamsureitisyours,thatIshouldhavefulllibertytogivemytrueandfaithfulcounselintheseanxiousandbafflingtimes.Ishallcertainlyavailmyselfofthisfreedom,andfeelthemorerighttodosobecauseanyprivateambitionsImayhavecherishedinmyyoungerdayshavebeensatisfiedbeyondmywildestdreams.LetmehowevermakeitclearthatIhavenoofficialmissionorstatusofanykind,andthatIspeakonlyformyself.Thereisnothingherebutwhatyousee.

Icanthereforeallowmymind,withtheexperienceofalifetime,toplayovertheproblemswhichbesetusonthemorrowofourabsolutevictoryinarms,andtotrytomakesurewithwhatstrengthIhavethatwhathasgainedwithsomuchsacrificeandsufferingshallbepreservedforthefuturegloryandsafetyofmankind.

Ladiesandgentlemen,theUnitedStatesstandsatthistimeatthepinnacleofworldpower.ItisasolemnmomentfortheAmericanDemocracy.Forwithprimacyinpowerisalsojoinedanawe-inspiringaccountabilitytothefuture.Ifyoulookaroundyou,youmustfeelnotonlythesenseofdutydonebutalsoyoumustfeelanxietylestyoufallbelowthelevelofachievement.Opportunityishereandnow,clearandshiningforbothourcountries.Torejectitorignoreitorfritteritawaywillbringuponusallthelongreproachesoftheafter-time.Itisnecessarythattheconstancyofmind,persistencyofpurpose,andthegrandsimplicityofdecisionshallruleandguidetheconductoftheEnglish-speakingpeoplesinpeaceastheydidinwar.Wemust,andIbelieveweshall,proveourselvesequaltothissevererequirement.

PresidentMcCluer,whenAmericanmilitarymenapproachsomeserioussituationtheyarewonttowriteattheheadoftheirdirectivethewords"over-allstrategicconcept".Thereiswisdominthis,asitleadstoclarityofthought.Whatthenistheover-allstrategicconceptwhichweshouldinscribeto-dayItisnothinglessthanthesafetyandwelfare,thefreedomandprogress,ofallthehomesandfamiliesofallthemenandwomeninallthelands.AndhereIspeakparticularlyofthemyriadcottageorapartmenthomeswherethewage-earnerstrivesamidtheaccidentsanddifficultiesoflifetoguardhiswifeandchildrenfromprivationandbringthefamilyupthefearoftheLord,oruponethicalconceptionswhichoftenplaytheirpotentpart.

Togivesecuritytothesecountlesshomes,theymustbeshieldedformtwogauntmarauders,warandtyranny.Wealknowthefrightfuldisturbanceinwhichtheordinaryfamilyisplungedwhenthecurseofwarswoopsdownuponthebread-winnerandthoseforwhomheworksandcontrives.TheawfulruinofEurope,withallitsvanishedglories,andoflargepartsofAsiaglaresusintheeyes.WhenthedesignsofwickedmenortheaggressiveurgeofmightyStatesdissolveoverlargeareastheframeofcivilizedsociety,humblefolkareconfrontedwithdifficultieswithwhichtheycannotcope.Forthemisalldistorted,allisbroken,allisevengroundtopulp.

WhenIstandherethisquietafternoonIshuddertovisualizewhatisactuallyhappeningtomillionsnowandwhatisgoingtohappeninthisperiodwhenfaminestalkstheearth.Nonecancomputewhathasbeencalled"theunestimatedsumofhumanpain".Oursupremetaskanddutyistoguardthehomesofthecommonpeoplefromthehorrorsandmiseriesofanotherwar.Weareallagreedonthat.

OurAmericanmilitarycolleagues,afterhavingproclaimedtheir"over-allstrategicconcept"andcomputedavailableresources,alwaysproceedtothenextstep—namely,themethod.Hereagainthereiswidespreadagreement.Aworldorganizationhasalreadybeenerectedfortheprimepurposeofpreventingwar.UNO,thesuccessoroftheLeagueofNations,withthedecisiveadditionoftheUnitedStatesandallthatthatmeans,isalreadyatwork.Wemustmakesurethatitsworkisfruitful,thatitisarealityandnotasham,thatitisaforceforaction,andnotmerelyafrothingofwords,thatitisatruetempleofpeaceinwhichtheshieldsofmanynationscansomedaybehungup,andnotmerelyacockpitinaTowerofBabel.Beforewecastawaythesolidassurancesofnationalarmamentsforself-preservationwemustbecertainthatourtempleisbuilt,notuponshiftingsandsorquagmires,butuponarock.Anyonecanseewithhiseyesopenthatourpathwillbedifficultandalsolong,butifweperseveretogetheraswedidinthetwoworldwars—thoughnot,alas,intheintervalbetweenthem—Icannotdoubtthatweshallachieveourcommonpurposeintheend.

Ihave,however,adefiniteandpracticalproposaltomakeforaction.Courtsandmagistratesmaybesetupbuttheycannotfunctionwithoutsheriffsandconstables.TheUnitedNationsOrganizationmustimmediatelybegintobeequippedwithaninternationalarmedforce.Insuchamatterwecanonlygostepbystep,butwemustbeginnow.IproposethateachofthePowersandStatesshouldbeinvitedtodedicateacertainnumberofairsquadronstotheserviceoftheworldorganization.Thesesquadronswouldbetrainedandpreparedintheirowncountries,butwouldmovearoundinrotationfromonecountrytoanother.Theywouldweartheuniformsoftheirowncountriesbutwithdifferentbadges.Theywouldnotberequiredtoactagainsttheirownnation,butinotherrespectstheywouldbedirectedbytheworldorganization.Thismightbestartedonamodestscaleanditwouldgrowasconfidencegrew.Iwishedtoseethisdoneafterthefirstworldwar,andIdevoutlytrustthatitmaybedoneforthwith.

Itwouldnevertheless,ladiesandgentlemen,bewrongandimprudenttoentrustthesecretknowledgeorexperienceoftheatomicbomb,whichtheUnitedStates,greatBritain,andCanadanowshare,totheworldorganization,whilestillinitsinfancy.Itwouldbecriminalmadnesstocastitadriftinthisstillagitatedandun-unitedworld.Noonecountryhassleptlesswellintheirbedsbecausethisknowledgeandthemethodandtherawmaterialstoapplyit,arepresentlargelyretainedinAmericanhands.IdonotbelieveweshouldallhavesleptsosoundlyhadthepositionsbeenreversedandsomeCommunistorneo-FacistStatemonopolizedforthetimebeingthesedreadagencies.Thefearofthemalonemighteasilyhavebeenusedtoenforcetotalitariansystemsuponthefreedemocraticworld,withconsequencesappallingtohumanimagination.Godhaswilledthatthisshallnotbeandwehaveatleastabreathingspacetosetourworldhouseinorderbeforethisperilhastobeencountered:andeventhen,ifnoeffortisspared,weshouldstillpossesssoformidableasuperiorityastoimposeeffectivedeterrentsuponitsemployment,orthreatofemployment,byothers.Ultimately,whentheessentialbrotherhoodofmanistrulyembodiedandexpressedinaworldorganizationwithallthenecessarypracticalsafeguardstomakeiteffective,thesepowerswouldnaturallybeconfidedtothatworldorganizations.

NowIcometothesecondofthetwomarauders,totheseconddangerwhichthreatensthecottagehomes,andtheordinarypeople—namely,tyranny.WecannotbeblindtothefactthatthelibertiesenjoyedbyindividualcitizensthroughouttheUnitedStatesandthroughouttheBritishEmpirearenotvalidinaconsiderablenumberofcountries,someofwhichareverypowerful.IntheseStatescontrolisenforceduponthecommonpeoplebyvariouskindsofall-embracingpolicegovernmentstoadegreewhichisoverwhelmingandcontrarytoeveryprincipleofdemocracy.ThepoweroftheStateisexercisedwithoutrestraint,eitherbydictatorsorbycompactoligarchiesoperatingthroughaprivilegedpartyandapoliticalpolice.Itisnotourdutyatthistimewhendifficultiesaresonumeroustointerfereforciblyintheinternalaffairsofcountrieswhichwehavenotconqueredinwar.butwemustneverceasetoproclaiminfearlesstonesthegreatprinciplesoffreedomandtherightsofmanwhicharethejointinheritanceoftheEnglish-speakingworldandwhichthroughMagnaCarta,theBillofrights,theHabeasCorpus,trialbyjury,andtheEnglishcommonlawfindtheirmostfamousexpressionintheAmericanDeclarationofIndependence.

Allthismeansthatthepeopleofanycountryhavetheright,andshouldhavethepowerbyconstitutionalaction,byfreeunfetteredelections,withsecretballot,tochooseorchangethecharacterorformofgovernmentunderwhichtheydwell;thatfreedomofspeechandthoughtshouldreign;thatcourtsofjustice,independentoftheexecutive,unbiasedbyanyparty,shouldadministerlawswhichhavereceivedthebroadassentoflargemajoritiesorareconsecratedbytimeandcustom.Herearethetitledeedsoffreedomwhichshouldlieineverycottagehome.HereisthemessageoftheBritishandAmericanpeoplestomankind.Letuspreachwhatwepractice—letuspracticewhatwepreach.

thoughIhavenowstatedthetwogreatdangerswhichmenacethehomeofthepeople,WarandTyranny,Ihavenotyetspokenofpovertyandprivationwhichareinmanycasestheprevailinganxiety.Butifthedangersofwarandtyrannyareremoved,thereisnodoubtthatscienceandcooperationcanbringinthenextfewyears,certainlyinthenextfewdecades,totheworld,newlytaughtinthesharpeningschoolofwar,anexpansionofmaterialwell-beingbeyondanythingthathasyetoccurredinhumanexperience.

Now,atthissadandbreathlessmoment,weareplungedinthehungeranddistresswhicharetheaftermathofourstupendousstruggle;butthiswillpassandmaypassquickly,andthereisnoreasonexcepthumanfollyorsub-humancrimewhichshoulddenytoallthenationstheinaugurationandenjoymentofanageofplenty.IhaveoftenusedwordswhichIlearnfiftyyearsagofromagreatIrish-Americanorator,afriendofmine,Mr.BourkeCockran,"Thereisenoughforall.Theearthisagenerousmother;shewillprovideinplentifulabundancefoodforallherchildreniftheywillbutcultivatehersoilinjusticeandpeace."SofarIfeelthatweareinfullagreement.

Now,whilestillpursingthemethod—themethodofrealizingourover-allstrategicconcept,IcometothecruxofwhatIhavetraveledheretosay.Neitherthesurepreventionofwar,northecontinuousriseofworldorganizationwillbegainedwithoutwhatIhavecalledthefraternalassociationoftheEnglish-speakingpeoples.ThismeansaspecialrelationshipbetweentheBritishCommonwealthandEmpireandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Ladiesandgentlemen,thisisnotimeforgenerality,andIwillventuretotheprecise.Fraternalassociationrequiresnotonlythegrowingfriendshipandmutualunderstandingbetweenourtwovastbutkindredsystemsofsociety,butthecontinuanceoftheintimaterelationsbetweenourmilitaryadvisers,leadingtocommonstudyofpotentialdangers,thesimilarityofweaponsandmanualsofinstructions,andtotheinterchangeofofficersandcadetsattechnicalcolleges.ItshouldcarrywithitthecontinuanceofthepresentfacilitiesformutualsecuritybythejointuseofallNavalandAirForcebasesinthepossessionofeithercountryallovertheworld.ThiswouldperhapsdoublethemobilityoftheAmericanNavyandAirForce.ItwouldgreatlyexpandthatoftheBritishEmpireforcesanditmightwelllead,ifandastheworldcalmsdown,toimportantfinancialsavings.Alreadyweusetogetheralargenumberofislands;moremaywellbeentrustedtoourjointcareinthenearfuture.

theUnitedStateshasalreadyaPermanentDefenseAgreementwiththeDominionofCanada,whichissodevotedlyattachedtotheBritishCommonwealthandtheEmpire.ThisAgreementismoreeffectivethanmanyofthosewhichhavebeenmadeunderformalalliances.ThisprincipleshouldbeextendedtoalltheBritishCommonwealthswithfullreciprocity.Thus,whateverhappens,andthusonly,shallwebesecureourselvesandabletoworkstogetherforthehighandsimplecausesthataredeartousandbodenoilltoany.Eventuallytheremaycome—Ifeeleventuallytherewillcome—theprincipleofcommoncitizenship,butthatwemaybecontenttoleavetodestiny,whoseoutstretchedarmmanyofuscanalreadyclearlysee.

Thereishoweveranimportantquestionwemustaskourselves.WouldaspecialrelationshipbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheBritishCommonwealthbeinconsistentwithourover-ridingloyaltiestotheWorldOrganizationIreplythat,onthecontrary,itisprobablytheonlymeansbywhichthatorganizationwillachieveitsfullstatureandstrength.Thereare