名人英语演讲.docx
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名人英语演讲
名人英语演讲
HarryS.Truman:
“TheTrumanDoctrine”;
Mr.President,Mr.Speaker,MembersoftheCongressoftheUnitedStates:
ThegravityofthesituationwhichconfrontstheworldtodaynecessitatesmyappearancebeforeajointsessionoftheCongress.Theforeignpolicyandthenationalsecurityofthiscountryareinvolved.Oneaspectofthepresentsituation,whichIpresenttoyouatthistimeforyourconsiderationanddecision,concernsGreeceandTurkey.TheUnitedStateshasreceivedfromtheGreekGovernmentanurgentappealforfinancialandeconomicassistance.PreliminaryreportsfromtheAmericanEconomicMissionnowinGreeceandreportsfromtheAmericanAmbassadorinGreececorroboratethestatementoftheGreekGovernmentthatassistanceisimperativeifGreeceistosurviveasafreenation.
IdonotbelievethattheAmericanpeopleandtheCongresswishtoturnadeafeartotheappealoftheGreekGovernment.Greeceisnotarichcountry.LackofsufficientnaturalresourceshasalwaysforcedtheGreekpeopletoworkhardtomakebothendsmeet.Since1940,thisindustrious,peacelovingcountryhassufferedinvasion,fouryearsofcruelenemyoccupation,andbitterinternalstrife.
WhenforcesofliberationenteredGreecetheyfoundthattheretreatingGermanshaddestroyedvirtuallyalltherailways,roads,portfacilities,communications,andmerchantmarine.Morethanathousandvillageshadbeenburned.Eighty-fivepercentofthechildrenweretubercular.Livestock,poultry,anddraftanimalshadalmostdisappeared.Inflationhadwipedoutpracticallyallsavings.Asaresultofthesetragicconditions,amilitantminority,exploitinghumanwantandmisery,wasabletocreatepoliticalchaoswhich,untilnow,hasmadeeconomicrecoveryimpossible.
Greeceistodaywithoutfundstofinancetheimportationofthosegoodswhichareessentialtobaresubsistence.Underthesecircumstances,thepeopleofGreececannotmakeprogressinsolvingtheirproblemsofreconstruction.Greeceisindesperateneedoffinancialandeconomicassistancetoenableittoresumepurchasesoffood,clothing,fuel,andseeds.Theseareindispensableforthesubsistenceofitspeopleandareobtainableonlyfromabroad.Greecemusthavehelptoimportthegoodsnecessarytorestoreinternalorderandsecurity,soessentialforeconomicandpoliticalrecovery.TheGreekGovernmenthasalsoaskedfortheassistanceofexperiencedAmericanadministrators,economists,andtechnicianstoinsurethatthefinancialandotheraidgiventoGreeceshallbeusedeffectivelyincreatingastableandself-sustainingeconomyandinimprovingitspublicadministration.
TheveryexistenceoftheGreekstateistodaythreatenedbytheterroristactivitiesofseveralthousandarmedmen,ledbyCommunists,whodefythegovernment'sauthorityatanumberofpoints,particularlyalongthenorthernboundaries.ACommissionappointedbytheUnitedNationssecurityCouncilisatpresentinvestigatingdisturbedconditionsinnorthernGreeceandallegedborderviolationsalongthefrontiersbetweenGreeceontheonehandandAlbania,Bulgaria,andYugoslaviaontheother.
Meanwhile,theGreekGovernmentisunabletocopewiththesituation.TheGreekarmyissmallandpoorlyequipped.ItneedssuppliesandequipmentifitistorestoreauthorityofthegovernmentthroughoutGreekterritory.Greecemusthaveassistanceifitistobecomeaself-supportingandself-respectingdemocracy.TheUnitedStatesmustsupplythisassistance.WehavealreadyextendedtoGreececertaintypesofreliefandeconomicaid.Buttheseareinadequate.ThereisnoothercountrytowhichdemocraticGreececanturn.NoothernationiswillingandabletoprovidethenecessarysupportforademocraticGreekgovernment.
TheBritishGovernment,whichhasbeenhelpingGreece,cangivenofurtherfinancialoreconomicaidafterMarch31st.GreatBritainfindsitselfunderthenecessityofreducingorliquidatingitscommitmentsinseveralpartsoftheworld,includingGreece.
WehaveconsideredhowtheUnitedNationsmightassistinthiscrisis.Butthesituationisanurgentone,requiringimmediateaction,andtheUnitedNationsanditsrelatedorganizationsarenotinapositiontoextendhelpofthekindthatisrequired.
ItisimportanttonotethattheGreekGovernmenthasaskedforouraidinutilizingeffectivelythefinancialandotherassistancewemaygivetoGreece,andinimprovingitspublicadministration.ItisoftheutmostimportancethatwesupervisetheuseofanyfundsmadeavailabletoGreeceinsuchamannerthateachdollarspentwillcounttowardmakingGreeceself-supporting,andwillhelptobuildaneconomyinwhichahealthydemocracycanflourish.
Nogovernmentisperfect.Oneofthechiefvirtuesofademocracy,however,isthatitsdefectsarealwaysvisibleandunderdemocraticprocessescanbepointedoutandcorrected.TheGovernmentofGreeceisnotperfect.Neverthelessitrepresentseighty-fivepercentofthemembersoftheGreekParliamentwhowerechoseninanelectionlastyear.Foreignobservers,including692Americans,consideredthiselectiontobeafairexpressionoftheviewsoftheGreekpeople.
TheGreekGovernmenthasbeenoperatinginanatmosphereofchaosandextremism.Ithasmademistakes.TheextensionofaidbythiscountrydoesnotmeanthattheUnitedStatescondoneseverythingthattheGreekGovernmenthasdoneorwilldo.Wehavecondemnedinthepast,andwecondemnnow,extremistmeasuresoftherightortheleft.Wehaveinthepastadvisedtolerance,andweadvisetolerancenow.
Greek'sneighbor,Turkey,alsodeservesourattention.ThefutureofTurkey,asanindependentandeconomicallysoundstate,isclearlynolessimportanttothefreedom-lovingpeoplesoftheworldthanthefutureofGreece.ThecircumstancesinwhichTurkeyfindsitselftodayareconsiderablydifferentfromthoseofGreece.TurkeyhasbeensparedthedisastersthathavebesetGreece.Andduringthewar,theUnitedStatesandGreatBritainfurnishedTurkeywithmaterialaid.
Nevertheless,Turkeynowneedsoursupport.Sincethewar,TurkeyhassoughtfinancialassistancefromGreatBritainandtheUnitedStatesforthepurposeofeffectingthatmodernizationnecessaryforthemaintenanceofitsnationalintegrity.ThatintegrityisessentialtothepreservationoforderintheMiddleEast.TheBritishgovernmenthasinformedusthat,owingtoitsowndifficulties,itcannolongerextendfinancialoreconomicaidtoTurkey.AsinthecaseofGreece,ifTurkeyistohavetheassistanceitneeds,theUnitedStatesmustsupplyit.Wearetheonlycountryabletoprovidethathelp.
IamfullyawareofthebroadimplicationsinvolvediftheUnitedStatesextendsassistancetoGreeceandTurkey,andIshalldiscusstheseimplicationswithyouatthistime.OneoftheprimaryobjectivesoftheforeignpolicyoftheUnitedStatesisthecreationofconditionsinwhichweandothernationswillbeabletoworkoutawayoflifefreefromcoercion.ThiswasafundamentalissueinthewarwithGermanyandJapan.Ourvictorywaswonovercountrieswhichsoughttoimposetheirwill,andtheirwayoflife,uponothernations.
Toensurethepeacefuldevelopmentofnations,freefromcoercion,theUnitedStateshastakenaleadingpartinestablishingtheUnitedNations.TheUnitedNationsisdesignedtomakepossiblelastingfreedomandindependenceforallitsmembers.Weshallnotrealizeourobjectives,however,unlesswearewillingtohelpfreepeoplestomaintaintheirfreeinstitutionsandtheirnationalintegrityagainstaggressivemovementsthatseektoimposeuponthemtotalitarianregimes.Thisisnomorethanafrankrecognitionthattotalitarianregimesimposeduponfreepeoples,bydirectorindirectaggression,underminethefoundationsofinternationalpeace,andhencethesecurityoftheUnitedStates.
Thepeoplesofanumberofcountriesoftheworldhaverecentlyhadtotalitarianregimesforceduponthemagainsttheirwill.TheGovernmentoftheUnitedStateshasmadefrequentprotestsagainstcoercionandintimidationinviolationoftheYaltaagreementinPoland,Rumania,andBulgaria.Imustalsostatethatinanumberofothercountriestherehavebeensimilardevelopments.
Atthepresentmomentinworldhistorynearlyeverynationmustchoosebetweenalternativewaysoflife.Thechoiceistoooftennotafreeone.Onewayoflifeisbaseduponthewillofthemajority,andisdistinguishedbyfreeinstitutions,representativegovernment,freeelections,guaranteesofindividualliberty,freedomofspeechandreligion,andfreedomfrompoliticaloppression.Thesecondwayoflifeisbaseduponthewillofaminorityforciblyimposeduponthemajority.Itreliesuponterrorandoppression,acontrolledpressandradio,fixedelections,andthesuppressionofpersonalfreedoms.
IbelievethatitmustbethepolicyoftheUnitedStatestosupportfreepeopleswhoareresistingattemptedsubjugationbyarmedminoritiesorbyoutsidepressures.
Ibelievethatwemustassistfreepeoplestoworkouttheirowndestiniesintheirownway.
Ibelievethatourhelpshouldbeprimarilythrougheconomicandfinancialaidwhichisessentialtoeconomicstabilityandorderlypoliticalprocesses.
Theworldisnotstatic,andthestatusquoisnotsacred.ButwecannotallowchangesinthestatusquoinviolationoftheCharteroftheUnitedNationsbysuchmethodsascoercion,orbysuchsubterfugesaspoliticalinfiltration.Inhelpingfreeandindependentnationstomaintaintheirfreedom,theUnitedStateswillbegivingeffecttotheprinciplesoftheCharteroftheUnitedNations.
ItisnecessaryonlytoglanceatamaptorealizethatthesurvivalandintegrityoftheGreeknationareof
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