克里在2004年美国民主党全国代表大会上的演讲.docVIP

John Kerry speech at 2004 Democratic National Convention 民主党总统候选人约翰·克里 在2004年美国民主党全国代表大会上的演讲 2004-07-29 为期4天的美国民主党全国代表大会7月29日在波士顿闭幕。在这次气氛热闹、“火药味”十足的大会上，民主党正式提名克里为总统候选人。克里突出渲染民主党“让美国更强，在世界上更受尊敬”(make America stronger at home and respected in the world)的竞选口号，并通过数万与会者和新闻媒体造势，向广大选民推出民主党对美国未来的计划。 Senator John Kerry: I am John Kerry, and I am reporting for duties.We are here tonight because we love our country. We are proud what American is and what can become.My fellow American, we are here tonight united in one simple purpose: to make America stronger at home and respected in the world. A great American novelist wrote that you cant go home again. He could not have imagined this evening. Tonight, I am home. Home where my public life began and those who made it possible live. Home where our nations history was written in blood, idealism, and hope. Home where my parents showed me the values of family, faith, and country. Thank you, all of you, for a welcome home I will never forget. I wish my parents could share this moment. They went to their rest in the last few years, but their example, their inspiration, their gift of open eyes, open mind, and endless world are bigger and more lasting than any words. I was born in Colorado, in Fitzsimmons Army Hospital, when my dad was a pilot in World War II. Now, Im not one to read into things, but guess which wing of the hospital the maternity ward was in? Im not making this up. I was born in the West Wing! My mother was the rock of our family as so many mothers are. She stayed up late to help me do my homework. She sat by my bed when I was sick, and she answered the questions of a child who, like all children, found the world full of wonders and mysteries. She was my den mother when I was a Cub Scout and she was so proud of her fifty year pin as a Girl Scout leader. She gave me her passion for the environment. She taught me to see trees as the cathedrals of nature. And by the power of her example, she show