《we will be with you in this fight for liberty》我们和你们一道为自由而战——布莱尔精选 .doc

《We Will Be with You in This Fight for Liberty》我们和你们一道为自由而战——布莱尔 wewillBewithyouinThisFightforLiberty AddresstocongressAcceptingcongressionalGoldmedal ,honorablemembersofcongress,IsmorethanIdeserveandmorethanImusedto,quitefrankly. Andletmebeginbythan,likeme,knowwhotherealheroesare:thosebraveservicemenandwomen,yoursandours,,byshowingthemandtheirfamiliesthattheydidnotstriveordieinvain,butthatthroughtheirsacrificefuturegenerationscanliveingreaterpeace,prosperityandhope. ,,,foryourleadership. ,sir,mythrillonreceivingthisawardwasonlyalittlediminishedonbeingtoldthatthefirstcongressionalGoldmedalwasawardedtoGeorgewashingtonforwhatcongresscalledhis‘wiseandspiritedconduct,SenatorFristwaskindenoughtoshowmethefireplacewhere,in1814,,butsorry. Actually,youknow,mymiddlesonwasstudying18thcenturyhistoryandtheAmericanwarofIndependence,andhesaidtometheotherday,‘youknowLordNorth,Dad·,howevermanymistakesyoullmake,youllnevermakeonethatbad. membersofcongress,Ifeelamosturgentsenseofmissionabouttoday,butatragicprologue,Iraqanotheract,andmanyfurtherstruggleswillbesetuponthisstagebeforeitsover. ThereneverhasbeenatimewhenthepowerofAmericawassonecessaryorsomisunderstood,orwhen,exceptinthemostgeneralsense,astudyofhistoryprovidessolittleinstructionforourpresentday. wewereallrearedonbattlesbetweengreatwarriors,betweengreatnations,,forland,ormoney,,theoutcomesdecisive. Today,·,communication,,cou,thefuturewealth,,willdefenditabsolutely,buthavenowishtotrampleonthefreedomofothers. darkness,wherenotalltheworldisfree,wheremanymillionssufferunderbrutaldictatorship,whereathirdofourplanetlivesinapovertybeyondanythingeventhepoorestinoursocietiescanimagine,andwhereafanaticalstrainofreligiousextremismhasarisen,thatisamutationofthetrueandpeacefulfaithofIslam. Andbecausedbyhumanfeelingandwhosecapacitytoinflictitisenlargedbytechnology. Thisisabattlethatcan,yeteveninallourmight,,,butourbeliefs. Thereisamyththatthoughwelovefreedom,othersdont;thatouratta