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2005年03月29日

上を向いて歩こう

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カテゴリ：みんな違ってみんないい。

２９日のシャルドネさんの日記はレベルが高いですね。
ぜひ私のような者でも分る話題を！（笑）
シカゴ２００４さん

ここへ話を持ってくるために、楽天日記で２年間も延々と周辺的な
話題を尽くしてきたという気分があるわけです。

いつまでも本論に入らないとお叱り貰うこともあります。

レベルが高いか、どうか怪しいのですが自分の考えている事を感覚
だけで伝えることにも限界がありそうです。硬軟使い分けていますので
閃きを汲み取れる日記から、理解のよすがを持ち帰りしてください。

実は、土地の話題を展開するに際して自分の人生年譜をエクセルで
作りながら記憶を再形成してみました。それを俯瞰していると、不覚
にも泣けてくる。とくに１９６１年には、自分なりに思い出がたくさん
あり感慨が強いものがあります。小学４年生です。

１９６１年、私が生涯でもっとも親米的だった年かもしれません。
Ｊ・Ｆ・ケネディーが大統領に就任した年でした。個人的にもさまざま
な思い出があります。

わたしたちは、もう２度と６０年代に戻ることはできません。

しかし、われわれが「ふりだし」に戻ろうと思い、決意をあらたに意を決すると
するのならばふたたび日本を６０年代に時計の針を戻すしかないのではないか、
と私なりに考えています。

シカゴ２００４年さんに分かるという話題は、私のデッサンから次第に
画が見えて来はじめてから改めてご意見ください。いま、ようやく４Ｈの
鉛筆で輪郭線を描いたばかりなのですから。

（画像のクリックをお願いします。）

And also, my fellow Americans:
そしてまた、国民の皆さん
ask not what your country can do for you
国があなたのために何をしてくれるか問わないで
ask what you can do for your country.
あなたが国のために何ができるか問うてください。
My fellow citizens of the world:
世界の市民の皆さん
ask not what America will do for you,
アメリカがあなたのために何をするか問うのではなく
but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
人間の自由のために私たちが一緒に何ができるか（問うてください）

Fellow Citizen

We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom. . . symbolizing
an end as well as a beginning. . .signifying renewal as well as change for I have sworn
before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century
and three-quarters ago.

The world is very different now, for man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish
all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary
beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe. . .the belief
that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.

We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go
forth from this time and place. . .to friend and foe alike. . that the torch has been passed
to a new generation of Americans. . . born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined
by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage. . .and unwilling to witness or
permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed,
and to which we are committed today. . .at home and around the world.

Let every nation know. . .whether it wishes us well or ill. . . that we shall pay any price,
bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival
and the success of liberty.

This much we pledge. . .and more.
To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share: we pledge
the loyalty of faithful friends. United. . .there is little we cannot do
in a host of co-operative ventures.

Divided. . .there is little we can do. . .for we dare not meet a powerful
challenge, at odds, and split asunder.

To those new states whom we welcome to the ranks of the free: we pledge our
word that one form of colonial control shall not have passed away merely
to be replaced by a far more iron tyranny.

We shall not always expect to find them supporting our view. But we shall
always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedom. . .and
to remember that. . .in the past. . .those who foolishly sought power by
riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.

To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to
break the bonds of mass misery: we pledge our best efforts to help them
help themselves, for whatever period is required. . .not because
the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because
it is right. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor,
it cannot save the few who are rich.

To our sister republics south of our border: we offer a special pledge. . .
to convert our good words into good deeds. . .in a new alliance for progress
. . .to assist free men and free governments in casting off the chains of poverty.

But this peaceful revolution of hope cannot become the prey of hostile powers.
Let all our neighbors know that we shall join with them to oppose aggression
or subversion anywhere in the Americas. . .and let every other power know that
this hemisphere intends to remain the master of its own house.

To that world assembly of sovereign states: the United Nations. . . our last
best hope in an age where the instruments of war have far outpaced the instruments
of peace, we renew our pledge of support. . .to prevent it from becoming merely
a forum for invective. . .to strengthen its shield of the new and the weak. . .
and to enlarge the area in which its writ may run.

Finally, to those nations who would make themselves our adversaries, we offer not
a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace; before
the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned
or accidental self-destruction.

We dare not tempt them with weakness. For only when our arms are sufficient beyond
doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.

But neither can two great and powerful groups of nations take comfort from our
present course. . .both sides overburdened by the cost of modern weapons, both
rightly alarmed by the steady spread of the deadly atom, yet both racing to alter
that uncertain balance of terror that stays the hand of Mankind's final war.

So let us begin anew. . .remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of
weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear,
but let us never fear to negotiate.

Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems
which divide us.
Let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals for
the inspection and control of arms. . .and bring the absolute power to destroy
other nations under the absolute control of all nations.
Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors.
Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap
the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce.
Let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah. . .
to "undo the heavy burdens. . . let the oppressed go free."

And if a beachhead of co-operation may push back the jungle of suspicion. . .
let both sides join in creating not a new balance of power. . . but a new world of law
. . .where the strong are just. . . and the weak secure. . .and the peace preserved.

All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished
in the first one thousand days. . . nor in the life of this administration, nor even
perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.
In your hands, my fellow citizens. . .more than mine. . .will rest the final success
or failure of our course. Since this country was founded, each generation of Americans
has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty. The graves of young
Americans who answered the call to service surround the globe.

Now the trumpet summons us again... not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need. . .
not as a call to battle... though embattled we are. . .but a call to bear the burden
of a long twilight struggle. . .year in and year out, rejoicing in hope, patient in
tribulation. . .a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny. . .poverty. . .
disease. . .and war itself.

Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance. . .North and South. . .
East and West. . .that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind?

Will you join in that historic effort?

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role
of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger; I do not shrink from this responsibility
. . .I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other
people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to
this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it. . .and the glow from that
fire can truly light the world.

And so, my fellow Americans. . .

ask not what your country can do for you. . .ask what you can do for your country.
My fellow citizens of the world. . .ask not what America will do for you, but what together
we can do for the Freedom of Man.

Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us here
the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you.

With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds;
let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing
that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.

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