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四大自由的源头罗斯福四项由英语演讲稿LadiesandgentlemenTodayIstandheretosharewithyousomeinsightsintotheFourFreedomsthatweredeliveredbyPresidentFranklinD.RooseveltinhishistoricaddresstotheU.S.CongressonJanuary
61941.TheseFourFreedomsare:thefreedomofspeechandexpressionthefreedomofworshipthefreedomfromwantandthefreedomfromfear.Roosevelthighlightedthesefreedomsastheessentialbasisofhumandignityandprogress.LetusdelvedeeperintotheoriginsandsignificanceoftheseFourFreedoms.TobeginwithwemustacknowledgethatthesefreedomsdidnotoriginatewithRoosevelt.Rathertheyemergedfromvarioushistoricalandsocialcontextsthatshapedtheglobalpoliticalclimateintheearly20thcentury.ThefreedomofspeechandexpressionforinstancecanbetracedbacktotheEnlightenmenterawhenphilosopherslikeJohnLockeandVoltairechallengedtheoppressiveregimesoftheirtimesandcalledfortherightsoftheindividualtothinkandspeakfreely.ThistraditioncontinuedtoinspiremanyinfluentialfiguresintheU.SsuchasThomasJeffersonwhointhe18thcenturydeclaredthat鈥渢hecostoffreedomofspeechiseternalvigilance.鈥SimilarlythefreedomofworshiptracesitsrootstotheReformationperiodwhenpeoplebeganchallengingtheauthorityoftheestablishedchurchandstartedtopracticetheirownreligiousbeliefs.Thisstruggleforreligiousfreedomremainsacornerstoneofmanysocietiesaroundtheworldtoday.Thefreedomfromwantandfearhoweverhaveamoremoderncontext.TheyemergedintheaftermathoftheFirstWorldWarwhenmanypeopleexperiencedunprecedentedeconomicdepressionpoliticalunrestandsocialupheaval.TheGreatDepressionthatfollowedinthe1930sdeepenedthesenseofinsecurityanddespairamongthemassesleadingtotheriseofpopulistandextremistmovementsinmanycountries.ItwasagainstthisbackdropthatRooseveltdeliveredhisFourFreedomsaddresscallingforaglobalefforttocurbtheforcesoftotalitarianismandpromotedemocracyfreedomandhumanrights.Rooseveltsspeechwasbothvisionaryandpractical.Itlaidoutaboldvisionforafutureworldinwhichthebasicrightsandneedsofallpeoplewouldbemet.Itsoughttocreateanewframeworkforinternationalcooperationandmutualunderstandingbasedonthecommonvaluesoffreedomjusticeandequality.EachoftheFourFreedomsrepresentedacrucialelementinthisvisionreflectingthedifferentdimensionsofhumanwell-beingthatareessentialtoajustandsustainableworld.LetusnowexamineeachoftheseFreedomsinmoredetail.Thefreedomofspeechandexpressionremainsabedrockofdemocraticsocieties.Itmeanstherighttovoiceone鈥檚opinionsbeliefsandideaswithoutfearofcensorshiporrepression.Italsoimpliestherighttoaccessinformationandtoparticipateinpublicdebatesanddecision-makingprocesses.Thefreedomofworshipontheotherhandacknowledgesthediversityofreligiousfaithsandpracticesandrespectstherightofeveryindividualtochooseandfollowtheirownfaith.Italsoimpliestheneedtoprotectminorityrightsandpreventreligiousdiscriminationandpersecution.Thefreedomfromwantaimsatensuringabasicstandardoflivingforallpeoplefreefrompovertyhungeranddisease.Itrecognizesthefundamentalrightofeveryindividualtoeconomicsecurityandthedignityofwork.Italsorequirestheprovisionofbasicsocialservicessuchaseducationhealthcareandhousingtopromoteequalopportunitiesandreduceinequality.Thefreedomfromfearseekstoprotectpeoplefromviolenceaggressionandoppression.Itemphasizestheimportanceofpeacesecurityandstabilityaspreconditionsforhumanadvancement.Italsocallsforaglobalefforttoeliminatethecausesofconflictandaddresstherootcausesofviolenceandinsecurity.InconclusiontheFourFreedomsenunciatedbyRooseveltrepresentavisionofabetterworldaworldwhereallpeoplearefreetospeaktheirmindsworshiptheirgodslivewithoutwantandwalkwithoutfear.Theyremindusoftheimportanceofdefendinghumandignitypromotinghumanrightsandworkingtowardsamorejustandsustainablesociety.Whilethesourcesofthesefreedomscanbetracedtodiversehistoricalsocialandintellectualcontextstheirrelevanceandsignificanceremainaspowerfultodayastheywereeightyyearsago.Aswefacethechallengesofthe21stcenturyletusdrawinspirationfromtheseFourFreedomsandworktogethertowardsrealizingthemforallhumanity.Thankyou.第PAGE页共NUMPAGES页。
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