克林顿总统向国人道歉
名人演讲稿
ThiseechwasgivenbypresidentBillClintontoreportersintheWhiteHouseRoseGardenonFriday,December11,1998,at4:11p.m.,justminutesbeforetheHouseJudiciaryCommitteevotedtopaitsfirstarticleofimpeachment.
presidentBillClinton:
Goodafternoon.
Asanyoneclosetomeknows,formonthsIhavebeengralingwithhowbesttoreconcilemyselftotheAmericanpeople,toacknowledgemyownwrongdoingandstilltomaintainmyfocusontheworkofthepresidency.
Othersarepresentingmydefeeonthefacts,thelawandtheCotitution.NothingIcansaynowcanaddtothat.
WhatIwanttheAmericanpeopletoknow,whatIwanttheCongretoknowisthatIamprofoundlysorryforallIhavedonewronginwordsanddeeds.好范文版权所有
Inevershouldhavemisledthecountry,theCongre,myfriendsormyfamily.Quitesimply,Igaveintomyshame.Ihavebeencondemnedbymyaccuserswithharshwords.
Andwhileit\'shardtohearyourselfcalleddeceitfulandmanipulative,IrememberBenFranklin\'sadmonitionthatourcriticsareourfriends,fortheydoshowusourfaults.
MerewordscaotfullyexpretheprofoundremorseIfeelforwhatourcountryisgoingthroughandforwhatmembersofbothpartiesinCongrearenowforcedtodealwith.ThesepastmonthshavebeenatorturousproceofcomingtotermswithwhatIdid.Iunderstandthataccountabilitydemandscoequences,andI\'mpreparedtoacceptthem.
painfulasthecondemnationoftheCongrewouldbe,itwouldpaleincomparisontothecoequencesofthepainIhavecausedmyfamily.Thereisnogreateragony.
Likeanyonewhohonestlyfacestheshameofwrongfulconduct,IwouldgiveanythingtogobackandundowhatIdid.
ButoneofthepainfultruthsIhavetolivewithistherealitythatthatiimplynotpoible.Anoldanddearfriendofminerecentlysentmethewisdomofapoetwhowrote,\"Themovingfingerwritesandhavingwrit,moveson.Norallyourpietynorwitshalllureitbacktocancelhalfaline.Norallyourtearswashoutawordofit.\'\'
Sonothing,notpiety,nortears,norwit,nortormentcanalterwhatIhavedone.Imustmakemypeacewiththat.
ImustalsobeatpeacewiththefactthatthepubliccoequencesofmyactioareinthehandsoftheAmericanpeoplean
