Bush Farewell Address(2009)

...a broader struggle between two dramatically different systems. Under one,  a small band of fanatics demands total obedience to an oppressive ideology, condemns women to subservience, and marks unbelievers for murder. The other system is based on the conviction that freedom is the universal gift of Almighty God, and that liberty and justice light the path to peace.  This is the belief that gave birth to our nation. 
...When people live in freedom, they do not willingly choose leaders who pursue campaigns of terror. When people have hope in the future, they will not cede their lives to violence and extremism.
...this has made some uncomfortable. But good and evil are present in this world, and between the two of them there can be no compromise. Murdering the innocent to advance an ideology is wrong every time, everywhere. Freeing people from oppression and despair is eternally right. This nation must continue to speak out for justice and truth. 
...resilient and hopeful, caring and strong. 
...在广义上,是这样两个截然不同的体系间的斗争。在在一个体系中,是一小撮狂热分子,追求对一种压迫性的意识形态的绝对服从;女性只能屈从附属;异教徒遭到谋杀。而另一个系统是基于这样的信念:自由是全能的上帝赐予我们的普世礼物;自由与公证将点亮通往和平之路。我们的国家正是诞生于这样的信仰之中。
... 当人们生活在自由中,他们不会去选择那些发动恐怖战争的领袖。当人们对未来充满希望时,他们不会令生活向暴力与极端主义俯首。
...这个话题可能过于沉重,但世界上的确是善恶并存,并且没有妥协。 依靠残害无辜来推进意识形态在任何时候、任何地方都是错误的。将人们从压迫和绝望中解救出来才是正确的。这个国家必须继续宣扬真理和正义。
...百折不挠而又充满希望,心存善良而又生性坚强。
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