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1、ToastSpeechbyRichardNixonMr.PrimeMinisterandallofyourdistinguishedgueststhisevening:OnbehalfofallofyourAmerican-guests,IwishtothankyoufortheincomparablyhospitalityforwhichtheChinesepeoplearejustlyfamousthroughouttheworld.Iparticularlywanttopaytribute,notonlytothosewhopreparedt
2、hemagnificentdinner,butalsotothosewhohaveprovidedthesplendidmusic.NeverhaveIheardAmericanmusicplayedbetterinaforeignland.Mr.PrimeMinister,Iwishtothankyouforyourverygraciousandeloquentremarks.Atthisverymoment,throughthewonderoftelecommunications,morepeopleareseeingandhearingwha
3、twesaythanonanyothersuchoccasioninthewholehistoryoftheworld.Yet,whatwesayherewillnotbelongremembered.Whatwedoherecanchangetheworld.Asyousaidinyourtoast,theChinesepeopleareagreatpeople,theAmericanpeopleareagreatpeople.Ifourtwopeoplesareenemiesthefutureofthisworldweshare,togethe
4、risdarkindeed.Butifwecanfindcommongroundtoworktogether,thechanceforworldpeaceisimmeasurablyincreased.InthespiritoffranknesswhichIhopewillcharacterizeourtalksthisweek,letusrecognizeattheoutsetthesepoints:Wehaveattimesinthepastbeenenemies.Wehavegreatdifferencestoday.Whatbringsus
5、togetheristhatwehavecommoninterestswhichtranscendthosedifferences.Aswediscussourdifferences,neitherofuswillcompromiseourprinciples.Butwhilewecannotclosethegulfbetweenus,wecantrytobridgeitsothatwemaybeabletotalkacrossit.So,letus,inthesenextfivedays,startalongmarchtogether,notin
6、lockstep,butondifferentroadsleadingtothesamegoal,thegoalofbuildingaworldstructureofpeaceandjusticeinwhichallmaystandtogetherwithequaldignityandinwhicheachnation,largeorsmall,hasarighttodetermineitsownformofgovernment,freeofoutsideinterferenceordomination.Theworldwatches.Thewor
7、ldlistens.Theworldwaitstoseewhatwewilldo.Whatistheworld?Inapersonalsense,Ithinkofmyeldestdaughterwhosebirthdayistoday.AsIthinkofher,Ithinkofallthechildrenintheworld,inAsia,inAfrica,inEurope,intheAmericas,mostofwhomwerebornsincethedateofthefoundationofthePeople'sRepublicofChina
8、.Whatlegacyshallweleaveourchildren?Aretheydestinedtodieforthe
