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1、-范文最新推荐- Objectively Speaking objectively speaking people in this world can be divided into two categories: those always working and those always making comments. the working ones never have time to idle away. some may run a hotel, or do some business; some may open a factory or set up a school; oth
2、ers may be absorbed in scientific research, or devoted to military affairs or political issues. right or wrong, successful or failed, they are always fully committed to their careers. facing all kinds of risks(not because they neglect them, but mainly because they have the courage), and shouldering
3、the responsibilities, they march forward, bravely and cautiously. they are risking their luck and their lives as well. they have neither time nor energy to comment on others. while attentively planning the future, they devote themselves wholly in hard work, leaving the embroidered stories and malici
4、ous gossips flying in the air. the commenting ones, however, usually work less, and even if they want to work sometimes, they simply are not capable enough. they are no better than anyone, but show admiration to nobody either. they blame either the heaven, or the earth, but never themselves. they da
5、re not to take any risks, but they are also afraid of any hard work. they are gossip-mongers, making stories and spreading rumors, making you feel annoyed and upset. its not because that you have hurt them, or disturbed them, or hindered them, but because you are working. if only you are working, he
6、 is there commenting. everything is hard at the beginning. you have just started a new cause, needing encouragement and support, yet he is there pouring a jar of cold water or blowing a gust of chilly wind, making you worried or perplexed. but once you have succeeded, he is there again sharing your
7、success without feeling a little ashamed of the discouragement he had given you. many people dont like using their mind but enjoy echoing the views of others. they often take it for granted that the working ones are wrong while the commenting ones are definitely right. however in all fairness, how c
8、an it be true? not working itself is already wrong, and it is a blunder to hurt the hard working people. from ancient time to the present, many great men have been commented on endlessly. take the cases of confucius, emperor qinshihuang, empress wu zetian, gengis khan, dr. sun yet-sun, chairman mao,
9、 deng xiaoping, etc. both positive and negative criticism have been made about them. they not only enjoyed compliments but also suffered slanders from all over the world. when commenting on whats right and whats wrong, the commenting ones themselves dont really know what is wrong and what is right.
10、they are simply demanding perfection. when criticizing the others inability, they themselves are actually unable to do anything, but simply pretending that they know better. this can well be compared with the actors and spectators. a new program is always followed by large amounts of criticism from
11、the spectators. but if a spectator is given a chance to perform, a disaster will surely happen. diners are always commenting on the skills of the chefs while readers are always criticizing the writers. another case in point is the forty-chapter sequel of a dream of the red mansions , which were writ
12、ten by gao e who did a nearly perfect job. nevertheless there are always such people who claim to be the experts on the novel, criticizing the latter forty chapters as a wretched sequel to a fine work. what if we ask them to write the sequel? im afraid they can only make it worse. its easier said th
13、an done. lyndon baines johnson: “we shall overcome”mr. speaker, mr. president, members of the congress:i speak tonight for the dignity of man and the destiny of democracy. i urge every member of both parties, americans of all religions and of all colors, from every section of this country, to join m
14、e in that cause.at times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in mans unending search for freedom. so it was at lexington and concord. so it was a century ago at appomattox. so it was last week in selma, alabama. there, long-suffering men and women peacef
15、ully protested the denial of their rights as americans. many were brutally assaulted. one good man, a man of god, was killed.there is no cause for pride in what has happened in selma. there is no cause for self-satisfaction in the long denial of equal rights of millions of americans. but there is ca
16、use for hope and for faith in our democracy in what is happening here tonight. for the cries of pain and the hymns and protests of oppressed people have summoned into convocation all the majesty of this great government - the government of the greatest nation on earth. our mission is at once the old
17、est and the most basic of this country: to right wrong, to do justice, to serve man.in our time we have come to live with the moments of great crisis. our lives have been marked with debate about great issues - issues of war and peace, issues of prosperity and depression. but rarely in any time does
18、 an issue lay bare the secret heart of america itself. rarely are we met with a challenge, not to our growth or abundance, or our welfare or our security, but rather to the values, and the purposes, and the meaning of our beloved nation.the issue of equal rights for american negroes is such an issue
19、.and should we defeat every enemy, and should we double our wealth and conquer the stars, and still be unequal to this issue, then we will have failed as a people and as a nation. for with a country as with a person, “what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”t
20、here is no negro problem. there is no southern problem. there is no northern problem. there is only an american problem. and we are met here tonight as americans - not as democrats or republicans. we are met here as americans to solve that problem.this was the first nation in the history of the worl
21、d to be founded with a purpose. the great phrases of that purpose still sound in every american heart, north and south: “all men are created equal,” “government by consent of the governed,” “give me liberty or give me death.” well, those are not just clever words, or those are not just empty theorie
22、s. in their name americans have fought and died for two centuries, and tonight around the world they stand there as guardians of our liberty, risking their lives.those words are a promise to every citizen that he shall share in the dignity of man. this dignity cannot be found in a mans possessions;
23、it cannot be found in his power, or in his position. it really rests on his right to be treated as a man equal in opportunity to all others. it says that he shall share in freedom, he shall choose his leaders, educate his children, provide for his family according to his ability and his merits as a
24、human being. to apply any other test - to deny a man his hopes because of his color, or race, or his religion, or the place of his birth is not only to do injustice, it is to deny america and to dishonor the dead who gave their lives for american freedom.our fathers believed that if this noble view
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