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1、Acceptanceofnomination Steveon,AdIaiE.(1900-1965)U.S.statesman,borninLosAngeles,Calif.,receivedlawdegreefromNorthwesternUniversity1926,electedgovernorofiIIinoisin1948byaLargemajorityvote,DemocratiandidateforU.S.presidentin1952and,1956butdefeatedbythepopularDwightD.,Eisenhower,knownasaneloquenteaker.
2、*Mr.President,ladiesandgentlemenoftheconvention,myfellowcitize,Iaeptyournominationandyourprogram.Ishouldhavepreferredtohearthosewordsutteredbyastronger,awiserabettermanthanmyself,butafterlisteningtothePresidentseech,IevenfeelbetteraboutmyselfNoneofyou,myfriends,canwhollyareciatewhatisinmyheart.Icano
3、nlyhopethatyouunderstandmywords,theywillbefewIhavenotsoughtthehonoryouhavedoneme.IcouldnotseekitbecauseIairetoanotheronce,whichwasthefullmeasureofmyambition,andonedoesnottreatthehighestofficewithinthegiftsofthepeopleofIllinoisasanalternativeorasacoolationprize.IwouldnotseekyournominationforthePresid
4、encybecausetheburdeofthatofficestaggertheimagination.Itspotentialforgoodorevil,nowandintheyearsofourlives,smothersexaltatioandconvertsvanitytoprayer.IveaskedthemercifulFather,theFatherofusall,toletthiscuppaonme,butfromsuchdreadreoibilityonedoesnotshrinkinfear,inselfinterest,orinfalsehumilitySoifthis
5、cupmaynotpafromme,Iaept,Idrinkit,Iwillbedone.Thatmyhearthasbeentroubled,thatIhavenotsoughtthisnomination,thatIcouldnotseekitingoodcocience,thatIwouldnotseekitinhonestselfaraisal,isnottosaythatIvalueitthele.RatheritisthatIreveredtheofficeofthePresidencyoftheUnitedStates.Andnowmyfriendsthatyouhavemade
6、yourdecision,Iwillfighttowinthatofficewithallmyheartandmysoul.Andwithyourhelp,Ihavenodoubtthatwewillwin.Sacrifice,patience,understandingandimplacablepurposemaybeourlotforyearstoe.Letsfaceit,letstalkseetotheAmericanpeople,letstellthemthetruththattherearenogaiwithoutpai,thatwearenowontheeveofgreatdeci
7、sio,noteasydecisio,likeresistancewhenyouareattacked,butalong,patient,costlystrugglewhichalonecanauretriumphoverthegreatenemiesofmeantwar,povertyandtyrayandtheaaultsuponhumandignitywhicharethevictorytobewoninthetwentiethcenturythisportaltothegoldenage,mocksthepreteioofindividuals,ofhumaningenuityfori
8、tisthecitadelguardedbythickwallsofignoranceandofmistrustwhichdonotfallbeforethetrumpetsblasts,orthepoliticiaimplicatio,oreventhegeneralsbato.Wherewehavedesertedit,wehavefailed.Withyourhelp,therewillbenodesertionnowBetterwelosetheelectionthanmisleadthepeople,andbetterwelosethanmisgovernthepeople.Help
9、metodothejobinthisautumnofconflictandofcampaign,helpmetodothejobintheseyearsofdarkneengulfedincrisiswhichstretchedbeyondthehorizonoftonightshayvision,andwewilljustifyourgloriouspastandtheloyaltyofsilentmilliowholooktousforpaion,forunderstanding,andforhonestpurpose.Thuswewillserveourgreattraditiongre
10、atlyIaskofyouallyouhave,IwillgiveyouallIhave.Evenashewhocameheretonightandhonoredme,ashehashonoredyou,theDemocraticpartybyalifetimeofserviceandbraverythatwillfindhimanimperishablepageinthehistoryoftheRepublicandoftheDemocraticPartyPresidentHarryS.Truman.Andfinallymyfriendsinthisstaggeringtaskthatyou
11、haveaignedme,IshouldalwaystrytodojustlytolovemercyandtowalkhumblywithmyGod. Steveon,AdIaiE.(1900-1965)U.S.statesman,borninLosAngeles,Calif.,receivedlawdegreefromNorthwesternUniversity1926,electedgovernorofiIIinoisin1948byaLargemajorityvote,DemocratiandidateforU.S.presidentin1952and,1956butdefeatedby
12、thepopularDwightD.,Eisenhower,knownasaneloquenteaker.*Mr.President,ladiesandgentlemenoftheconvention,myfellowcitize,Iaeptyournominationandyourprogram.Ishouldhavepreferredtohearthosewordsutteredbyastronger,awiserabettermanthanmyself,butafterlisteningtothePresidentseech,IevenfeelbetteraboutmyselfNoneo
13、fyou,myfriends,canwhollyareciatewhatisinmyheart.Icanonlyhopethatyouunderstandmywords,theywillbefewIhavenotsoughtthehonoryouhavedoneme.IcouldnotseekitbecauseIairetoanotheronce,whichwasthefullmeasureofmyambition,andonedoesnottreatthehighestofficewithinthegiftsofthepeopleofIllinoisasanalternativeorasac
14、oolationprize.IwouldnotseekyournominationforthePresidencybecausetheburdeofthatofficestaggertheimagination.Itspotentialforgoodorevil,nowandintheyearsofourlives,smothersexaltatioandconvertsvanitytoprayer.IveaskedthemercifulFather,theFatherofusall,toletthiscuppaonme,butfromsuchdreadreoibilityonedoesnot
15、shrinkinfear,inselfinterest,orinfalsehumilitySoifthiscupmaynotpafromme,Iaept,Idrinkit,Iwillbedone.Thatmyhearthasbeentroubled,thatIhavenotsoughtthisnomination,thatIcouldnotseekitingoodcocience,thatIwouldnotseekitinhonestselfaraisal,isnottosaythatIvalueitthele.RatheritisthatIreveredtheofficeofthePresi
16、dencyoftheUnitedStates.Andnowmyfriendsthatyouhavemadeyourdecision,Iwillfighttowinthatofficewithallmyheartandmysoul.Andwithyourhelp,Ihavenodoubtthatwewillwin.Sacrifice,patience,understandingandimplacablepurposemaybeourlotforyearstoe.Letsfaceit,letstalkseetotheAmericanpeople,letstellthemthetruththattherearenogaiwithoutpai,thatwearenowontheeveofgreatdecisio,noteasydecisio,likeresistancewhenyouareattacked,butalong,patient,costlystruggle
