Name: オバマ大統領、英国議会で演説 (President Obama Addresses the British Parliament)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T04:43:16.000Z
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Speaker: Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen,

history is more than the path left by the past.

It influences the present and can shape the future.

a building begun 900 years ago when the Vikings were visiting

the shores of what would become the United States,

even if it was Columbus who would subsequently demonstrate

This hall has witnessed grim trials in the sentencing to

death of a king, coronation banquets, ceremonial addresses,

and the coffins of those receiving the last respects of

Few places reach so far into the heart of our nation.

Yet until today, no American president has stood on these

steps to address our country's Parliament.

It is my honor, Mr. President, to welcome you as our friend and

Statesmanship is the cement which seals our shared idealism

It makes meaningful the unity of ambition, passion for freedom,

and abhorrence of injustice that is the call of our

It has fallen to you to tackle economic turbulence at home,

to protect the health of those without wealth,

and to seek that precious balance between security which

is too often threatened, and human rights which are too

History is not the burden of any one man or woman alone.

But some are called to meet a special share of

It is a duty that you discharge with a dignity, determination,

Abraham Lincoln once observed that nearly all men can

But if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States

My Lord Chancellor, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Prime Minister, my lords,

I have known few greater honors than the opportunity to address

the Mother of Parliaments at Westminster Hall.

I am told that the last three speakers here have been the

Pope, Her Majesty the Queen, and Nelson Mandela --

which is either a very high bar or the beginning of a very

I come here today to reaffirm one of the oldest,

one of the strongest alliances the world has ever known.

It's long been said that the United States and the United

And since we also share an especially active press corps,

that relationship is often analyzed and overanalyzed

for the slightest hint of stress or strain.

Of course, all relationships have their ups and downs.

Admittedly, ours got off on the wrong foot with a small scrape

There may also have been some hurt feelings when the

White House was set on fire during the War of 1812.

But fortunately, it's been smooth sailing ever since.

The reason for this close friendship doesn't just have

to do with our shared history, our shared heritage;

or even the strong partnership between our governments.

Our relationship is special because of the values and

beliefs that have united our people through the ages.

and warlords reigned over much of the world,

it was the English who first spelled out the rights and

It was here, in this very hall, where the rule of law first

disputes were settled, and citizens came to petition

Over time, the people of this nation waged a long and

sometimes bloody struggle to expand and secure their

Propelled by the ideals of the Enlightenment,

they would ultimately forge an English Bill of Rights,

and invest the power to govern in an elected parliament that's

What began on this island would inspire millions throughout the

continent of Europe and across the world.

But perhaps no one drew greater inspiration from these notions

of freedom than your rabble-rousing colonists

As Winston Churchill said, the "...Magna Carta,

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