美国经典英文演讲100篇Sproul_Hall_Sit-in_Speech.docx

美国经典英文演讲100篇Sproul_Hall_Sit-in_Speech

第一篇：美国经典英文演讲100篇Sproul_Hall_Sit-in_Speech美国经典英文演讲100篇:SproulHallSit-inSpeech...delivered2December1964,TheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley[AUTHENTICITYCERTIFIED:Textversionbelowtranscribeddirectlyfromaudio]Youknow,Ijustwannasayonebriefthingaboutsomethingthepreviousspeakersaid.Ididn'twannaspendtoomuchtimeonthat'causeIdon'tthinkit'simportantenough.Butonethingisworthconsidering.He'sthe--He'sthenominalheadofanorganizationsupposedlyrepresentativeoftheundergraduates.Whereasinfactunderthecurrentdirectoritderives--itsauthorityisdelegatedpowerfromtheAdministration.It'stotallyunrepresentativeofthegraduatestudentsandTAs.¹Buthemadethefollowingstatement(Iquote):“IwouldaskallthosewhoarenotdefinitelycommittedtotheFSM²causetostayawayfromdemonstration.”Alright,nowlistentothis:“ForallupperpisionstudentswhoareinterestedinalleviatingtheTAshortageproblem,IwouldencourageyoutoofferyourservicestoDepartmentChairmenandAdvisors.”Thathastwothings:Astrikebreakerandafink.I'dliketosay--liketosayoneotherthingaboutaunionproblem.Upstairsyoumayhavenoticedthey'rereadyonthe2ndfloorofSproulHall,Locals40and127ofthePaintersUnionarepaintingtheinsideofthe2ndfloorofSproulHall.Now,apparentlythatactionhadbeenplannedsometimeinthepast.I'vetriedtocontactthoseunions.Unfortunately--and[it]tearsmyheartout--they'reasbureaucratizedastheAdministration.It'sdifficulttogetthroughtoanyoneinauthoritythere.Verysad.We'restill--We'restillmakinganattempt.Thosepeopleuptherehavenodesiretointerferewithwhatwe'redoing.Iwouldaskthattheybeconsideredandthattheynotbeheckledinanyway.AndIthinkthat--youknow--whilethere'sunfortunatelynosenseof--nosenseofsolidarityatthispointbetweenunionsandstudents,thereatleastneedbeno--youknow--excessivelyhardfeelingsbetweenthetwogroups.Now,thereareatleasttwowaysinwhichsit-insandcivildisobedienceandwhatever--leasttwomajorwaysinwhichitcanoccur.One,whenalawexists,ispromulgated,whichistotallyunacceptabletopeopleandtheyviolateitagainandagainandagaintillit'srescinded,appeal