ノーベル 平和賞を受賞したオバマ大統領のスピーチ全文です。なかなか難しい単語が出てきますが、原文にある興味深い表現を読み取ってみてくださいね。
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091210/ap_on_re_eu/eu_obama_nobel_text_2
結構長いです・・・。週末のお時間のあるときにでもっ。
ちなみに私が今朝ポイントとして紹介したのは、この部分です。
Evil does exist in the world. A nonviolent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al-Qaidas leaders to lay down their arms. To say that force is sometimes necessary is not a call to cynicism — it is a recognition of history, the imperfections of man and the limits of reason.
So yes, the instruments of war do have a role to play in preserving the peace. And yet this truth must coexist with another — that no matter how justified, war promises human tragedy. The soldiers courage and sacrifice is full of glory, expressing devotion to country, to cause and to comrades in arms. But war itself is never glorious, and we must never trumpet it as such.