故事大全演讲稿栏目为您提供各种优秀的经典的英语演讲稿，快来品读英语演讲稿:罗斯福：国会珍珠港演说 Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation
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delivered8december1941,washington,d.c.
mr.vicepresident,mr.speaker,membersofthesenate,andofthehouseofrepresentatives:
yesterday,december7th,1941--adatewhichwillliveininfamy--theunitedstatesofamericawassuddenlyanddeliberatelyattackedbynavalandairforcesoftheempireofjapan.
theunitedstateswasatpeacewiththatnationand,atthesolicitationofjapan,wasstillinconversationwithitsgovernmentanditsemperorlookingtowardthemaintenanceofpeaceinthepacific.
indeed,onehourafterjapaneseairsquadronshadcommencedbombingintheamericanislandofoahu,thejapaneseambassadortotheunitedstatesandhiscolleaguedeliveredtooursecretaryofstateaformalreplytoarecentamericanmessage.andwhilethisreplystatedthatitseemeduselesstocontinuetheexistingdiplomaticnegotiations,itcontainednothreatorhintofwarorofarmedattack.
itwillberecordedthatthedistanceofhawaiifromjapanmakesitobviousthattheattackwasdeliberatelyplannedmanydaysorevenweeksago.duringtheinterveningtime,thejapanesegovernmenthasdeliberatelysoughttodeceivetheunitedstatesbyfalsestatementsandexpressionsofhopeforcontinuedpeace.
theattackyesterdayonthehawaiianislandshascausedseveredamagetoamericannavalandmilitaryforces.iregrettotellyouthatverymanyamericanliveshavebeenlost.inaddition,americanshipshavebeenreportedtorpedoedonthehighseasbetweensanfranciscoandhonolulu.
yesterday,thejapanesegovernmentalsolaunchedanattackagainstmalaya.
lastnight,japaneseforcesattackedhongkong.
lastnight,japaneseforcesattackedguam.
lastnight,japaneseforcesattackedthephilippineislands.
lastnight,thejapaneseattackedwakeisland.
andthismorning,thejapaneseattackedmidwayisland.
japanhas,therefore,undertakenasurpriseoffensiveextendingthroughoutthepacificarea.thefactsofyesterdayandtodayspeakforthemselves.thepeopleoftheunitedstateshavealreadyformedtheiropinionsandwellunderstandtheimplicationstotheverylifeandsafetyofournation.
ascommanderinchiefofthearmyandnavy,ihavedirectedthatallmeasuresbetakenforourdefense.butalwayswillourwholenationrememberthecharacteroftheonslaughtagainstus.
nomatterhowlongitmaytakeustoovercomethispremeditatedinvasion,theamericanpeopleintheirrighteousmightwillwinthroughtoabsolutevictory.
ibelievethatiinterpretthewillofthecongressandofthepeoplewheniassertthatwewillnotonlydefendourselvestotheuttermost,butwillmakeitverycertainthatthisformoftreacheryshallneveragainendangerus.
hostilitiesexist.thereisnoblinkingatthefactthatourpeople,ourterritory,andourinterestsareingravedanger.
withconfidenceinourarmedforces,withtheunboundingdeterminationofourpeople,wewillgaintheinevitabletriumph--sohelpusgod.
iaskthatthecongressdeclarethatsincetheunprovokedanddastardlyattackbyjapanonsunday,december7th,1941,astateofwarhasexistedbetweentheunitedstatesandthejapaneseempire.