小學(xué)生英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志演講稿

小學(xué)生英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志演講稿演講稿的格式由稱(chēng)謂、開(kāi)場(chǎng)白、主干、結(jié)尾等幾部分組成。在充滿活力，日益開(kāi)放的今天，演講稿的使用越來(lái)越廣泛，那么，怎么去寫(xiě)演講稿呢？下面是小編收集整理的小學(xué)生英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志演講稿，歡迎大家借鑒與參考，希望對(duì)大家有所幫助。小學(xué)生英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志演講稿1Hello,ladiesandgentlemen.It’sgreattobehere.Firstofall,thanksforyourcoming.Tonight,whatIamgonnatalkaboutisinnovation.Whocantellmewhatisinnovation?Weallknowthat,since1978,Chinahasbeenthroughthegreatestchangesbroughtbythereformandopening-up.Sowhatwecanseefromthereformandopening-up?Thepowerofinnovation.That’swhyIamhere.IamheretoshowyoumyChinesedream.Iwanttotalkaboutthefutureandhowwe'regoingtowinit.Ifwewanttomakeinnovation.Butfirstly,weshouldmakesurethatChinaisaplacewherewecanmakeitifwetry,wherewecangoasfarashardworkandbigdreamswilltakeus.Weunderstandthatit’snotgoingtobeacakewalk,thiscompetitionforthefuture,whichmeansallofusaregoingtohavetodoourbest.Wearegoingtohavetowinthefuturebybeingsmarterandworkingharderandworkingtogether.Innovationisthespiritofourcountry,themotiveforceforourcountry’sprosperity.Sparkingtheimaginationandcreativityofourpeople,unleashingnewdiscoveries--that'swhatChinawilldobetterthananyothercountryonEarth.Fromthemomentwehaveanewidea,wecanexploreit;wecandevelopitwitharesearchgrant;wecanprotectitwithapatent;wecanmarketitwithaloantostartanewbusiness.We’vegotachainthattakesagreatideaallthewaythrough.Wemustbeconfirmedthat,today,thechallengeswefacearereal.Theyareserioustheyaremany.Theywillnotbemeteasilyorinashortspanoftime.Butwewillsomehowfindawaytoovercomethedifficulties.Mymajoris.Myjobistodiscoverorcreatenewdrugsformanydiseaseslikecancer.Youknowthatlaboratoryistheplacewheremiracleshappen.Believeitornot.WhatIdocansavemillionsofpeople’slives.Foralongtime,whatchallengesmeishowtocommercializeresearch.Youcomeupwithagreatidea,butmovingthatnewdiscoveryfromtheorytopracticeorfromthelabtothemarketplace,that'sreallyabigjob.That’swhatweshouldfocuson.Weneedtoactwithasenseofurgency-tostudyandworkandcreateasifthefateofthecountrydependsonus-becauseitdoes.Itdependsonus.Thankyou!小學(xué)生英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志演講稿2Dearteacherandclassmates:Iamverygladtomakeaspeechhereinthisclassagain!Thistime,I'dliketotalksomethingaboutEnglish.IloveEnglish.Englishlanguageisnowusedeverywhereintheworld.IthasbecomethemostcommonlanguageonInternetandforinternationaltrade.LearningEnglishmakesmeconfidentandbringsmegreatpleasure.WhenIwasseven,mymothersentmetoanEnglishschool.Atthere,IplayedgamesandsangEnglishsongswithotherchildren.ThenIdiscoveredthebeautyofthelanguage,andbeganmycolorfuldreamintheEnglishworld.Everyday,IreadEnglishfollowingthetapes.Sometimes,IwatchEnglishcartoons.Ontheweekend,IoftengototheEnglishcorner.Bytalkingwithdifferentpeoplethere,IhavemademoreandmorefriendsaswellasimprovedmyoralEnglish.IhopeIcantravelaroundtheworldsomeday.IwanttogotoAmericatovisitWashingtonMonument,becausethepresidentWashingtonismyidol.Ofcourse,IwanttogotoLondontoo,becauseEnglandiswhereEnglishlanguagedeveloped.IfIcanridemybikeinCambridgeuniversity,Iwillbeveryhappy.IhopeIcanspeakEnglishwitheveryoneintheworld.I'llintroduceChinatothem,suchastheGreatWall,theForbiddenCityandAnshan.Iknow,Romewasnotbuiltinaday.Ibelievethataftercontinuoushardstudy,onedayIcanspeakEnglishverywell.Ifyouwanttobeloved,youshouldlearntoloveandbelovable.SoIbelieveasIloveEnglisheveryday,itwilllovemetoo.小學(xué)生英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志演講稿3Goodmorningeveryone,it'smypleasuretobehereandtalkaboutdreamsandambitionswithyou.WhenIwasaprimaryschoolstudentIwroteinmycompositionthatIwanttobeascientistwhenIgrowup.AtthatageIdidn'tknowwhatisascientist,nordidIknowwhatisdream.Iwroteitbecauseit'sastandardanswerforacompositiontest.AndIknowifIwrotethatIwanttobeapeasantIwouldbecriticizedandlaughedat,nomatterwhatreasonIgaveit.Butnowinuniversity,oneofmyclassmateschangedmyidea.Atthecareerplanningclasswhenaskedaboutourdreams,oneofmyclassmatesstoodupandsaid,"IwanttobeapeasantbecauseIgrowupinapeasantfamilyandIloveit."Nolaughter,nocriticism,hewastheonlywhowinnedaclapping.Itsetsmethinking,whichshouldbeaman'sdream?ascientist,orapeasant?It'snotasimplequestionandmyanswerisboth.Thisisexactlymyunderstandingofthistopic.Dreamsaresomethingwereallywantandarewillingtotryeveryefforttoachieve,nomatterhowgreatorhowsmall,nomatterhowothersthink,itdependsonyou.Lifeislong,andwearejustonthestartingpoint.Finallywe'llunderstandlifeisnotjustaboutmakingaliving.There'resomethingmuchmoreimportantthanmoneyandmaterialenjoyment,thatisspiritualwealth,thatisdream.It'stheprocessofyourpursuitofdream,theprocesswhenyouaretrying,whenyouareseeking,whenyouarestruggling,whenyoufailedandrestartedagainandagainwithyourdetermination,hardwork,andperseverancethatmakeyou,buildyou,andhelpyoutoleadaworthyandsignificativelife,whetheryou'llachieveyourdreamornot,theresultisnotthatimportant.Thanksforlistening!小學(xué)生英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志演講稿4Hi,everyone!Mynameisxxx.Todaymytopicis:"ILoveEnglish".Englishisnowusedeverywhereintheworld,Ithasbecomethemostimportantlanguageoninternet.LearningEnglishmaksemeconfidentandbringsmegreatpleasure.WhenIwaseight,myfathersentmetoanEnglishschool.Atthere,IplayedgamesandsangEnglishsongwithotherchildren.ThenIdiscoveredthebeautyofthelanguage,andbeganmycolorfuldreamintheEnglishworld.Everyday,IreadEnglishfollowingthetapes.Sometimes,IlikewatchingEnglishmoviesforchildren,suchasFindingNemo,HarryPotterandsoon.ThesemoviesnotonlyimprovedmyEnglish,butalsogavemealotoffun.OutlookEnglishalsohelpmealotinmyEnglishStudies,Ihavebeenwatchingthisprogramfornearlytwoyears.IhopeIcantravelaroundtheworldsomeday.IwanttogotoAmerica,becauseAmericaisoneofthemostdevelopedcountriesintheworld.IalsowanttogotoEngland,becauseEnglishoriginatedinEngland.IloveEnglish,Englishhasbecomepartofmylife.DoyoulikeEnglish,myfriends?Ifyoudo,comewithme.Let’senjoythefunoflearningEnglishbuiltinaday."That’sall,thankyou!小學(xué)生英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志演講稿5Onewindyspringday,Iobservedyoungpeoplehavingfunusingthewindtoflytheirkites.Multicoloredcreationsofvaryingshapesandsizesfilledtheskieslikebeautifulbirdsdartinganddancing.Asthestrongwindsgustedagainstthekites,astringkeptthemincheck.Insteadofblowingawaywiththewind,theyaroseagainstittoachievegreatheights.Theyshookandpulled,buttherestrainingstringandthecumbersometailkeptthemintow,facingupwardandagainstthewind.Asthekitesstruggledandtrembledagainstthestring,theyseemedtosay,“Letmego!Letmego!Iwanttobefree!”Theysoaredbeautifullyevenastheyfoughttherestrictionofthestring.Finally,oneofthekitessucceededinbreakingloose.“Freeatlast,”itseemedtosay.“Freetoflywiththewind.”Yetfreedomfromrestraintsimplyputitatthemercyofanunsympatheticbreeze.Itflutteredungracefullytothegroundandlandedinatangledmassofweedsandstringagainstadeadbush.“Freeatlast”freetoliepowerlessinthedirt,tobeblownhelplesslyalongtheground,andtolodgelifelessagainstthefirstobstruction.Howmuchlikekiteswesometimesare.TheHeavengivesusadversityandrestrictions,rulestofollowfromwhichwecangrowandgainraintisanecessarycounterparttothewindsofopposition.Someofustugattherulessohardthatweneversoartoreachtheheightswemighthaveobtained.Wekeeppartofthecommandmentandneverrisehighenoughtogetourtailsofftheground.Letuseachrisetothegreatheights,recognizingthatsomeoftherestraintsthatwemaychafeunderareactuallythesteadyingforcethathelpsusascendandachieve.在一個(gè)有風(fēng)的春日，我看到一群年輕人正在迎風(fēng)放風(fēng)箏玩樂(lè)，各種顏色、各種形狀和大小的風(fēng)箏就好像美麗的鳥(niǎo)兒在空中飛舞。當(dāng)強(qiáng)風(fēng)把風(fēng)箏吹起，牽引線就能夠控制它們。風(fēng)箏迎風(fēng)飄向更高的地方，而不是隨風(fēng)而去。它們搖擺著、拉扯著，但牽引線以及笨重的尾巴使它們處于控制之中，并且迎風(fēng)而上。它們掙扎著、抖動(dòng)著想要掙脫線的束縛，仿佛在說(shuō)：“放開(kāi)我!放開(kāi)我!我想要自由!”即使與牽引線奮爭(zhēng)著，它們依然在美麗地飛翔。終于，一只風(fēng)箏成功掙脫了?！敖K于自由了，”它好像在說(shuō)，“終于可以隨風(fēng)自由飛翔了!”然而，脫離束縛的`自由使它完全處于無(wú)情微風(fēng)的擺布下。它毫無(wú)風(fēng)度地震顫著向地面墜落，落在一堆亂草之中，線纏繞在一顆死灌木上?！敖K于自由”使它自由到無(wú)力地躺在塵土中，無(wú)助地任風(fēng)沿著地面將其吹走，碰到第一個(gè)障礙物便毫無(wú)生命地滯留在那里了。有時(shí)我們真像這風(fēng)箏啊!上蒼賦予我們困境和約束，賦予我們成長(zhǎng)和增強(qiáng)實(shí)力所要遵從的規(guī)則。約束是逆風(fēng)的必要匹配物。我們中有些人是如此強(qiáng)硬地抵制規(guī)則，以至我們從來(lái)無(wú)法飛到本來(lái)能夠達(dá)到的高度。我們只遵從部分戒律，因此永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)飛得足夠高，使尾巴遠(yuǎn)離地面。讓我們每個(gè)人都飛到高處吧，并且認(rèn)識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)：有些可能會(huì)令我們生氣的約束，實(shí)際上是幫助我們攀升和實(shí)現(xiàn)愿望的平衡力。小學(xué)生英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志演講稿6Goodmorning/afternoon!Firstthingfirst,Igottasay,wow,it'sfunnythingtobegivenachancelikehbetold,IreallygotalittlebitnervousbeforeIstandrighthere,socalled'stagefright'.Ifyoulookspecificallyonmemayfindmyhandsshaking,prettyassemblestheguywhosufferedfromPakinson'sdisease,andlegswobbling,likeIcaughtso-calledballleg.Okay,let'sstopgoingaroundthebushandgetbacktomytopictoday.IreallyliketotalkafunnystoryIhavejustheard.AladycalledLucyemigratedtoUnitedStatesseveralyearsspokenEnglishisnotthatfluentoneday,sheisjustsittingonthecouchwithhisU.SfriendsMandywatchingSit-Com.AnoiseofbumphadtheattentionofMandy,whichledhertogooutofthehousetryingtofigureoutwhathadyouimaginethatMandygostraightoutwithmerelyasweater.SoLucyshoutedather,"Lucy,turnyourclotheson."Whatsuprisedhermost,beyondherwildestimagination,isthatalmostallthemaleinthiscountrytooktheirheadoutofthettedly,LucymadeamistakeherewordspittedmeansMandyistotallynakedtothereasonthatmalelookedoutoftherightsentenceshallbe,"putyourclothingon."Thestoryinspiresyoutotakeacarefullookonthevastdifferencebetweeneasternandwesternculture.That'sfullofit,thankyouforyourtime!小學(xué)生英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志演講稿7Goodmorning，ladiesandgentlemen.IamTracyfromGuangzhouHuameiInternationalSchool.Iamashinygirl.MyfamilylovemeandIlovethentoo.Doyouknowhowhelpathome?Letmetellyouaboutthat.Mymomworksveryhardeveryday.Shecomeshomeverylateintheevening.Usuallymydadcooksforus.SometimesIhelpmydadtowashthevegetables.SometimesIsetthetable.Ialwayswashthedisheswhenwefinisheating.AfterIfinishmyhomeworkIoftenwatertheflowers.Ialsolookaftermypetfish.IfeedthefishbeforeIgotobed.Ireallyenjoyhelpingmypartentsathome.DoyouthinkIanahelpfulgirl?Ithinkso!Thankyou!小學(xué)生英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志演講稿8Hello,ladiesandgentlemen.It’sgreattobehere.Firstofall,thanksforyouring.Tonight,whatIamgonnatalkaboutisinnovation.Whocantellmewhatisinnovation?Weallknowthat,since1978,Chinahasbeenthroughthegreatestchangesbroughtbythereformandopening-up.Sowhatwecanseefromthereformandopening-up?Thepowerofinnovation.That’swhyIamhere.IamheretoshowyoumyChinesedream.Iwanttotalkaboutthefutureandhowwe'regoingtowinit.Ifwewanttomakeinnovation.Butfirstly,weshouldmakesurethatChinaisaplacewherewecanmakeitifwetry,wherewecangoasfarashardworkandbigdreamswilltakeus.Weunderstandthatit’snotgoingtobeacakewalk,thispetitionforthefuture,whichmeansallofusaregoingtohavetodoourbest.Wearegoingtohavetowinthefuturebybeingsmarterandworkingharderandworkingtogether.Innovationisthespiritofourcountry,themotiveforceforourcountry’sprosperity.Sparkingtheimaginationandcreativityofourpeople,unleashingnewdiscoveries--that'swhatChinawilldobetterthananyothercountryonEarth.Fromthemomentwehaveanewidea,wecanexploreit;wecandevelopitwitharesearchgrant;wecanprotectitwithapatent;wecanmarketitwithaloantostartanewbusiness.We’vegotachainthattakesagreatideaallthewaythrough.Wemustbeconfirmedthat,today,thechallengeswefacearereal.Theyareserioustheyaremany.Theywillnotbemeteasilyorinashortspanoftime.Butwewillsomehowfindawaytooverethedifficulties.MymajorisXXX.Myjobistodiscoverorcreatenewdrugsformanydiseaseslikecancer.Youknowthatlaboratoryistheplacewheremiracleshappen.Believeitornot.WhatIdocansavemillionsofpeople’slives.Foralongtime,whatchallengesmeishowtomercializeresearch.Youeupwithagreatidea,butmovingthatnewdiscoveryfromtheorytopracticeorfromthelabtothemarketplace,that'sreallyabigjob.That’swhatweshouldfocuson.Weneedtoactwithasenseofurgency-tostudyandworkandcreateasifthefateofthecountrydependsonus-becauseitdoes.Itdependsonus.Thankyou!小學(xué)生英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志演講稿9Hello,ladiesandgentlemen.It’sgreattobehere.Firstofall,thanksforyourcoming.Tonight,whatIamgonnatalkaboutisinnovation.Whocantellmewhatisinnovation?Weallknowthat,since1978,Chinahasbeenthroughthegreatestchangesbroughtbythereformandopening-up.Sowhatwecanseefromthereformandopening-up?Thepowerofinnovation.That’swhyIamhere.IamheretoshowyoumyChinesedream.Iwanttotalkaboutthefutureandhowwe'regoingtowinit.Ifwewanttomakeinnovation.Butfirstly,weshouldmakesurethatChinaisaplacewherewecanmakeitifwetry,wherewecangoasfarashardworkandbigdreamswilltakeus.Weunderstandthatit’snotgoingtobeacakewalk,thiscompetitionforthefuture,whichmeansallofusaregoingtohavetodoourbest.Wearegoingtohavetowinthefuturebybeingsmarterandworkingharderandworkingtogether.Innovationisthespiritofourcountry,themotiveforceforourcountry’sprosperity.Sparkingtheimaginationandcreativityofourpeople,unleashingnewdiscoveries--that'swhatChinawilldobetterthananyothercountryonEarth.Fromthemomentwehaveanewidea,wecanexploreit;wecandevelopitwitharesearchgrant;wecanprotectitwithapatent;wecanmarketitwithaloantostartanewbusiness.We’vegotachainthattakesagreatideaallthewaythrough.Wemustbeconfirmedthat,today,thechallengeswefacearereal.Theyareserioustheyaremany.Theywillnotbemeteasilyorinashortspanoftime.Butwewillsomehowfindawaytoovercomethedifficulties.MymajorisXXX.Myjobistodiscoverorcreatenewdrugsformanydiseaseslikecancer.Youknowthatlaboratoryistheplacewheremiracleshappen.Believeitornot.WhatIdocansavemillionsofpeople’slives.Foralongtime,whatchallengesmeishowtocommercializeresearch.Youcomeupwithagreatidea,butmovingthatnewdiscoveryfromtheorytopracticeorfromthelabtothemarketplace,that'sreallyabigjob.That’swhatweshouldfocuson.Weneedtoactwithasenseofurgency-tostudyandworkandcreateasifthefateofthecountrydependsonus-becauseitdoes.Itdependsonus.Thankyou!小學(xué)生英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志演講稿10Nothingsucceedslikeyouaretrulyconfident,itradiatesfromyoulikesunlight,andattractssuccesstoyoulikeamagnet.It'simportanttobelieveinevethatyoucandoitunderanycircumstances,becauseifyoubelieveyoucan,thenyoureallybeliefkeepsyousearchingforanswers,whichmeansthatprettysoonyouwillgetthem.Confidenceismorethananattitude.Itcomesfromknowingexactlywhereyouaregoingandexactlyhowyouaregoingtogetthere.Itcomesfromactingwithintegrityandcomesfromastrongsenseofcomesfromastrongcommitmenttotakeresponsibility,ratherthanjustlettinglifehappen.Onewaytodevelopself-confidenceistodothethingyoufearandtogetarecordofsuccessfulexperiencesbehindyou.Confidenceiscompassionateandisnotarrogant.Arroganceisbornoutoffearandinsecurity,whileconfidencecomesfromstrengthidenceisnotjustbelievingyoucandoit.Confidenceisknowingyoucandothatyouarecapableofaccomplishanythingyouwant,andliveyourlifewithconfidence.Anythingcanbeachievedthroughfocused,determinedeffortyourlifeisnotwhatyouwantittobe,youhavethepowertochangeit,andyoumustmakethechangesonamomentbymomentbasis.Liveyourpriorities.Livewithyourgoalsandyourplanofaction.Liveeachmomentwithyourprioritiesinmind.Actwithyourownpurpose,andyouwillhavethelifeyouwant.信心成就一切，當(dāng)你真正自信時(shí)，它就像燦爛的陽(yáng)光一樣從你身上散發(fā)出來(lái)，就像磁鐵一樣將成功吸引到你身上。相信自己非常重要。要相信自己無(wú)論在任何情況下都會(huì)成功。因?yàn)槿绻阆嘈拍隳茏龅剑敲茨憔驼娴臅?huì)做到。這種信念促使你不斷的去尋找答案，而不斷的探索就意味著你很快就會(huì)找到答案。信心不只是一種態(tài)度，它來(lái)源于你確切地知道自己要去干什么并且確切地知道怎么去干。它來(lái)源于正直和自信地去行動(dòng)。它來(lái)源于強(qiáng)烈的目標(biāo)感。它來(lái)源于強(qiáng)烈地勇于承擔(dān)責(zé)任的許諾，而不是讓生命放任自流。培養(yǎng)自信的一種方法是去做你害怕做的事情，并將它做成功。信心是富有同情心和善解人意的。它一點(diǎn)都不傲慢自大。傲慢是由于害怕和缺乏安全感才產(chǎn)生的，而信心則出于堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的決心和誠(chéng)實(shí)正直。信心并不是僅僅認(rèn)為你可能會(huì)成功，而是確信你一定能成功。確信你有能力實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的愿望，并充滿信心的生活著。如果你足夠?qū)Ｐ?、?jiān)決和自信，那么任何事都能做成。如果生活不像你預(yù)想的那樣，你有力量去改變它，并且你必須一步一步的去實(shí)現(xiàn)這些改變。銘記你生命中最重要的事情。有目標(biāo)并且有計(jì)劃的去生活。為你的目標(biāo)而奮斗，你就會(huì)擁有自己想要的生活。小學(xué)生英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志演講稿11Goodmorning/afternoon!Firstthingfirst,Igottasay,wow,it'sfunnythingtobegivenachancelikethat.Trurhbetold,IreallygotalittlebitnervousbeforeIstandrighthere,socalled'stagefright'.Ifyoulookspecificallyonme.Youmayfindmyhandsshaking,prettyassemblestheguywhosufferedfromPakinson'sdisease,andlegswobbling,likeIcaughtso-calledballleg.Okay,let'sstopgoingaroundthebushandgetbacktomytopictoday.IreallyliketotalkafunnystoryIhavejustheard.AladycalledLucyemigratedtoUnitedStatesseveralyearsago.HerspokenEnglishisnotthatfluent.Andoneday,sheisjustsittingonthecouchwithhisU.SfriendsMandywatchingSit-Com.AnoiseofbumphadtheattentionofMandy,whichledhertogooutofthehousetryingtofigureoutwhathadhappened.CanyouimaginethatMandygostraightoutwithmerelyasweater.SoLucyshoutedather,"Lucy,turnyourclotheson."Whatsuprisedhermost,beyondherwildestimagination,isthatalmostallthemaleinthiscountrytooktheirheadoutofthewindow.Admittedly,Lucymadeamistakehere.ThewordspittedmeansMandyistotallynakedtothereasonthatmalelookedoutofthewindow.Therightsentenceshallbe,"putyourclothingon."Thestoryinspiresyoutotakeacarefullookonthevastdifferencebetweeneasternandwesternculture.That'sfullofit,thankyouforyourtime!小學(xué)生英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志演講稿12Youthisnotatimeoflife,itisastateofmind;itisnotrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees,itisamatteroftheemotions:itisthefreshness;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidityoftheappetite,foradventureovertheloveofoftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboyofdygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofgrowoldbydesertingourideals.Yearswrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthey,fear,self-distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.Whether60of16,thereisineveryhumanbeingsheartthelureofwonders,theunfailingchildlikeappetiteofwhat'snextandthejoyofthegameoflivingthecenterofyourheartandmyheartthere'sawirelessstation:solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommenandfromtheinfinite,solongasyouareyoung.Whentheaerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism,thenyouaregrownold,evenat20,butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchwavesofoptimism,thereishopeyoumaydieyoungat80.Thankyou!小學(xué)生英語(yǔ)勵(lì)志演講稿13WinstonChurchillpresentedhisSinewsofPeace,(theIronCurtainSpeech),atWestminsterCollegeinFulton,MissourionMarch5,1946.PresidentMcCluer,ladiesandgentlemen,andlast,butcertainlynotleast,thePresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica:IamverygladindeedtoetoWestminsterCollegethisafternoon,andIamplimentedthatyoushouldgivemeadegreefromaninstitutionwhosereputationhasbeensosolidlyestablished.Thename"Westminster"somehoworotherseemsfamiliartome.IfeelasifIhaveheardofitbefore.IndeednowthatIetothinkofit,itwasatWestminsterthatIreceivedaverylargepartofmyeducationinpolitics,dialectic,rhetoric,andoneortwootherthings.Infactwehavebothbeeneducatedatthesame,orsimilar,or,atanyrate,kindredestablishments.Itisalsoanhonor,ladiesandgentlemen,perhapsalmostunique,foraprivatevisitortobeintroducedtoanacademicaudiencebythePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Amidhisheavyburdens,duties,andresponsibilities--unsoughtbutnotrecoiledfrom--thePresidenthastraveledathousandmilestodignifyandmagnifyourmeetinghereto-dayandtogivemeanopportunityofaddressingthiskindrednation,aswellasmyowncountrymenacrotheocean,andperhapssomeothercountriestoo.ThePresidenthastoldyouthatitishiswish,asIamsureitisyours,thatIshouldhavefulllibertytogivemytrueandfaithfulcounselintheseanxiousandbafflingtimes.Ishallcertainlyavailmyselfofthisfreedom,andfeelthemorerighttodosobecauseanyprivateambitionsImayhavecherishedinmyyoungerdayshavebeensatisfiedbeyondmywildestdreams.LetmehowevermakeitclearthatIhavenoofficialmissionorstatusofanykind,an