資料英語演講稿(15篇)經(jīng)典英語演講稿1Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen,I’mverygladtomakeaspeechhere.Todaymytopicis“Iloveyou,China.”SincethedayIwasborn,Ibegantohaveaproudname—Chinese.SincethedayIbegantotalk,themostbeautifulsentenceI’veeverlearnthasbeen“Iloveyou,China!”Iloveyou,China,andI’msoproudofbeingaChinese.I’mproudthatI’vegotthebeautifulyellowskin,blackeyesandblackhair.I’malsoproudthatIspeakthemostbeautifullanguageintheworld—Chinese.Iloveyou,China,forIcanfeelthedeeploveyougivemeeveryday,everyminute.Lastyear,IgotanopportunitytovisittheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Duringmystayingthere,myfather’sbossonceinvitedmyfamilytodinner.Whileat,helookedatmeandasked:“Littleboy,howlonghaveyoubeeninAmerica?”“Aboutamonth,”Ianswered,“Howluckyyouare!”hesaid,“IfyouwerelivinginChina,howcouldyoulearnsuchperfectEnglish?”IsmiledandtoldhimproudlythatallthestudentsinChinaareabletolearnEnglishatschool.Isawhissurprisedeyesandsaidtomyself“I’mproudofyou,China”經(jīng)典英語演講稿2Justreadareport,a19-year-oldgirlhowclever,becauseoftheexamhadnoconfidenceabit,althoughthetestscoresmorethan7points,collegesanduniversitiestoadmitalineintheresultunderthesingledaytakepillsonhimself.Thismaybestressful.Whatapityitis!Sheisnotmatureenoughtoknowtheconsequencesofsuchatest.Shedoesnotknowtheconsequencesofherparents'loveforher,ortheinfluenceofherparents'loss.Adversitymakesaman.Cansuffer,canexerciseaperson.Hungerandthirstforwater,thevalueofabowlofrice;Povertyandhardship,coldfaces,hardshipsandsetbackscanshapeyourcharacter.Onthewayoflearning,Ifeelthisway,whenyoufeellearningisinferiortoothers,youwillloseconfidence,orevengivechancetoothers,whenwewanttoknow,opportunityisnotliterallylettoletgo,istheirfightingfor.Thehardshipoflifeandstudyissuchatorment,"theearth"alwaysmakesfunofit.Wetakethehardexperienceandthegrowingseason,recordit!Atthesametime,itispossibletofindoutthereasonsforthehardship.Maybethereisnoself-confidence,butthepeoplewholosetheirself-confidencecancomebackagain.Yes,yes,likethe19-year-oldgirl,shecouldhavefinishedherstudies,butshelostherself-confidence.Letusrememberthebitterlesson!Ihopeeveryonehasself-confidence.Believinginyourselfistheendofsuccess.經(jīng)典英語演講稿3Dear:Everyoneinthegrowthprocess,willencounterthisorthatdifficultiesandsetbacks.Ithink,howtodealwiththesedifficultiesandsetbacksisessential.Facedwiththesedifficulties,weshouldlookatwhatitiswhatkindofactiontoovercomeitanddefeatit.Inthefaceofdifficulties,therearetwosituations:oneisastrongdetermination,indomitablespiritandcouragetofaceandovercomeit;theotherisscaredinfaceofdifficulties,andthecouragetofaceandovercomeit.Ihavealsoencounteredsomedifficultiesandfrustration.Primaryschoolgraduation,mymotherputmetotheHanschool.Atthetime,donotknowwhatmymotherwouldlike,thedaybeforeschoolintheProandsuddenlyItransferthe.I'mevenalittlepsychologicalpreparationarenot,unwittinglytoanew,unfamiliarclasses.BecauseIwasKorean,notspeakChinese,theideaisnotclear,wordisalwaystopsy-turvy,andpeoplecannotunderstand.Iamverydistressed.Wouldnotspeak,donotunderstandclassandtheresultswillslowlydecline,relationshipsareasuccess.Iamverysad,veryblamemymother,whywouldItransferit?So,Itoldmymothercryto:"Mom,ICanreturntotheschooltowardsthefamily?IntheHanschool,Ireallycannotstand."Momshookherhead,andIcriedandcried,beggedmymotherfortheanswer.Butitisfutile.Momisaserious[de]saidtome:"Nowthathasalreadybegun,tostudyhard.Onlybecauseofdifficultiesencounteredlittleunfinished,Icannotdo!"Afterlisteningtomymother,Ihavenothingtosay.ThengraduallyIadaptedtothelearningenvironmentintheHanschool,theteacherscareandthehelpofstudents,Ibravelyovercomedifficultiesandachievedcertainresults.Inthefaceofdifficulties,mybravefaceitandovercomeit.AftereliminationofthejoyofthedifficultiesthatIveryhappy.Thankyou!經(jīng)典英語演講稿4Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen:i’dliketostartwithagroupofpictures."modernandadvanced"?thissocietyforgets,andignorestheothertwothirdsofhumanbeings.it'sfarfromtheideal!wecallidealasautopian,aplacewhererealitydoesnote_ist.afewpeoplestilllookforwardtotheideals.wemakefunofthem,consideringtheyarenaive.willwestillbecontenttoliveinsuchasociety,ifmisfortunedropstous?no!ofcausenot!whenwefeelthewarmthofthesun,thesepeople,enduregreatsorrowsandpains.canweimaginethat?theyareourbrotherandsisters!facingthem,willwestillcomplainaboutourownmisfortune?facingthem,willwestillhavethemoodshoutingforourownfreedom?facingthem,willwestillwanttohavemoreandmoreunnecessarystuff?theyareunabletomeettheirneeds,eventhebasicneedsofsurvival!everyone,asamemberofhumanity,shouldn'tfeelashamed?ourlu_urydeprivedtheirlives,ourindifferenceviolatedoursoul,andourbarbaritydestroyedhumancivilization!what'stheidealsociety?it'sasocietynooneworriesabouttheirliving,asocietynooneisrefusedfromeducation,asocietyeveryonecanpursuehis/herownhappiness!theidealsocietyisfilledwithlove,joyandkindness.inthatsociety,wecantouchtheother'shearts,wecanshareourdreamsandmostimportant,wecanjustbethetruemen!let'sbreaktheethnicdivide,bridgethegapbetweenrichandpoor,handinhand,tobuildagreatwall,protectingusfromevil;toconstructasteadybridge,connectingrealitytotheidealsociety!let'spursueforthat,that'stheonlywaytothebrightfuture!theyarewatchingus!thankyou!smokingisagreatercauseofdeathanddisabilitythananysingledisease,saystheworldhealthorganisation.accordingtotheirfigures,itisresponsibleforappro_imatelyfivemilliondeathsworldwideeveryyear.tobaccosmokingisaknownorprobablecauseofappro_imately25diseases,andeventhewhosaysthatitsimpactonworldhealthisnotfullyassessed.heartattackandstrokeukstudiesshowthatsmokersintheir30sand40sarefivetimesmorelikelytohaveaheartattackthannon-smokers.經(jīng)典英語演講稿5mynameisSam,forthoseofyouintheassemblythatdon’tknowme,iaminyear……….(mayalsosayiftheyarerepresentingthesrcorothergroupintheschooletc).iamnotsurehowmanyofyourealisethattodaymarksaveryimportantworldwidecelebrationforchildren.todayisuniversalchildren’sday.sowhat,youmaysay,whatdoesthismeantome,andwhyshouldievenbothertolisten?welltheanswerisverysimple,asstudentsinchinawelivealifeofprivilegeandrelativesafetycomparedtochildrenandyoungpeopleinmanyotherpartsoftheworld.weareverylucky.butthisshouldn’tmeanthatwedon’tcareaboutotherchildrenandcommunitiesaroundtheworldlessfortunatethanourselves.ithinksomeclasseshavebeenlearningabouthowstudentsjustlikeusinotherpartsoftheworldhavetostruggletosurvive.somechildrencantaffordthethingswetakeforgrantedlikefood,clothing,safewaterandsanitationandhavingtheopportunitytogotoschool.todayisadaysetasidetopromoteworldwideunitybetweenchildrenandtoincreasetheawarenessbyallpeopleoftheplightofvulnerablechildreninsomepartsoftheworld.innsw,wearecallingourcontributiontouniversalchildren'sday,unicefdayforchange.aspartofthisday,ourschoolisdoing..(briefdescriptionofactivity).onbehalfofthestudentsandstaffwhohaveputtimeintoplanningthisactivity,iwouldliketothankyouinadvanceforyoursupport.thankyou經(jīng)典英語演講稿6I’dliketoaskyoutopointoutyourfavoritecountryifhereisamap.MaybeyouwillchoosetheUnitedStatesforthefreedom;maybeyouwillchooseFrenchfortheromantic.I’dliketosaythatthesearenicecountriesfortraveling.Butthereisonecountryinthebottomofmyheart,andIwillbeproudofherforever,that’sChina一一mymotherland!Ourgreatmotherlandisoneofthelargestcountriesintheworld.Ithasapopulationofoverthirteenhundredmillion.Beijingisitscapital.It’sneedlesstosaythatChinahasalonghistory.NowChinaisastronganddevelopingcountry.FactshaveprovedthatChinaisapowerful,invincible.Ifanyoneasked,wewillproudlysaythatIamChinese.Iamproudofyou一一China.Iamaprimaryschoolstudentnow;Iknowthatallofusarethefutureofournation.So,whatweneedtodoistostudyhardstepbystep,listencarefullyintheclassanddohomeworkeverydaysothatwecandedicateourselvestoournationwhenwegrownup!That’smyspeech!Thankyouforlistening.經(jīng)典英語演講稿7Deareveryleader,dearteacherclass:Everybodyisgood!Inthelifeoftherunway,aperson'sattitudeiseverything.Itisanational1000meterslong,therearethreeplayersareontherunway,theyarea,b,c.Armoristhefirstname,isalsoatemporaryleader,bistemporarysecond,thirdcistemporary.Howwilltheirfinalgrades?Thisisattitudetodeterminetheirperformance.Wearsportsweararmourraninfront,heproudlythought:Ialsoransofastthatrunslowly,anyway,thereistwo"turtle"intheback!Hence,aslowedhissteps,largerunning;Runninginsecondplaceb,blookedatthea,eyesenvyeyes,hepanting,hethought:anywayIalsocouldn'tcatchupwith,mightaswellgiveup.Ordon'trunaway,thisalsoletthebreathinourprovince.Said,andthenabigrockforhimtosittingonthesidewalktorest.Andthecisruninthefinal,buthehasseenhisbehind,swingarmforce,speedupthepace,sweating,asheran,andencourageyourself:runfast,Istillbehind!"Lifecanhaveafewbacktobeat,notatthistimewhencardiaccardiac?"Goodattitude,everythingissuccessful,Ihadtorun!Torunthelastpeakandcfaster,likeanarrow,andfinallygetthelong-distancerunningchampion.Atthattime,alltheaudiencepaused,suddenly,alltheaudienceofbrokeintothunderousapplause.Youmayask,notthebeginning,isahead?Whatisnowthemostbackwardctaketitle?Thisistheirattitude,armourisfaraheadatthebeginning,buthewastooproud;Andsecond,hecouldhavesuccess,buthewasdesperate;Butknowcisinsufficient,andtofindawaytomakeupfor,intheend,hesucceededthroughtheirownefforts.Life,longlong,butattitudeiseverything.Ifaperson'sgoodattitude,everythingcanbemade,butaperson'sattitudeisnotgood,butallthingsareachieved.Itisaninternationallongdistancerace,anditisalifelong,isalsoanattitudeofthetest.Pleaseremember:attitudeiseverything.Myspeechisover,thankyou!經(jīng)典英語演講稿8IndependenceDay20xxSpeechGoodmorningIndia!Todayon15thAugust20xxIndiaiscelebratingits67thIndependenceDay,andweIndiansareproudtosaywehaveownedourfreedom67yearsoldback.AswegatherheretodayItaketheopportunitytocongratulateeverystudentandteacherofthisSchool/collegeaHappyIndependenceDay!Ialsotaketheopportunityofwelcomingyouourchiefguestfortoday!Wehaveassembledheretocelebrateour67thIndependenceDay.AsacitizenofIndia,IamsoproudtotalktoyouaboutmymotherIndia.OnthenightofAugust14,1947,PanditJawaharlalNehrurosetomakeamaidenspeechinNewDelhi,“Whentheworldsleeps,Indiawillwaketolifeandfreedom.”Yes,IndiabecamefreefromthebondageofBritishrule.Now,Indiaisthelargestdemocraticcountryintheworld.Thecountry’sstrengthistofind,“Unityindiversity”.But,therearestrayincidentsthattesthersecularismbutthepeopleofIndiaarereadytosacrificeanythingforthecauseofunity.Todaywerememberthegreatleaderswhogavetheirlivesforthenation’sfreedomandprosperity.Dr.B.R.Ambedkargavethelongestwrittenconstitutiontous.PanditJawaharlalNehruworkedforanindustrializedIndia.GandhiJitaughtusAhimsaandNon-violence.SubashChandraBoseinductedcourageinus.SwamiVivekanandgaveusspiritualpower.Yes,withthesecontributions;Indiawillbethesuperpowerinthecomingyears.OurformerPresidentDr.APJAbdulKalamcalledthechildrenofIndiatodreamtobuildastrongNationwithaimandperseverance.Indeed!Thisisnotawordofasingleman.Itiswordofonebillionsouls.JaiHind!經(jīng)典英語演講稿9thatwasprettypowerful.weareinthewhitehouse.smallbusinessowners,youheardfromalargeformerbusinessownerandtremendousentrepreneur,andwe'resittingwithadministratormcmahon,whohasanincredibleentrepreneurialhistory.butitisverypowering.really,thisadministrationdayindayoutissteadfastinitscommitmenttojobsandjobcreation.youarefeelingthatanddrivingthat.wearelookingtounleashyou.youcanbringyourfullpotential,createmorejobs.60millionjobsinthiscountryareadirectresultofsmallbusinessentrepreneurssellitistremendouslyimpactfulontheecosystemofjobcreation.wearedoingeverythingwecanandlookforwardtoyourinputonhowwecandoevenmore.throughcomprehensivetaxreformtoenableyoutohavemoremoneytoreinvestinthegrowthofyourbusinesses.thereare800regulationsputonthebooksbythepreviousadministrationthatreallymanyofwhichstifleyourabilitytogrowandcontinuetocreateandproduce.wearecommittedtoaddressingthosethings,creatingincreasedaccesstocapital,mentorship,asthefcadoesthroughitstransformativeandinnovativeprograms.accesstonetworks,tomarketstotradewithacrossstatelines.wearecommittedtosupportingtheamericanworkerandtheamericanjobcreator.weareexcitedtobeheretocelebrateanagencydoingjustthat.andinincredibledirectorasshecommencesher65thyearofthesba.notquiteyour65th.[laughter]iwillturnitovernowtoadministratormcmahon.shewilltellusaboutinitiativesandhowtheycansupportyourbusinesses.thenwewilltakesandquestionsfromtheaudience.經(jīng)典英語演講稿10LearnHowtoSayNoWe'veallbeentaughtthatweshouldhelppeople.Itistherightthingtodoandwillmakeuspopularwithothers.Itmayevenwinusfavorsinreturn.However,wemustberealistic.Wecan'tsayyestoeveryrequest.Ifwedid,wewouldfailorgocrazyforsure.Sometimeswesimplydon'thavethetimetohelp.Inthiscase,wemustknowhowtosaynopolitely.Whenweneedtosayno,hereisonemethodwecantry.First,weshouldtellthetruth.Ifwereallycan'tdosomething,weshouldjustsayso.Second,weshouldremembertorefuserequestspolitely.Wemustcommunicateclearly,butmustalsobesincereandsympathetic.Atruefriendwillunderstand.Finally,wemustnotfeelguiltyaboutsayingno.Sometimesrefusingothersistherightthingtodo.Itcansaveourselves,andthem,alotoftrouble.Inshort,wecannotpleaseeveryoneallthetime.Refusingfavorsisapartoflife.經(jīng)典英語演講稿11thefootstepsoftheXXworldexpoisgettingcloserandclosertous,civilizedandharmoniouscallisstillringinginmyears.shanghai,chinaobtainedtherighttohosttheworldexpoXX,expoXXshanghaichinawillbeaworldevent,thedevelopmentofshanghai'snewroundofgoldenopportunity,asitisanimportantembodimentofournationalspirit.worldexpoisagreatinfluenceandalonghistoryofinternationalactivities,isthelargestgatheringofhumanbeings.peoplefromaroundtheworldgatheredinoneplacedisplaytheirroductsandskills,boastoftheirhometownandmotherland.exposettheculminationofhumancivilization,whichhasauniqueappeal,makeyoufeelsurging.worldexpoisaplatform,wearethemasters.sheputupalatfomrforustolettheworldknowus;shebuiltabridgeforus,sowebettercommunicatewiththeworld.thisplatformmayletusdisplayselfwantonly.wearethemastershere,wehavetolandlord,letguestexperienceenthusiasmandhappiness.everyonetocontributefortheexpo,wearenoexception,asalivingpieceoffertilelandinpudong'steachers,weareproudandpride.inthevisionofabettertomorrow,wehavetodofortheworldexpowillownawonderfulability,wehavethroughourhands,warmheartandsinceritytopracticalactiontoachievethecommitmentofshanghaitotheworld.weshouldeducatethemanystudents:donotthrowgarbageanywhere,nospitting,nojaywalking......,hello,thankyoufrequentlymention,letthematerialonthiscitywiththenewyorkcomparabletothespiritualcateourstudentstoexcitingXX,willingtohanghai'sfuturebycopiesofpower,ifonlyplantedasmalltree,participantsintheshanghaiworldexpoforeignguestsfeel:thisisaforestcity,pollution-freecity,ancientandcivilizedcity.bettercity,betterlife!untilthetimeoftheXXexpo,then,wewanttobecomeagloriousvolunteers,tochangingourforeignfriendsinshanghaiandchina'slonghistory,aoutoureducationfortheworldexpowillcontributetheirefforts.weexpectthemajorityofteacherswillbegreatenthusiasmfortheworldexpointopracticalactiontomeettheworldexpo,theexpowillbeatotalgrowth,andthecityofdevelopment,thedevelopmentofshanghaidevotetheireffortstoadvancehandinhandwithshanghai.經(jīng)典英語演講稿12Everyonewantssuccess.Butwhatissuccess?Generally,peoplethinksuccessisagreatdealofmoney,highposition,academicachievement,andsoon.However,mostofthesepeopleneverreallydefinewhatsuccessmeanstothem.Inmyopinion,successisafeeling,whichmakesyouhappyandcontent.Successisafeeling,thatmeanssuccessisnotconsideredasbigorsmall,highorlow.Itisjustagoodmoodfromyourheart.Maybepassingafinaltestisasuccessforastudent,learningtowalkisasuccessforalittlechild,marryingabeautifulgirlisasuccessforalad,signingacontractisasuccessforapany.Successvariesfromindividualtogroup.Successisafeeling,thatmeanssuccessischangingsinceyourchildhood.Whileyouwerealittlechild,youthoughtitwasasuccessthatyourparentsfinallyboughtyoulovelytoysafteryoubeggedagainandagain.Successisthefeelingyouhadwhenyouweretoldthatyouwonthecontest.Aftergraduation,youstartedworking.Youweresuccessfulwhenyoufinishedaplicatedtaskverywellandyouwerepraised.Whenmarried,maybeahappymarriageandahappyfamilymeantsuccessforyou.Whenyourchildgrewup,youhopedheorsheattendafamousuniversityorgoabroadtostudyorwork,atthattimeyouconsideredthatwasyoursuccess.Whenyouwereoldenoughandcouldn’tworkatall,successwasafeelingthatyourchildrenandgrandchildrencametoseeyoufromalongdistance.Actually,successalwaysacpaniedyouinyourgrowth.However,wehavetoadmitthatyoucan’tbesuccessfulallthetime.Wealwaysmeetmanydifficultiesonthewaytosuccess.Themoredifficultitis,themuchhappierwearewhenwesucceed.Tobesuccessful,weshouldhaveaclearaimandthentryourbesttoreachit.Whereveryougo,whateveryouare,yoursuccessbelongstoyourself.Itisagoodfeelingthatyouloveitverymuch,anditreallycanmakeyoulaughfromtheheart.經(jīng)典英語演講稿13EdwardM.Kennedy:ChappaquiddickMyfellowcitizens:IhaverequestedthisopportunitytotalktothepeopleofMassachusettsaboutthetragedywhichhappenedlastFridayevening.ThismorningIenteredapleaofguiltytothechargeofleavingthesceneofanaccident.Priortomyappearanceincourtitwouldhavebeenimproperformetocommentonthesematters.ButtonightIamfreetotellyouwhathappenedandtosaywhatitmeanstome.OntheweekendofJuly18,IwasonMarthasVineyardIslandparticipatingwithmynephew,JoeKennedy--asforthirtyyearsmyfamilyhasparticipated--intheannualEdgartownSailingRegatta.Onlyreasonsofhealthpreventedmywifefromaccompanyingme.OnChappaquiddickIsland,offMarthasVineyard,Iattended,onFridayevening,July18,acook-out,IhadencouragedandhelpedsponsorfordevotedgroupofKennedycampaignsecretaries.WhenIlefttheparty,around11:15P.M.,Iwasaccompaniedbyoneofthesegirls,MissMaryJoKopechne.MaryJwasoneofthemostdevotedmembersofthestaffofSenatorRobertKennedy.Sheworkedforhimforfouryearsandwasbrokenupoverhisdeath.Forthisreason,andbecauseshewassuchagentle,kind,andidealisticperson,allofustriedtohelpherfeelthatshestillhadahomewiththeKennedyfamily.MaryJoKopechneThereisnottruth,nottruthwhatever,tothewidelycirculatedsuspicionsofimmoralconductthathavebeenleveledatmybehaviorandhersregardingthatevening.Therehasneverbeenaprivaterelationshipbetweenusofanykind.IknowofnothinginMaryJosconductonthatornayotheroccasion--thesameistrueoftheothergirlsatthatparty--thatwouldlendanysubstancetosuchuglyspeculationabouttheircharacter.NorwasIdrivingundertheinfluenceofliquor.Littleoveronemileaway,thecarthatIwasdrivingontheunlitroadwentofanarrowbridgewhichhadnoguardrailsandwasbuiltonaleftangletotheroad.Thecaroverturnedinadeeppondandimmediatelyfilledwithwater.IrememberthinkingasthecoldwaterrushedinaroundmyheadthatIwasforcertaindrowning.ThenwaterenteredmylungsandIactualfeltthesensationofdrowning.ButsomehowIstruggledtothesurfacealive.ImadeimmediateandrepeatedeffortstosaveMaryJobedivingintostrongandmurkycurrent,butsucceededonlyinincreasingmystateofutterexhaustionandalarm.Myconductandconversationsduringthenextseveralhours,totheextentthatIcanrememberthem,makenosensetomeatall.AlthoughmydoctorsinformedmethatIsufferedacerebralconcussion,aswellasshock,Idonotseektoescaperesponsibilityformyactionsbyplacingtheblameeitherinthephysical,emotionaltraumabroughtonbytheaccident,oronanyoneelse.IregardasindefensiblethefactthatIdidnotreporttheaccidenttothepolicyimmediately.Insteadoflookingdirectlyforatelephoneafterlyingexhaustedinthegrassforanundeterminedtime,Iwalkedbacktothecottagewherethepartywasbeingheldandrequestedthehelpoftwofriends,mycousin,JosephGarganandPhilMarkham,anddirectedthemtoreturnimmediatelytothescenewithme--thiswassometimeaftermidnight--inordertoundertakeanewefforttodivedownandlocateMissKopechne.Theirstrenuousefforts,undertakenatsomerisktotheirownlivesalsoprovedfutile.Allkindsofscrambledthoughts--allofthemconfused,someofthemirrational,manyofthemwhichIcannotrecall,andsomeofwhichIwouldnothaveseriouslyentertainedundernormalcircumstances--wentthroughmymindduringthisperiod.Theywerereflectedinthevariousinexplicable,inconsistent,andinconclusivethingsIsaidanddid,includingsuchquestionsaswhetherthegirlmightstillbealivesomewhereoutofthatimmediatearea,whethersomeawfulcursedidactuallyhangoveralltheKennedys,whethertherewassomejustifiablereasonformetodoubtwhathashappenedandtodelaymyreport,whethersomehowtheawfulweightofthisincredibleincidentmight,insomeway,passfrommyshoulders.Iwasovercome,Imfranktosay,byajumbleofemotions,grief,fear,doubt,exhaustion,panic,confusionandshock.InstructingGarganandMarkhamnottoalarmMaryJosfriendsthatnight,Ihadthemtakemetotheferrycrossing.Theferryhavingshutdownforthenight,Isuddenlyjumpedintothewaterandimpulsivelyswamacross,nearlydrowningonceagainintheeffort,andreturnedtomyhotelabout2A.M.andcollapsedinmyroom.Iremembergoingoutatonepointandsayingsomethingtotheroomclerk.Inthemorning,withmymindsomewhatmorelucid,Imadeanefforttocallafamilylegaladvisor,BurkeMarshall,fromapublictelephoneontheChappaquiddicksideoftheferryandbelatedlyreportedtheaccidenttotheMarthasVineyardpolice.Today,asImentioned,Ifeltmorallyobligatedtopleadguiltytothechargeofleavingthesceneofanaccident.NowordsonmypartcanpossiblyexpresstheterriblepainandsufferingIfeeloverthistragicincident.Thislastweekhasbeenanagonizingoneformeandforthemembersofmyfamily,andthegriefwefeeloverthelossofawonderfulfriendwillremainwithustherestofourlives.Theseevents,thepublicity,innuendo,andwhisperswhichhavesurroundedthemandmyadmissionofguiltthismorningraisesthequestioninmymindofwhethermystandingamongthepeopleofmystatehasbeensoimpairedthatIshouldresignmyseatintheUnitedStatesSenate.IfatanytimethecitizensofMassachusettsshouldlackconfidenceintheirSenatorscharacterorhisability,withorwithoutjustification,hecouldnotinmyopinionadequatelyperformhisdutyandshouldnotcontinueinoffice.ThepeopleofthisState,theStatewhichsentJohnQuincyAdams,andDanielWebster,andCharlesSumner,andHenryCabotLodge,andJohnKennedytotheUnitedStatesSenateareentitledtorepresentationinthatbodybymenwhoinspiretheirutmostconfidence.Forthisreason,Iwouldunderstandfullwellwhysomemightthinkitrightformetoresign.Formethiswillbeadifficultdecisiontomake.IthasbeensevenyearssincemyfirstelectiontotheSenate.YouandIsharemanymemories--someofthemhavebeenglorious,somehavebeenverysad.TheopportunitytoworkwithyouandserveMassachusettshasmademylifeworthwhile.AndsoIaskyoutonight,thepeopleofMassachusetts,tothinkthisthroughwithme.Infacingthisdecision,Iseekyouradviceandopinion.Inmakingit,Iseekyourprayers--forthisisadecisionthatIwillhavefinallytomakeonmyown.Ithasbeenwrittenamandoeswhathemustinspiteofpersonalconsequences,inspiteofobstacles,anddangers,andpressures,andthatisthebasisofhumanmorality.Whatevermaybethesacrificeshefaces,ifhefollowshisconscience--thelossofhisfriends,hisfortune,hiscontentment,eventheesteemofhisfellowman--eachmanmustdecideforhimselfthecoursehewillfollow.Thestoriesofthepastcouragecannotsupplycourageitself.Forthis,eachmanmustlookintohisownsoul.IpraythatIcanhavet