英文的演講集錦15篇
英文的演講1
Embracing the World, Embracing sports
Good afternoon honorable judges and beloved friends. My topic today is "Embracing the World, Embracing sports".
Since MaLong and Zhangjike’s breathtaking triumph over all the opponents in Rio, no matter in competition or in real life, their loving little interactions, has already captured the heart of thousands of girls from home and abroad. Are you still obsessed with a bunch of pop stars in entertainment industry ?SinceFuyuanhui told CCTV reporter. "I've been utilizing prehistorical powers." Are you still believe in the traditional sports concept that "winner-takes-all" or "victory only belongs to the winners"? When Sunyang didn’t won the champion of 1500-meter freestyle swimming match, but stick to the last minutes enduring the pain of physical sickness, are you still accusing him of not winning honor for our country? Of course, no!
Because of the nationwide sports system in our country, we always attach great importance to the glory of the most high-necked award platform, requiring athletes to win the game. I still remember that in 20xx, Liu Xiang dropped out because of the serious injury in his Achilles's tendon, but he grit his teeth and stick to the end, bearing all the pain and pressure we may never know. However, someone mock him that he is no longer the Asian flier anymore, some even said that his injury was just put on a show, suddenly he turned from a national hero into a loser, just because he upset the whole country of not winning one game.
From "medal only" to enjoy the charm and joy of the competitive sports, from requiring athletes to win the game to sincerely admire the noble-character and charming personality of them. This maybe one small step for 20xx Rio Olympic, but one giant leap for the Chinese national sport spirit. Who can say this is not the mistery of sport? who can say this is not the power of sport? And who can say this is not the charm of sport?
So, ladies and gentlemen,let's embrace the world with the charm of sports!
英文的演講2
Everyone has a dream， it is everybody yearning.
But the man without a dream of the life will be empty.
But dreams are always with the thought of advance and change.
Begin to remember， I have a dream.
I hope I have money， people always ask: "boy， this is a great dream， have money， what are you going to do?" " I'm going to buy chocolate.
if you have a lot of money?" " I will buy a lot of chocolate.
if you have money to burn?" " I'll buy chocolate factory.
" Indeed when we， innocent， with a kind heart， happineand joy is a constant movement.
When I was young， I have a dream.
I hope you can become a kite， floating in the sky， and then slowly fell down.
Then in the green meadow like playing with companion， often chasing the white clouds in the sky， let the flap with laughter， do the multicolored multicoloured dream.
Read， I have a dream.
I hope to have a basketball; when I had time for basketball， but also want a football; when I play football， volleyball became my pursuit.
Another has a dream into a reality when， in fact I believe that the dream is not far away from me， as long as childish play， will be the realization of a dream.
Slowly into the primary school， middle school， high school .
Will feel more pressure there， so will not be a dream， only know that reading to die， there is no note of those happy.
Remember， I have a dream.
I hope that day will not have a lot of homework to do.
A bit of time to play deprived， and our day in 40% were imprisoned in the classroom， a lot of time on their study.
But in the face of learning， or a vague awareness.
As the saying goes，" woolly-headed"， understanding， also from feudalism to capitalism， the more feel it right.
Start up high all the time， I have a dream， I hope I can become a top student， got many awards; home to be family praise; in school teachers have been affirmed; among the students to stand head and shoulders above others performance; in the eyes can be recognized as a good child.
But， gradually， I found that to achieve this dream and cannot rely on to childish play.
Later， I learned how to fight.
Bustling about home from school one day， it is leisure， listen to music， eat dinner， back to school.
This day very dull， perhaps sometimes put a lot of friends; sometimes miss， or a pair of sleepy driving school.
Love fashion school clothing， really want to go for a walk， take a look at.
Sunday's time is very short， baby I really want to make， slowly know life hard and dream is really too difficult， but I will work hard， to see everyone to live up early to catch up later， hold oneself no longer loose.
Today， I have a dream， I hope I can enter a favorite university， the best in Beijing.
My dreams， in the high school that dark water jar for food， every day for enrich myself struggling for the future of the food， light and hard.
Dream is like a seed， in the" heart" of the soil， although it is very small， but can be rooted blossom， if there is no dream， just like living in the desert of Gobi， desolate， no vitality.
Have dream， have pursuit， has the goal， has a dream， there will be a driving force.
It will urge people forward， maybe in the dreams of the road， will meet many setbacks， but never mind， fell himself up， for his dream and forward， after all， the future is our own creation.
英文的演講3
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen:
since i came to the college， i have been holding positions of class and youth league union. i also have done some pragmatic work for the university and our schoolmates. during the communication with our schoolmates， i feel it deep that the cohesion of a unit lies in a developing and advancing collective， while the strength for it comes from sincerity， understanding and contributions. as a leader of student， one should have a firm belief with sacrifice. as a leader of student， one should be willing to make up the gap between man and man， idea and reality with his fierce feelings. as a leader of student， one should not be selfish. what he seeks for is to work hard and give himself up to the service.
i， as one of the thousands of students of economy college， am proud of it. i would be more willing to take up the duty belonging to me. this is my initial hope. this is why i am standing here today.
英文的演講4
Dear students,
I feel greatly honored to speak here on behalf of the students’ Union. Nowadays, many students are in poor health, which is not beneficial to their studies. This worries the teachers and parents a lot.
Personally speaking, the reasons for this situation are as follows: firstly, they have developed a bad habit of living and learning. They pay no attention to a balanced diet; they never consider reasonable arrangements for relaxation. Besides, loaded with endless homework, they lack exercise.
To solve the problems mentioned above, effective measures must be taken. Schools should call for pupils to participate in physical exercise, such as running 2km a day. It is necessary for the students to form good eating habits. Teachers should reduce the load so that students can combine their studies with pleasure. All these will help the students to enjoy good health.
I do hope all the students will realize this situation and take action to improve our health and studies.
That’s all， thank you.
英文的演講5
January 12, 20xx is my happiest day, because the national space agencydecided that I would fly the shenzhou-16 spacecraft and lead some tourists tothe moon.
At 6:23 a.m., I calmly pressed the button after I heard the enly, a thick plume of smoke was coming from the stern of the ship, whichleft the ground and ran straight into the sky. Flying for about an hour,suddenly, I don't know who called out: "moon!" Suddenly, the cabin was boiling,and our eyes were on the outside.
In the vast universe, the stars twinkle and shine, and the meteors flashthrough the cabin, and all kinds of vehicles travel through it. Looking out ofthe window, the earth is getting smaller and smaller, and the moon is gettingbigger and bigger.
The moon arrived, and the tourists, according to the arrangement beforedeparture, each carried an o_ygen bag on their back, lined up and walked out ofthe cabin orderly. Who knows a cabin, you can not master the balance, it is likewalking and flying, drifting leisurely. One of the little schoolmates in theentourage was frightened to tears. I'm telling you not to be afraid, because themoon is so small that you lose weight and you can fly with a little bit offorce. Gradually accustomed to everyone, enjoy the play up, some still opencarry artificial wings, fly fly, like a bird over everyone's head, flaps for awhile, like an eagle in the sky.
英文的演講6
Dear Sir or Madam，
Thank you for taking time to read this letter. As the problem of food safety has been being worse and worse nowadays，I am obliged to write to you.
Several days ago，one of my classmates came back from supermarket with a large bag of food. Because of having found a new style of tinned?ish in the food store，she was very glad. Several other roommates were invited to enjoy the “mouth?atering chicken”. Unfortunately，after finishing the food，all of my three friends had stomachaches and vomited，their faces having bee paler and paler. Due to sensitivity to that kind of tinned food，I escaped that suffer. At that time，my mind went blank. I dialed the emergency number with my trembling hand，therefore they were quickly sent to hospital. The doctor said they were lucky to be out of danger because they did not eat too much of that rotten fish and were hospitalized on time.
This is the matter that happened around me which made me realize the seriousness of the food safety problem. I sincerely hope that the whole society could attach much importance to this issue.
英文的演講7
Good morning everyone, Before my speech, I want to ask one question, what do you eat this morning? Yeah, food is present in our life every time. So today my topic is how do we eat on campus?
1，In China there is an old saying: Bread is the staff of life. The Chinese meaning is 民以食為天。Obviously, it means food plays a decisive [di'saisiv] role in our daily life, Food safety is a matter of primary importance , The issue is closely related to ordinary people’s health.
2, As we know, The food safety is a serious problem in china, and on campus ,the matter is also exist, and the unhealthy food harm our health everyday. For example, in the morning, you buy a donut for breakfast, and likely, the donut is made by drainage oil; and when you hungry you buy kebab , it may be dealed with chemical materials. So even on campus, we also should improve food safety awareness.
3, The unhealthy food seriously harm our body, it can cause different kinds of diseases, from a headache to cancer, This is not a threat, some unhealthy food, Containing various additives. And which give a tremendous threat to us. Some unhealthy food will make us ill, such as diarrhea[,dai?'ri?]、stomach ache and other disease of digestive tract. Some food additives use chemical materials to make food looks better, but it will carcinogenic in a long time.
4, Due to food safety is important in our life, so there so many things waiting for the government to do. ***問1*** First, Strengthening food safety legislation , and use the experiences of developed countries. strongly punish criminal for food safety. Second, our government should promote food safety knowledge, to rise people’s of self-protection.
5, What is more, as a postgraduate, we also should do more on food safety. First of all, we should learn some essential common sense about safety food, and learn to recognize the unhealthy food by ourselves. *** 問2*** second，do not covet petty gain，in normal situation, the food price is stable, when you see a abnormal price, be carefull ! Last, everyone should have awareness of unhealthy food, raise the sense of prevention.
Though the food safety situation is bad, but I still believe through the joint efforts of government and all communities, We finally will eat the security food .
英文的演講8
I’m so happy to be here on your day and all of your day. It’s good to know there’s one Yalie who is happy I’m being here -- be here, at least one. (Laughter.) On “Overheard at Yale,” on the Facebook page, one student reported another student saying: I had a dream that I was Vice President and was with the President, and we did the disco funk dance to convince the Congress to restart the government. (Laughter.)
Another student commented, Y’all know Biden would be hilarious, get funky. (Laughter.)
Well, my granddaughter, Finnegan Biden, whose dad went here, is with me today. When she saw that on the speech, I was on the plane, Air Force Two coming up, she said, Pop, it would take a lot more than you and the President doing the disco funk dance. The Tea Party doesn't even know what it is. (Laughter.)
Look, I don't know about that. But I’m just glad there’s someone -- just someone -- who dreams of being Vice President. (Laughter and applause.) Just somebody. I never had that dream. (Laughter.) For the press out there, that's a joke.
英文的演講9
you may observe, that amongst all the great and worthy persons (whereof the memory remaineth, either ancient or recent) there is not one, that hath been transported to the mad degree of love: which shows that great spirits, and great business, do keep out this weak passion. you must except, nevertheless, marcus antonius, the half partner of the empire of rome, and appius claudius, the decemvir and lawgiver; whereof the former was indeed a voluptuous man, and inordinate; but the latter was an austere and wise man: and therefore it seems (though rarely) that love can find entrance, not only into an open heart, but also into a heart well fortified, if watch be not well kept.
你可以看到，一切真正偉大的人物（無論是古人、今人，只要是其英名永銘於人類記憶中的），沒有一個是因愛情而發狂的人。因為偉大的事業只有羅馬的安東尼和克勞底亞是例外。前者本性就好色荒淫，然而後者卻是嚴肅多謀的人。這說明愛情不僅會佔領開曠坦闊的胸懷，有時也能闖入壁壘森嚴的心靈----假如手御不嚴的話。
it is a poor saying of epicurus, satis magnum alter alteri theatrum sumus; as if man, made for the contemplation of heaven, and all noble objects, should do nothing but kneel before a little idol, and make himself a subject, though not of the mouth (as beasts are), yet of the eye; which was given him for higher purposes.
埃闢克拉斯曾說過一句笨話：“人生不過是一座大戲臺。”似乎本應努力追求高尚事業的人類，卻只應象玩偶般地逢場作戲。雖然愛情的奴隸並不同於那班只顧吃喝的禽獸，但畢竟也只是眼目色相的奴隸，而上帝賜人以眼睛本來是有更高尚的用途的。
it is a strange thing, to note the excess of this passion, and how it braves the nature, and value of things, by this; that the speaking in a perpetual hyperbole, is comely in nothing but in love. neither is it merely in the phrase; for whereas it hath been well said, that the arch-flatterer, with whom all the petty flatterers have intelligence, is a man’s self; certainly the lover is more. for there was never proud man thought so absurdly well of himself, as the lover doth of the person loved; and therefore it was well said, that it is impossible to love, and to be wise. neither doth this weakness appear to others only, and not to the party loved; but to the loved most of all, except the love be reciproque. for it is a true rule, that love is ever rewarded, either with the reciproque, or with an inward and secret contempt.
過度的愛情追求，必然會降低人本身的價值。例如，只有在愛情中，才總是需要那種浮誇陷媚的詞令。而在其他場合，同樣的詞令只能招人恥笑。古人有一句名言：“最大的奉承，人總是留給自己的。”----只有對情人的奉承要算例外。因為甚至最驕傲的人，也甘願在情人面前自輕自賤。所以古人說得好：“就是神在愛情中也難保持聰明。”情人的這種弱點不僅在外人眼中是明顯的，就是在被追求者的眼中也會很明顯----除非她（他）也在追求他（她）。所以，愛情的代價就是如此，不能得到回愛，就會得到一種深藏於心的輕蔑，這是一條永真的定律。
by how much the more, men ought to beware of this passion, which loseth not only other things, but itself! as for the other losses, the poet’s relation doth well figure them: that he that preferred helena, quitted the gifts of juno and pallas. for whosoever esteemeth too much of amorous affection, quitteth both riches and wisdom.
由此可見，人們應當十分警惕這種感情。因為它不但會使人喪失其他，而且可以使人喪失自己本身。甚至其他方面的損失，古詩人早告訴我們，那追求海倫的人，是放棄了財富和智慧的。
this passion hath his floods, in very times of weakness; which are great prosperity, and great adversity; though this latter hath been less observed: both which times kindle love, and make it more fervent, and therefore show it to be the child of folly. they do best, who if they cannot but admit love, yet make it keep quarters; and sever it wholly from their serious affairs, and actions, of life; for if it check once with business, it troubleth men’s fortunes, and maketh men, that they can no ways be true to their own ends.
由此可見，人們應當十分警惕這種感情。因為它不但會使人喪失其他，而且可以使人喪失自己本身。甚至其他方面的損失，古詩人早告訴我們，那追求海倫的人，是放棄了財富和智慧的。
英文的演講10
On January 13, Jin Weijie, a teacher from Longhua Chinese-English Experimental School in Baoan rushed to save four primary school students and sacrifice herself.
On March 31, a traffic accident happened in Jiangsu Province, once again, a primary school teacher, Yin Xuemei, saved six primary school students’ lives, while losing her own. This touched my heart deeply. Who is the greatest? The teacher! If it was me, if I happened to be there, I would do the same thing, because I am a teacher, too.
Working as a teacher, maybe there is nothing special in their life. But we have a belief deep within, that is --we must protect our students, keep our children safe, we won’t let any of them get hurt. Just as what the commissioner of education in Jiangsu Province said: “The accident happened so quickly, it happened in a flick of an eye, there is no time to think about it or hesitate, saving the others is an instinctive action. She did it only because she was of great stature. She forgot about herself in the heat of the moment. ”
There is no doubt, teachers are worth all respect! Teachers are selfless! They impart knowledge to the students, they offer ways and skills of learning to their students, and they offer their lives with no hesitancy when necessary! So I am proud of being a teacher. I like students, teaching will be my life-time career.
Choosing the right career is very important, most of us spend a great part of our lives doing jobs. Some of us have become very successful. Mainly because they have chosen appropriate careers which match their talents and stimulate their interests . I prefer teaching English. English is my favorite. In my opinion, teaching English is more wonderful than any other subject.
There are thousands of different languages in the world. Which language is the most
important? As we know, English is an international language, and it could be used all over the world. English is becoming more and more important and popular in China. We adults learn English, school students learn English, even the babies in the kindergarten learn English. It’s a necessary language if you want to go abroad, It’s an essential quality for the researchers to get the latest information in the world quickly. In an age of fast communication, if we want to learn about the outside wor
ld, English is definitely the language we should know.
Let’s take a look at a practical viewpoint, if you’re looking for a job that can provide you a good position and a high salary, understanding English often makes it much easier. It can’t be denied that English is very important if you want to make a good living. English is a very important language no matter what you do or where you go, Millions of people would like to master English, but it’s not a piece of cake.
So being an English teacher is good. I am fortunate that I can express my opinions in English. So I am lucky I can teach English.
Furthermore, Being an English teacher, I am very content. I am so grateful to have a life that is filled with teenagers’ trust and love. When my students answer my questions correctly, when they discuss passionately, when they communicate with foreigners fluently, when I see the slowest in thought make progress, I know I have done a great job. Nothing can replace my pleasure.
So being an English teacher, I have got fantastic pleasure. It is English that makes my life wonderful. It is English that makes me feel confident. It is English that makes me different
If there is another chance for me to choose my occupation, I won’t choose anything except being an English teacher.
I enjoy my job, and I love my life.
英文的演講11
Good afternoon,ladies and gentlemen!
I'm very honored to stand here and give you a short speech! my topic isOpportunities and Challenges.
First,I would like to know,what does your destiny offer you? Happiness,wisdom,a strong body or something else.If I had asked this question topresident Nixon,he would probably had said,"Our destiny offers not the cup ofdespair,but the chalice of opportunity."
Needless to say,one of the biggest opportunities given to China is the20xx Olympic Games.Till now,we have used two sevenths of the preparation time.How much changes have you seen? New roads,new subway lines,public-exercisingequipments with beautiful colors,large blocks of grass fields,and also lots ofmodern gyms which are under construction.
Other than those,there are even more good effects brought to us by theOlympic Games that cannot be seen directly.For example,more and more peoplewill get to know China.I'm sure the mysterious Chinese culture will attractthem strongly.And the games will also do good to the economy and environment,for it is gaining the attention of foreign investors and the awareness ofenvironmental protection is being strengthene. What is more,Olympic Games givea unique opportunity to inspire and educate a new generation of Chinese youthwith the Olympic values and the Olympic spirit.Now that we have seen so manyadvances,could you even imagine us losing the holding rights?
I've already said a lot about the Olympics and China.But I think everyoneshould use some time to think of this question,"Does the Olympic Games have anyspecial meaning to you?"
For us,I mean the Chinese youth,20xx Olympic Games is a tremendous gift.Because what we are waiting for is to do something significant as repaying thelove given to us .The society is just like a ship,and in our dreams the captainis waving his hand and saying "Hey! Come here and take the helm! "How charminghis voice is,but we have never heard of it in our true life.This morning,however,when we wake up,we will see the Olympic Games waving its han. Afterchewing,most of us will have at least one plan about what to do for the OlympicGames.And mine is to be a "forter" ----that is someone who will give fort toothers.
At the end of my speech,I hope all the preparation will go well,andeveryone will show their ability to the worl. Let us seize opportunities andgive a big smile to challenges.
英文的演講12
Hello,everyone!
My name is xxx, at 200 * years * Joined the ** School of Information Management Department of economic information study, and in 200 * years * months before graduation.
Succeeded under eat bitter, I come out from the rural areas, have realized that the school career is not easy. In school, systematic study of the economic information management knowledge, while taking advantage of spare time out to do part-time. He was a clerk and the two companies did business and so on. Accumulated some experience in social practice, to 200 * years * months * months, has been YISHION clothing store clerk and business sales and so on. Work in six months time, I have made some achievements, the company completed the sale of the development tasks, in addition to the other branch colleagues to help sell some clothes. In my work, I had successes and failures, but regardless of success or failure, all of my accumulated experience and lessons, work through these six months, I not only personal ability, professional knowledge had improved, he has learned team spirit , the importance of team spirit. I believe that with six months work experience, I more clearly what they have to, what to do, what
to do, how to do a good job. I believe that this experience will be my next life, a good start.
Thank you!
英文的演講13
Cherish what we are enjoying
It is a report about the new planet which holds possibility for life.
這是一篇關於發現了一顆有生命可能性的`星球的報告。
It shows that European astronomers have discovered a new planet, they name it Gliese 581 c.
說歐洲天文學家們發現了一顆新的星球，代號為“Gliese 581C”。
It is about 20.5 light years from our earth. They estimated the planet's average temperature at between 0 and 40 degrees Centigrade. It is orbiting the red dwarf star, Gliese 581.
它距地球約20.5光年。他們估計它的平均溫度約在0℃～40℃之間。它圍繞著紅矮星Gliese 581執行。
Most important of all, it’s an earth-like planet. There might be mountin, sea and liquid water.
最重要的是，這顆星球和地球非常相似，它可能有山巒，有海洋，還有液態水。
So the astronomers believe that it is potentially habitable.
所以科學家們相信它能支援生命的存在。
However, Gliese 581 c might be "tidally locked" to it’s sun-the dwarf star the way our moon is to the Earth.
然而，就像月球一樣，它只會公轉，不會自轉。
It means that it must always show its same face to its sun, and that while one side would be too fiercely hot to support life, the other side would be too cold.
這就意味著它面對紅矮星的一面會太熱不適合生命體而背對紅矮星的一面則會很寒冷。
This report makes me to realize that how valuable our earth is.
這使我認識到我們地球有多麼珍貴!
Everyday, we can see sunrise and sunset.
我們每天都可以看到日出日落。
The day and night keeps on exchanging. It’s not too hot in the daytime while not to cold at night.
一天早晚有變化，晝夜不停地交換使白天不過分熱，夜晚不過分冷。
Everyday, I go to school cheerfully in the morning and skip along at the way home as the sun set.
清爽的早晨，我可以揹著小書包高高興興地去上學。夕陽西下，我又蹦又跳地回到家。
We could experience changes through the four seasons of one year.
一年四季有變化。
Spring is the season sowing seeds. It is pregnant with life and green.
春天是播種的季節，充滿了生機和綠色。
In the Summer, colorful swimming suits frolick in the water happily.
夏天五顏六色的游泳衣在水裡歡快地嬉戲。
Autumn is the harvest season , the paddy fields and trees are covered with golden color.
秋天是豐收的季節，金黃鋪滿了稻田灑滿了枝頭。
In the winter，We can have snow battle, playing to our hearts' content in the world of silvery white.
冬天我們打著雪仗，盡情地在銀白色的世界裡玩耍。
How fortunate we are because we can live on the earth!
能生活在地球上,我們是多麼地幸運啊。
We should cherish it, instead of polluting it, spoiling it or even destroying it.
我們要珍惜它，千萬別汙染它，別糟踐它，別破壞它!
If One day, it is really angry and stop rotation, that will have be a disaster for us human being.
如果有那麼一天，它真的生了氣停止了自轉，那將是我們整個人類的巨大災難。
So, let us protect our earth with our love, making it better and more harmonious.
所以，讓我們大家用自己的愛來好好保護宇宙中這顆唯一的地球吧，使它更美好更合諧。
英文的演講14
i want be freegood afternoon,everyone.today,my topic is “i want to be free.”it’s a story about a wolf and a dog.
a wolf was almost dead with hunger.a house-dog saw him,and asked,”friend,it’s bad for you.”
“why don’t you work steadily as i do,and get your food regularly?” “i would have no objection.”said the wolf,”if i could only get a place.” “i will help you.”said the dog.”come with me to my master,and you shall share me work ”
so the wolf and the dog went to the town together.
on the way ,the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dog’neck. he felt quite surprised,and asked him why it was like that? “oh,it is nothing.”said the dog.”every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains me up.you will soon get used to it.”
“is that the only reason.”said the wolf.”then good bye to you,my friend.i would like to be free.”
do you like to be free?every.thank you for listening.
英文的演講15
thank you, mr. chairman.
mr. chairman, i join my colleague mr. rangel in thanking you for giving the junior members of this committee the glorious opportunity of sharing the pain of this inquiry. mr. chairman, you are a strong man, and it has not been easy but we have tried as best we can to give you as much assistance as possible.
earlier today, we heard the beginning of the preamble to the constitution of the united states: "we, the people." it's a very eloquent beginning. but when that document was completed on the seventeenth of september in 1787, i was not included in that "we, the people." i felt somehow for many years that george washington and alexander hamilton just left me out by mistake. but through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, i have finally been included in "we, the people."
today i am an inquisitor. an hyperbole would not be fictional and would not overstate the solemnness that i feel right now. my faith in the constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total. and i am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction, of the constitution.
"who can so properly be the inquisitors for the nation as the representatives of the nation themselves?" "the subjects of its jurisdiction are those offenses which proceed from the misconduct of public men." and that's what we're talking about. in other words, [the jurisdiction comes] from the abuse or violation of some public trust.
it is wrong, i suggest, it is a misreading of the constitution for any member here to assert that for a member to vote for an article of impeachment means that that member must be convinced that the president should be removed from office. the constitution doesn't say that. the powers relating to impeachment are an essential check in the hands of the body of the legislature against and upon the encroachments of the executive. the division between the two branches of the legislature, the house and the senate, assigning to the one the right to accuse and to the other the right to judge, the framers of this constitution were very astute. they did not make the accusers and the judgers -- and the judges the same person.
we know the nature of impeachment. we've been talking about it awhile now. it is chiefly designed for the president and his high ministers to somehow be called into account. it is designed to "bridle" the executive if he engages in excesses. "it is designed as a method of national inquest into the conduct of public men." the framers confided in the congress the power if need be, to remove the president in order to strike a delicate balance between a president swollen with power and grown tyrannical, and preservation of the independence of the executive.
