英语课前三分钟演讲作文(精选17篇)

2024年2月9日发(作者：女成语)

英语课前三分钟演讲作文（精选17篇）

英语课前三分钟演讲 篇1

what is happiness? it is a feeling of inner peace and

satisfaction. it is usually experienced when there are no worries,

fears or obssing thoughts, and this usually happens, when we

do something we love to do or when we get, win, gain or achieve

something that we value. it ems to be the outcome of positive

events, but it actually comes from the inside, triggered by outer

events.

for most people happineems fleeting, becau they let

changing outer circumstances affect it. one of the best ways to

keep it, is by gaining inner peace through daily meditation. as the

mind becomes more peaceful, it becomes easier to choo the

happinehabit.

here are a few tips for increasing happinein daily life:

1) endeavor to change the way you look at things. always

look at the bright side. the mind may drag you to think about

negativity and difficulties. don't let it. look at the good and

positive side of every situation.

2) think of solutions, not problems.

3) listen to relaxing, uplifting music.

4) watch funny comedies that make you laugh.

5) each day, devote some time to reading a few pages of an

inspiring book or article.

6) watch your thoughts. whenever you catch yourlf

thinking negative thoughts, start thinking of pleasant things.

7) always look at what you have done and not at what you

haven't.

sometimes you may begin the day with the desire to

accomplish veral objectives. at the end of the day you might

feel frustrated and unhappy, becau you haven't been able to

do all of tho things.

look at what you have done, not at what you have not been

able to do. you may have accomplished a lot during the day, and

yet you let yourlf become frustrated, becau of some small

things that you did not accomplish. you have spent all day

successfully carrying out many plans, and instead of feeling

happy and satisfied, you look at what was not accomplished and

feel unhappy. it is unfair toward yourlf.

8) each day do something good for yourlf. it can be

something small, such buying a book, eating something you love,

watching you favorite program on tv, going to a movie, or just

having a stroll on the beach.

9) each day do at least one act to make others happy. this

can be a kind word, helping your colleagues, stopping your car

at the crossroad to let people cross, giving your at in a bus to

someone el, or giving a small prent to someone you love. the

possibilities are infinite. when you make someone happy, you

become happy, and then people try to make you happy.

10) always expect happiness.

11) do not envy people who are happy. on the contrary, be

happy for their happiness.

12) associate with happy people, and try to learn from them

to be happy. remember, happineis contagious.

13) do your best to stay detached, when things do not

proceed as intended and desired. detachment will help you stay

calm and control your moods and reactions. detachment is

英语课前三分钟演讲作文 篇2

sara, who comes from canada, is our oral english teacher. she

is loved and respected by many students. what influences me

most is that she is warm-hearted, generous and easy-going. she

always stays optimistic and tries hard to understand every of her

student. besides, she often tells us some interesting stories and

jokes in class, so as to make a happy atmosphere for us to study

english. she loves teaching so much and has the eagerness to

devote her life to education. becau of her outstanding

achievements, she had won lots of rewards, one of which is

“model teacher” prize.

the principal of the school focus on education rather than

waste time in endless meetings and social activities. teachers’

wages are not high but enough to live comfortably. there are no

other things to do except to teach. there are no paper

requirements, no titles and no ranks becau they don’t need

to be judged by tho things. almost every teacher is a well-known scholar and master in a particular field. a language

teacher may be a writer at the same time. a math teacher may try

to overcome a world-class guess. a physics teacher can win

invention awards and a music teacher may return from an

international music competition again.

in short, in this school, the principal is satisfied, the teachers

are happy and the students are joyful. that’s my dream.

英语课前三分钟演讲作文 篇3

as people’s thoughts control their bodies, computer

programs play a leading role in the modern times. both social

progress and human evolution depend on the computer

programs. in the practical application, a software consists of

different programs and then combines with hardware to develop

into a high-tech electronic product. there are many kinds of

electronic products found everywhere in our daily life. nearly all

the time do we make u of the products to conduct our

passion.

yes, it is definitely right that programming is a hard work

becau of its special characteristics---complicated, time-wasted,

logical. to make a program needs our continual patient and

confidence, and we should accept failure again and again in most

cas. but once you go into further understanding of computer

programs, you will be surprid at the programs’ wander. in

detail, through programming a heap of date or a computing

model can be easily solved we expected, such as a number

wanted, or the model’s parameters. the magical power of

program appeals to all the programmers, certainly including me.

it is of great convenience for us to simplify or model our

complex questions by programming. furthermore, studying and

using programs can enforce us to form our ability of analyzing

and logic. computer language has its regular grammar. how to

organize the language into a reasonable calculating method in a

high efficiency like speaking easy-understanding and breath-saving words, is an awful challenge for us, and it will be very

funny.

now, software is more and more important in our life,

therefore programmer becomes a popular profession, which is

one urgent need in the society. for our country, it’s very

important to ensure our national curity from others, such as

japan. enhancing military strength makes us pay more attention

to the informationalized war that attached intenly to the

fundamental function of program and software. it is truth that

china has a huge population of 1.4 billion, which means messy

things from all the people every day. also, to govern the society

orderly all benefit from information compod by programs.

take a more clor example, in the classroom, we are

graduate students of engineering, and will be occupied in

rearching and designing work. thus, not only is programming

our tool in study, but also become a weapon that promoting

science and technology and producing invention and innovation.

i love programming, becau of its powerful function. i love

programming, becau of its abundant application.

i love programming, becau of its terrible challenge.

i love programming, but i am not intend to be an

outstanding programmer, nor making a great rearching

achievement. i just want to know it and do what i want with it.

i hope you firstly remove the horrible psychology upon

programming, and then try to get in touch with it. at last, i hope

programming gives you much happiness in life!

英语课前三分钟演讲作文 篇4

As you slowly open your eyes, look around ,

当你慢慢睁开眼睛的时候, 环顾四周,

Notice where the light comes into your room;

注意到阳光是从什么地方射到你的房间;

feel with your body and spirit, and e if you can n the

freshness in the air.

用你的身心去感觉, 看看你是否能感受到空气中 散发出的新鲜气息。

listen carefully, e if there are new sounds you can recognize;

仔细听听, 看看你可以辨认出新的声音;

Yes, yes, yes, its a new day, its a different day, and its a bright

day! And most importantly, it is a new beginning for your life, a

beginning where you are going to take new actions,

make new friends,

and take your life to a totally unprecedented level!

英语课前三分钟演讲作文 篇5

Girls are the boss

Have you ever watched the famous cartoon"Happy sheep

and gray wolf",which captures the hearts of millions of kids and

even teenagers.

I'm sure you can't forget the vivid character---Red Wolf,which

is a snippy,violent and hot-tempered wife with her symbolic

action:throw a pan to her husband and shout out " go and catch

the sheep! or never come back".In fact,this is a truly reflection

that female are gradually dominating the are the

boss.

According to a report by CNN in 20xx,women in the US

earned 59 percent of all college degrees,surpassing men by

almost 3 to in 1970,41 years ago,men earned that

percentage of all college rly, in China,it's estimated

that female college students surpasd male students in

numbers on campus for the first time in history in 20xx,which

accounts for 51%.Although we,the students in WHUT,can't feel

it,becau the majority here are

think about the fact that,the female ratio of

freshmen in Huazhong Normal University this year is 70%.So next

time,when you're free,why not go to Huazhong Normal

University,just walk around the campus,and you will enjoy a

different scenery.

Back to our topic, Gu haibing,professor in the School of

Econmics at Renmin University of China,attributes this to the

education says girls gain the edge with their better

discipline and memory-bad studying method "However , a

gender imbalance on campus caud by female students

outperforming their male counterparts reflects a global trend.

The 20xx Olympics have been hailed as the "Year of the

women",according to Time magazine,becau 58 of the US team

103 medals were won by women and for the first time Muslim

women from Saudi-Arabia,Qatar and Brunei ere allowed to

compete in the event.

Furthermore,as we have known, Madame Curie is one of the

greatest scientists around the world,and she is a woman;"Iron

lady "Margaret thatcher is the one of the most prominent

politician,and she is a woman; Oprah Winfrey is the houhold

hostess of talk show,and she is a woman. And examples like this

can be taken endlessly as you want.

So here ,the men compatriot,watch out,we are fallen behind!

英语课前三分钟演讲作文 篇6

in the matter of courage we all have our limits. there never

was a hero who did not have his bounds. i suppo it may be said

of nelson and all the others who courage has been advertid

that there came times in their lives when their bravery knew it

had come to its limit.

i have found mine a good many times. sometimes this was

expected--often it was unexpected. i know a man who is not

afraid to sleep with a rattle-snake, but you could not get him to

sleep with a safety-razor.

i never had the courage to talk across a long, narrow room. i

should be at the end of the room facing all the audience. if i

attempt to talk across a room i find mylf turning this way and

that, and thus at alternate periods i have part of the audience

behind me. you ought never to have any part of the audience

behind you; you never can tell what they are going to do.

i'll sit down.

中文：

在勇气问题上，人人都有极限。从来就没有胆大包天的英雄好汉。

我想，可以说，纳尔逊和所有那些被大量宣传的勇士，一生中都有勇气达到极限的时候。

我就多次发现自己的勇气到了极限。有时是意料之中的——经常是出乎意料的。我认识一个人.此君不怕与响尾蛇同寝，可你无法让他与保安剃刀共眠。

我从来就没有勇气在狭长房间的中央发表讲话。我得站在房间的一头，面对全体听众。如果我试图站在房间中央讲话，我就会不断地转身，这样，就不断有部分听众在我背后。你们永远不能让自己背后有听众;你们永远闹不清他们要干什么。

英语课前三分钟演讲作文 篇7

First i want to ask you some questions:

1、 Do you know what is youth?

2、 How do you master your youth?

Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind ; it is not rosy

cheeks , red lips and supple knees, it is a matter of the emotions :

it is the freshness ; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life .

Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage

over timidity of the appetite , for adventure over the love of ea.

this often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20 . nobody

grows old merely by a number of years . we grow old by

derting our ideals.

Years wrinkle the skin , but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles

the soul . worry , fear , lf –distrust bows the heart and turns the

spirit back to dust .

Whether 60 of 16 , there is in every human being ‘s heart

the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what’s

next and the joy of the game of living . in the center of your heart

and my heart there’s a wireless station : so long as it receives

messages of beauty , hope ,cheer, courage and power from men

and from the infinite, so long as you are young .

When the aerials are down , and your spirit is covered with

snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown

old ,even at 20 , but as long as your aerials are up ,to catch waves

of optimism , there is hope you may die young at 80.

thank you!

英语课前三分钟演讲作文 篇8

Every one of us,rich or poor,should at least have one or two

good friends will listen to me when I want to

speak,will wipe my eyes when I cry,will take care of me when I am

sick,and my friends will go together with me side by side through

this journey of life.

As students,we could share more time with our

friendship in our young hearts is pure,fresh and simple.I often

feel very lucky to have a lot of good ally when I had

Justin as one of my best was my English teacher

from the USA.I met him in 1996 when I was a student who could

only speak very little was a vivid young man with a

bright smile on his face,and he always had his special way to

make the class active and taught us English by

telling stories,playing games,singing songs,and even dancing.I

could still remember very clearly that one afternoon when we fin-ished our class,we went to some other class to sing songs for

them,just like what people do in the states on Christmas

was so interesting and was an excellent

teacher,becau he taught us not only how to study English

well,but also the way to find out the beauty of the world and the

way to be angels to others' lives.I know there was friendship and

pure love in our this valuable emotion neither

nationality nor age was important,the real importance lay in

faith,under-standing,and is the best friend I have ever

had,and I know I will cherish tho days of staying together with

him as the best part of my memory.

Friendship is a kind of treasure in our is actually like a

bottle of wine,the longer it is kept,the sweeter it will is also

like a cup of we are thirsty,it will be our best choice,but

when we have enough time to enjoy ourlves,it is also the most

fragrant drink.

英语课前三分钟演讲作文 篇9

the east and the west, let’s enjoy the combination of the

two cultures?

kipling said:“east is east, and west is west, and never the

twain shall meet!” but now, a century later, they have met.

they have met in business. they have met in education. they

have met in the arts. some people will argue that the meetings

will leave us with a choice between east and west, but i believe

that the best future lies in the creative combination of both

worlds. we can make western ideas, customs and technology our

own, and adapt them to our own u. we can enjoy the best of

both worlds, becau our tradition is, above all, one of lecting

the best and making it our own.

i love beijing and hennan opera becau it always reminds

me of who i am. but i am also a fan of pop music, especially

english songs. so i have combined eastern melody with western

language. it is called western henna opera.

when two cultures meet, there may be things in one culture,

which do not fit into the tradition of the other. when this happens,

we need to learn to understand and respect the customs of

another culture. then there are certain things some people may

not like. to this, i will say, if you do not like it, plea try to tolerate

it. to learn to tolerate what you personally don’t like is a great

virtue at a time when different cultures mix and merge. before us,

there are two rivers, eastern and western cultures. at prent, they

may run in different cours. but eventually, they will converge

into the vast a of human culture.

right now, i can e peoples of eastern and western cultures,

standing side by side, singing the olympic theme song: we are

hand in hand, heart to heart, together we will shape a beautiful

tomorrow! thank you!

英语课前三分钟演讲作文 篇10

Ilana Wexler's speech at 20xx

My name is Ilana Wexler. I'm 12 years old, and I am the

founder of “Kids for Kerry.”

Kids for Kerry is a grassroots organization of kids that

support John Kerry, want to help their futures, and get active in

politics.

When my parents went to e Teresa Heinz Kerry speak, they

told me that she was amazing! -- and that they thought John

Kerry would make a great President. I decided to find out more

about John Kerry. I talk about what I learned by using my ABCs.

“A” is America. John Kerry is a hero to America, and he will

help our futures. He is a great and positive role model.

“B” is Better education. John Kerry wants to make class

sizes smaller, so that children get the best part out of learning.

He wants to help teachers becau being a teacher is educating

children, and letting them out into the world to do good things.

“C” is Compassion towards children. John Kerry wants to

make sure that health care is not a privilege, but it is something

that we can all afford.

This summer, I was suppod to go to my favorite camp. But

instead, I decided to go to the John Kerry office every day. Kids

can really help!

英语课前三分钟演讲作文 篇11

you know, you know, we started this great effort on a sunny

july morning in pinders corner on pat and liz moynihan's

beautiful farm and 62 counties, 16 months, 3 debates, 2

opponents, and 6 black pantsuits later, becau of you, here we

are.

you came out and said that issues and ideals matter, jobs

matter, downstate and upstate, health care matters, education

matters, the environment matters, social curity matters, a

woman's right to choo matters. it all matters and i just want to

say from the bottom of my heart, thank you, new york!

thank you for opening up your minds and your hearts, for

eing the possibility of what we could do together for our

children and for our future here in this state and in our nation. i

am profoundly grateful to all of you for giving me the chance to

rve you.

i will - i will do everything i can to be worthy of your faith

and trust and to honor the powerful example of nator daniel

patrick moynihan. i would like all of you and the countless new

yorkers and americans watching to join me in honoring him for

his incredible half century of rvice to new york and our nation.

nator moynihan, on behalf of new york and america, thank you.

i promi you tonight that i will reach across party lines to

bring progress for all of new york's families. today we voted as

democrats and republicans. tomorrow we begin again as new

yorkers.

and how fortunate we are indeed to live in the most diver,

dynamic and beautiful state in the entire union. you know, from

the south bronx to the southern tier, from brooklyn to buffalo,

from montauk to masna, from the world's tallest skyscrapers to

breathtaking mountain ranges, i've met people who faces and

stories i will never forget. thousands of new yorkers from all 62

counties welcomed to me into your schools, your local diners,

your factory floors, your living rooms and front porches. you

taught me, you tested me and you shared with me your

challenges and concerns - about overcrowded or crumbling

schools, about the struggle to care for growing children and

aging parents, about the continuing challenge of providing equal

opportunity for all and about children moving away from their

home towns becau good jobs are so hard to find in upstate

new york. now i've worked on issues like the for a long time,

some of them for 30 years, and i am determined to make a

difference for all of you.

you e, i believe our nation owes every responsible citizen

and every responsible family the tools that they need to make

the most of their own lives. that's the basic bargain. i'll do my

best to honor in the united states nate.

and to tho of you who did not support me, i want you to

know that i will work in the nate for you and for all new yorkers.

and to tho of you who worked so hard and never lost faith even

in the toughest times, i offer you my undying gratitude.

英语课前三分钟演讲作文 篇12

Good afternoon:

Honorable judges dear teachers and clo friends. I’m very

glad to stand here to share may speech with you,today I am

going to talk about dreams。

Everyone has a dream。

Martin luther king had a dream-and we can recall his civil

rights speech。Phil knight had a dream-and now the whole world

knows his nike slogan “just do it”。

I also have a dream ,but not only a simple one 。

When I was a small girl,my dream was that I would be a

doctor when I grew up. I will be the first person who produces a

new medicine. this kind of medicine can make teachers relax

when they are busy correcting their students’ exercis and

preparing their lessons. becau one day when I woke up at

midnight, I found my father, a nior Chine teacher, was still

busy with his work .i was deeply moved. I wish my father could

be healthy and relaxed every minute.

But now, I have another dream ,I want to learn English well. I

love English , English language is now ud everywhere in the

world. It has become the most common language on interet and

internation trade .learning English makes me confident and

brings me great pleasure.

Everyday ,I read English following the tapes .sometimes, I

watch english cartoons .on the weekend ,I often go to the English

corner .by talking with different people there ,I have made more

and more friends as well as improved my oral English . I ’will try

my best 。

I know fantasy is hard to com ture,bue dream can. I’ll work

hard for my dreams ,I’ll never give up.

Thank you!

英语课前三分钟演讲作文 篇13

ladies and gentlemen, good morning! i’m very glad to

stand here and give you a short speech.

man’s life is a process of growing up, actually i’m standing

here is a growth. if a person’s life must constituted by various

choices, then i grow up along with the choices. once i hope i

can study in a college in future, however that’s pasd, as you

know i come here, now i wonder what the future holds for me.

when i come to this school, i told to mylf: this my near

future, all starts here. following i will learn to become a man, a

integrated man, who has a fine body, can take on important task,

has independent thought, an open mind, intensive thought, has

the ability to judge right and wrong, has a perfect job.

once my teacher said :” you are not wing, you are stylist;

never forget which you should lay out to people is your thought,

not craft.” i will put my personality with my interest and ability

into my study, during the process i will combine learning with

doing. if i can achieve this “future”, i think that i really grow up.

and i deeply believe kindred, good-fellowship and love will

perfection and happy in the future.

how to say future? maybe it’s a nice wish. lets make up our

minds, stick to it and surely well enjoy our life.

英语课前三分钟演讲作文 篇14

As everyone knows,English is very important has

been ud everywhere in the has become the most

common language on Internet and for international trade. If we

can speak English well,we will have more chance to

e more and more people have taken notice of

it,the number of the people who go to learn English has incread

at a high speed.

But for mylf,I learn English not only becau of its

importance and its ufulness,but also becau of my love for

I learn English, I can feel a different way of thinking which

gives me more room to touch the I read English

novels,I can feel the pleasure from the book which is different

from reading the I speak English, I can feel the

confident from my I write English,I can e the

beauty which is not the same as

I love English,it gives me a colorful dream.I hope I can travel

around the world one day. With my good English, I can make

friends with many people from different contries.I can e many

places of great intrests.I dream that I can go to London,becau

it is the birth place of English.

I also want to u my good English to introduce our great

places to the English spoken people,I hope that they can love our

country like us.

I know, Rome was not built in a day. I believe that after

continuous hard study, one day I can speak English very well.

If you want to be loved, you should learn to love and be

lovable. So I believe as I love English everyday , it will love me too.

I am sure that I will realize my dream one day!

Thank you!

正如每个人所知，英语在今天十分重要。它已经被应用到世界的各个角落。它已经成为商业上最为通用的一门语言并广泛的用于国际贸易。如果我们能说好英语，我们就有更多的机会成功。因为越来越多的人注意到这一点，学英语的人数正在已很高的速度增长。 但是对我而言，我学英语不仅仅因为它的重要性以及它的实用性，更是因为我喜爱英语。当我学英语时，我可以体会到一种不同的思维方式，它可以给我更多接触世界的空间。当我读英语小说时，我能感受到不同于阅读翻译文的快乐。当我说英语时，我可以感到自信。当我写英语时，我能够感到不同于汉语的那种美…… 我爱英语，它给了我一个色彩斑斓的梦。我希望有朝一日我可以畅游世界，用我流利的英语，我可以和世界各地的人交友。我能看到许多的名胜。我希望我能够到伦敦去，因为那里是英语的故乡。 我也希望用我流利的英语来将我们的名胜介绍给说英语的朋友，我希望他们可以像我们一样的爱我们的国家。 我知道，罗马不是一天筑成的。(成功需要日积月累。)我相信在持续不断的努力学习下，总有一天我可以拥有一口流利的英语。 如果

你想被爱，你就应该学着去爱他人。所以我相信我对英语的爱定将换来它对我的爱。 我相信总有一天我会实现我的梦! 谢谢!

英语课前三分钟演讲作文 篇15

We Are The World ,We Are The Future

Someone said “we are reading the first ver of the first

chapter of a book, who pages are infinite”. I don’t know who

wrote the words, but I’ve always liked them as a reminder that

the future can be anything we want it to be. We are all in the

position of the farmers. If we plant a good ed ,we reap a good

harvest. If we plant nothing at all, we harvest nothing at all.

We are young. “How to spend the youth?” It is a

meaningful question. To answer it, first I have to ask “what do

you understand by the word youth?” Youth is not a time of life,

it’s a state of mind. It’s not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips or

supple knees. It’s the matter of the will. It’s the freshness of

the deep spring of life.

We all want the future to be better than the past. But the

future can go better itlf. Don’t cry becau it is over, smile

becau it happened. From the past, we’ve learnt that the life is

tough, but we are tougher. We’ve learnt that we can’t choo

how we feel, but we can choo what about it. Failure doesn’t

mean you don’t have it, it does mean you should do it in a

different way. Failure doesn’t mean you should give up, it does

mean you must try harder.

As what I said at the beginning, “we are reading the first

ver of the first chapter of a book, who pages are infinite”.

The past has gone. Nothing we do will change it. But the future

is in front of us. Believe that what we give to the world, the world

will give to us. And from today on, let’s be the owners of

ourlves, and speak out “We are the world, we are the future.”

英语课前三分钟演讲作文 篇16

How to Sell Yourlf

In this competitive society it is esntial to know how to ll

yourlf in order to get the job you want. That means you must

be able to market your best features and prent yourlf in the

best light. After all, you never get a cond chance to make a first

impression.

There are veral things you can do to project a good image

in an interview. First of all, look like a winner. Dress conrvatively

and well, and you'll look like you're going to the top. Second,

communicate clearly. Consider each question carefully and

respond with total honesty. Remember to make eye contact and

maintain good posture. You need to look attentive but also at

ea. Third, have a positive and asrtive attitude. It's important

to appear confident of your ability and optimistic about your

future. Finally, be prepared. Prent a professional resume and be

ready to explain everything in detail.

By following the advice above, you are bound to make a

good impression on potential employers. Then you will be able

to choo the best opportunity for you and take that first step

towards success.

如何自我推销

在这个竞争激烈的社会中，为了得到你想要的工作，知道如何自我推销是很重要的。也就是说，你必须能够销售你最好的特点，并把你最好的一面呈现出来。毕竟，第一印象定江山。

要在面试时表现出好的一面，你可以做几件事情。首先，要看起来像个赢家。穿着保守而体面，会使你看起来像是就要成功了。第二，要能清楚地表达。仔细地考虑每个问题，并据实回答。记得要和对方有目光接触，并保持良好的姿势。你必须看起来专注而自在。第三，态度要积极而有自信。对你的能力有信心，并对你的未来感到乐观是

很重要的。最后，要充分准备。递上一份专业的，并准备好详细解释每件事。

遵照以上的建议，你就一定会给可能成为你老板的那些人，留下好的印象。然后你就可以选择对你而言最好的机会。并踏出迈向成功的第一步。

英语课前三分钟演讲作文 篇17

the nature of impeachment: a narrowly channeled exception

to the paration-of-powers maxim. the federal convention of

1787 said that. it limited impeachment to high crimes and

misdemeanors and discounted and oppod the term

"maladministration." "it is to be ud only for great

misdemeanors," so it was said in the north carolina ratification

convention. and in the virginia ratification convention: "we do not

trust our liberty to a particular branch. we need one branch to

check the other."

"no one need be afraid" -- the north carolina ratification

convention -- "no one need be afraid that officers who commit

oppression will pass with immunity." "procutions of

impeachments will ldom fail to agitate the passions of the

whole community," said hamilton in the federalist papers,

number 65. "we divide into parties more or less friendly or

inimical to the accud."³ i do not mean political parties in that

n.

the drawing of political lines goes to the motivation behind

impeachment; but impeachment must proceed within the

confines of the constitutional term "high crime[s] and

misdemeanors." of the impeachment process, it was woodrow

wilson who said that "nothing short of the grosst offens

against the plain law of the land will suffice to give them speed

and effectiveness. indignation so great as to overgrow party

interest may cure a conviction; but nothing el can."

common n would be revolted if we engaged upon this

process for petty reasons. congress has a lot to do:

appropriations, tax reform, health insurance, campaign finance

reform, housing, environmental protection, energy sufficiency,

mass transportation. pettiness cannot be allowed to stand in the

face of such overwhelming problems. so today we are not being

petty. we are trying to be big, becau the task we have before

us is a big one.

this morning, in a discussion of the evidence, we were told

that the evidence which purports to support the allegations of

misu of the cia by the president is thin. we're told that that

evidence is insufficient. what that recital of the evidence this

morning did not include is what the president did know on june

the 23rd, 1972.

the president did know that it was republican money, that it

was money from the committee for the re-election of the

president, which was found in the posssion of one of the

burglars arrested on june the 17th. what the president did know

on the 23rd of june was the prior activities of e. howard hunt,

which included his participation in the break-in of daniel

ellsberg's psychiatrist, which included howard hunt's

participation in the dita beard itt affair, which included howard

hunt's fabrication of cables designed to discredit the kennedy

administration.

we were further cautioned today that perhaps the

proceedings ought to be delayed becau certainly there would

be new evidence forthcoming from the president of the united

states. there has not even been an obfuscated indication that this

committee would receive any additional materials from the

president. the committee subpoena is outstanding, and if the

president wants to supply that material, the committee sits here.

the fact is that on yesterday, the american people waited with

great anxiety for eight hours, not knowing whether their

president would obey an order of the supreme court of the

united states.

at this point, i would like to juxtapo a few of the

impeachment criteria with some of the actions the president has

engaged in. impeachment criteria: james madison, from the

virginia ratification convention. "if the president be connected in

any suspicious manner with any person and there be grounds to

believe that he will shelter him, he may be impeached."