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speechに関するamajamのブックマーク (2)

  • 壁と卵 - 池田信夫 blog

    村上春樹のエルサレム賞受賞スピーチの一部が、現地紙に出ている。当然「曖昧だ」とか「混乱する」とか否定的に論評しているが、抄録としてはもっとも長いので、スピーチの部分をそのまま引用しておこう:So I have come to Jerusalem. I have a come as a novelist, that is - a spinner of lies. Novelists aren't the only ones who tell lies - politicians do (sorry, Mr. President) - and diplomats, too. But something distinguishes the novelists from the others. We aren't prosecuted for our lies: we are praised.

  • We Are What We Choose

    As a kid, I spent my summers with my grandparents on their ranch in Texas. I helped fix windmills, vaccinate cattle, and do other chores. We also watched soap operas every afternoon, especially "Days of our Lives." My grandparents belonged to a Caravan Club, a group of Airstream trailer owners who travel together around the U.S. and Canada. And every few summers, we'd join the caravan. We'd hitch

    We Are What We Choose
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