英语课前三分钟演讲稿(13篇)

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Goodmorning.TodayIwillmakeapresentationonsinceritybetweenvolleyballgameandme.

Volleyballthatisalesspopularsportthanbasketballandfootball,whilemoreskillfulismyfavoriteballgame.Thegamewasinventedin1895asarecreationalpastimebyAmericanWilliamG.Morgan,thephysicaleducationdirectoroftheYoungMen'sChristianAssociationchapterinMassachusetts.Hisgame,whichheoriginallycalledMintonette,quicklybecamepopular,notonlyintheUnitedStatesbutalsoaroundtheworld.

Aseveryoneknows,intheindoorgame,eachteamhassixplayersandpointsarescoredbysuccessfullylandingtheballinthecourtoftheopponentswithoutitbeingreturnedsuccessfully.ThereasonwhyIsaidvolleyballisamoreskillfulgameiseachskillinthisgame,includingserving,spikingblockingandtossing,mustbewelltrained,otherwiseyoucanhardlyplaythegame,evenbeattacked.

Nowthatvolleyballisadifficultsport,youmustfeelstrangewhyIhavetheweaknessforthishigh-techniqueone.Ithink,Iamfondofthissportforthreereasonsatleast.Tostartwith,everyspikewillmakemeexcitedfrequently.Second,cooperationinthissportalwaysbringmehappinessandsuccessfulsensethatisakindofspiritenjoyment.Third,achievementsmadebyChinesewomenvolleyballteaminspiredmesomuch.Especially,thisteamwonthegoldmedalmatchandbecametheOlympicchampionagaininAthens,Greek,20xx,ontheconditionthattheylostthecoremember,Zhaoruirui,inthefirstcompetition.

Inaword,Ihavegreatenthusiasmforvolleyballgame,becauseitisnotonlyasport,butalsoakindofspiritstrengths.

That’sall.Thankyou

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peopleareliketeabags—youhavetoputtheminhotwaterbeforeyouknowhowh2theyare."icanstillrememberthewordsthatdadsaidtomeyearsago.

wheniwasyoung,iusedtobeverynaughty.lifethenwaslikeaglaball,shiningwithbrightcolours.ihadoncegonedowntotheriverbank,catchingagreatmanywormsandwasafterwardspunishedbymum.ihadevercutthepillowtowelintopiecesinordertomakeclothesformydolls.similarly,iwasthenblamedseriously.onceievenputthehotirononthefloorwhichimmediatelyburntabigholeonthecarpet.althoughihaddonesomanyannoyingthings,mychildhoodseemedtoberathercolourful.however,ihadneverhadacleardefinitionaboutmyself.butthensomethinghappened.ithadmadeagreatdifferencetomylifeandmadewhoiamnow.

ihadalwaysbeenafraidofhavingtheintravenousdropinhospital.thefirsttimeiwastakentohavethedrop,icriedforalmosthalfanhourandfinallygaveoffatfather'sseverescolding.watchingthecoldneedlestabbingintomyskin,icriedevenmoreloudly.atthattime,ineverdaredtotakeaglanceatmyhandandalwaysneededmymothertostaywithmeatmyside.evenifmumhadtoldmemanytimes,"honey,there’snothingtobescaredof.justcloseyoureyesandsleep."iwouldstillkeepmyeyeswideopen,watchingtheliquidflowthroughthebottleandneverslept.

nevertheless,thingsjusthappenedinacasualway.whenicaughtahighfeveragainwhenyoung,mumhadtosendforthedoctorhometotreatme.iwassosickthatibecamequitedrowsyandthenslept.whenisuddenlywokeupintheafternoon,ifoundtheliquidinthebottlehadalreadyflownover,whilemumanddadwerenotaround.iyelled,butfinallyfounditwasofnouse.soijumpedoutofthebedandpulledupthetubule.inthenatureofthings,thebloodcameoutanddroppedalongthewayiwentdownstairs.thingsbecamedifferentatthetimeiwentdownalone.idiscoveredthaticouldbeindependent.iwasmuchh2erthanihadthought.lookingbackonthegirlwhocriedallday,icametounderstandsuddenlythattheh2partoftheinnermyselfhadbeenexistingallthetime.seeingtheanxiousmum,irevealedabigsmiletoher.icouldseethatmumwastryingtoholdhertearsbackandscrubbedmybloodonthehand.shedidn'tknowthatherlittlegirlhadstealthilygrownup.

sincethen,ibecameh2er.asyouseenow,standinginfrontofyouisaconfidentandsunnygirl.inmygrown-uplife,i'venevercriedforbeinginjurednomatterhowseriousitis.icanevengotothehospitalalonewhenmumanddadareonbusiness.icameacrosomanydifficultiesinlife,whilei'veneverthoughtofgivingup.thankstothatextraordinaryexperienceatmyageoften,idiscoveredapersoninsidemyselfwhohasbeensoimportantanduniquetome.justlikewhatdadhadtoldmebefore,"peopleareliketeabags—youhavetoputtheminhotwaterbeforeyouknowhowh2theyare."

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ladiesandgentlemen,boysandgirls,

iamchinese.iamproudofbeingachinesewithfivethousandyearsofcivilizationbehind.i'velearnedaboutthefourgreatinventionsmadebyourforefathers.i'velearnedaboutthegreatwallandtheyangtzeriver.i'velearnedaboutzhangheng(张衡)andi'velearnedaboutzhenghe(郑和).whosaystheyellowrivercivilizationhasvanished(消失)?iknowthatmyancestorshavemademiracles(奇迹)onthisfertilelandandwe'restillmakingmiracles.whocanignorethefactthatwehaveestablishedourselvesasagreatstateintheworld,thatwehavedevisedourownnuclearweapons,thatwehavesuccessfullysentoursatellitesintospace,andthatourgnpranksno.7intheworld?wehaveexperiencedtheplunders(掠夺)byothernations,andwehaveexperiencedthewar.yet,basedonsuchruins,therestillstandsournation----china,unyieldingandunconquerable!

ioncecameacrossanamericantourist.shesaid,“chinahasahistoryoffivethousandyears,buttheusonlyhasahistoryof200years.fivethousandyearsago,chinatooktheleadintheworld,andnowitistheusthatisleading.”myheartwasdeeplytouchedbythesewords.itistruethatwe'restilladevelopingnation,butitdoesn'tmeanthatwecandespise(鄙视)ourselves.wehavesuchalong-standinghistory,wehavesuchabundantresources,wehavesuchintelligentanddiligentpeople,andwehaveenoughtobeproudof.wehavereasonstosayproudly：wearesuretotaketheleadintheworldinthefutureagain,forourproblemsarebig,butourambition(雄心)isevenbigger,ourchallenges(挑战)aregreat,butourwillisevengreater.

iamchinese.ihaveinherited(继承)blackhairandblackeyes.ihaveinheritedthevirtuesofmyancestors.ihavealsotakenoverresponsibility.iamsure,thatwhereverigo,whateverido,ishallneverforgetthatiamchinese!

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Telleveryoneagoodnews,ourschoolwillbeheldinthecoverlettermiddleschoolartfestival!

20yearJanuary12(Thursday),mylefthandholdingapinkfestivalinvitation,righthandholdingtoshowourclassmatescomeondrumstrengthson,setfootinthecoverletterwithaflamemoodhighschoolgate.

WhenIwalkedintothecoverlettermiddleschoolauditoriumalongwiththecrowd,Isawthefamiliarfaces--myclassmates.Theyeachperson'sfaceispermeatedwiththesenseofexcitement,maybebecausethelong-expectedfestivalhadfinallyarrived!

Afterlongprologueinschool,webeganourfestivalfinally!

Firstisingradeonestudentsintotheceremonyoftheyoungpioneers.Suchasthethreeseniorclassmatesaftertheredflagup,begantoswear.Intheoath,theclassmatesalllookedattentive,veryserious.Andthen,undertheleadershipofthebrigadeofcounselors,wesangyoungpioneersteamsong.

Thefestivalprogrammeshavevaried,withsinging,dancing,recitation,singing,wind...Wehavetoomanythingstosee.Showathanafascinating,theaudience'sapplauseandcheering.Amongthem,myfavorite,isthewind.

Band'sclassmatesplayisjayChou's"chrysanthemumChineseTaiwan"and"cowboybusy".Theclassmatesinfocusattheplay,blowthetwosongsverygoodtolisten.Theirusualpracticeabilityshowincisivelyandvividly.

Youmissedsuchawonderfulfestival,haveyou?

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theeastandthewest,let’senjoythecombinationofthetwocultures?

kiplingsaid:“eastiseast,andwestiswest,andneverthetwainshallmeet!”butnow,acenturylater,theyhavemet.

theyhavemetinbusiness.theyhavemetineducation.theyhavemetinthearts.somepeoplewillarguethatthesemeetingswillleaveuswithachoicebetweeneastandwest,butibelievethatthebestfutureliesinthecreativecombinationofbothworlds.wecanmakewesternideas,customsandtechnologyourown,andadaptthemtoourownuse.wecanenjoythebestofbothworlds,becauseourtraditionis,aboveall,oneofselectingthebestandmakingitourown.

ilovebeijingandhennanoperabecauseitalwaysremindsmeofwhoiam.butiamalsoafanofpopmusic,especiallyenglishsongs.soihavecombinedeasternmelodywithwesternlanguage.itiscalledwesternhennaopera.

whentwoculturesmeet,theremaybethingsinoneculture,whichdonotfitintothetraditionoftheother.whenthishappens,weneedtolearntounderstandandrespectthecustomsofanotherculture.thentherearecertainthingssomepeoplemaynotlike.tothis,iwillsay,ifyoudonotlikeit,pleasetrytotolerateit.tolearntotoleratewhatyoupersonallydon’tlikeisagreatvirtueatatimewhendifferentculturesmixandmerge.beforeus,therearetworivers,easternandwesterncultures.atpresent,theymayrunindifferentcourses.buteventually,theywillconvergeintothevastseaofhumanculture.

rightnow,icanseepeoplesofeasternandwesterncultures,standingsidebyside,singingtheolympicthemesong:wearehandinhand,hearttoheart,togetherwewillshapeabeautifultomorrow!thankyou!

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Sinceenteringthenewcentury,wecanneverstopcreatingxuzhoucitycivilization.Solongwhycreateacivilizedsociety,however,didnotcreategoodplay?

Whatiscalledacivilizedcity?Civilizedcitymeansallliveinharmony,allAnLvkeepethhis,everyonetoleadbyexample.Thisisalsowedon'thaveagoodcivilizationtheimportantfactorofthecity.

Regardlessofweareordinarypeople,firstsaidtheoutrageous"officerthesecondgeneration".Theythinksthebodyoutoftheclub,theyfeelsuperior,itcanbearrogant,eventheproudparentsabandonedignore.Ifthecityonthe"officialsecondgeneration"toeducation,mayletthemturn,becomethebackboneofthemotherland.

Sayagainweareordinarycitizens.Thedaybeforeyesterday,Isawagroupofaboutthenewspaperpicturesofyunlonglakeuncivilizedphenomenon.Tomethedeepestimpressionisamiddle-agedmanlyingonthebench.Hebluesky.another1"sleep"onthebench,but"occupy"thelandoftherestofthevisitorstorest.Ifourvisitorswhowenttoshakehim,wouldliketochange,perhapsthepeoplewillsay,afterall,thisalsoisagoodthing!

Forthesocialconstructionofcivilizedcities,eachofustoparticipate,aslongastoeliminatetheuncivilizedfactors,Ibelievethatourxuzhouwillhaveabettertomorrow!

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Goodevening，LadiesandGentlemen:Thankyouverymuchforchoosingtocomeinsuchacoldnight.Todaymytopicisaboutchoiceandprocess.Aresearchshowsthatamanhastomake73choicesoneday.Withsomanychoicesoneday，peopleeasilygetsoconfusedandafraidofmakingwrongchoicethattheyhesitateandfinallymissthetruepartoflife.Inmyopinion，thefollowingpartisofmuchmoreimportancethanthechoice.Thereisnoabsoluterightorwrongchoicebutwonderfulorboringlife，whichtheprocessmakesthedifference.Lifeisaboxofchocolate，youneverknowwhatyouwillget.ForrestGumpmadenodecisionbyandforhimselfbutheaccomplishedgreatsuccesswithhish2willintheprocess.Theprocessisnottheroaditselfbuttheattitudesandfeelings，thecaution，courageandpersistancewehaveasweencounternewexperienceandunexpectedobstacles.Takemyselfasanexample，IchangedmymajorwhenIbecameapostgraduate.Afterthechoice，dayshavebeenharshforme.Icannotunderstandthenewlessonsatall.FortheyarecloselyrelatedtomathmaticswhichIlearnednothingaboutbefore.Howeverwuththebeliefthatthisisthegreatchanceformetoexperiencenewideasandchallengemyself，Ipersisted.Iaskedforhelpfromeverychannelandreorgonizedmylife.GraduallyIcouldunderstandsomepartsandevenfoundmathsinteresting.Moreover，Ilearnedtoactinsteadofcomplaining.Inretrospect，thechoiceleftnotraceinmymindbutthehappinessandbitternessofthepastfourmonthsbecomesanunforgetableexperienceinmylife.NOmatterwhatthechoiceis，enjoytheprocess.Intheprocess，yourpotentialwillbeinspiredandnewdiscoveries，improvementandprogresswillcometoyou.Thesearethemostbeautifulsceneriesandonlyonthewaycanyouseeit.Thesemakeyourlifecolorful.ThereisnoneedandIdonnotwanttojudgewhetheritrightorwrongformetobehere，butIcongratulatetomyselfforIgainandenjoythisfantasticexperience.Somydearfriends，neverworryaboutyourchoiceandenjoytheprocess.Iamsureyouwillgetsomethingnewandinterstingtonightafteryouchosetocomehere.Thankyou!

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youknow,youknow,westartedthisgreateffortonasunnyjulymorninginpinderscorneronpatandlizmoynihan'sbeautifulfarmand62counties,16months,3debates,2opponents,and6blackpantsuitslater,becauseofyou,hereweare.

youcameoutandsaidthatissuesandidealsmatter,jobsmatter,downstateandupstate,healthcarematters,educationmatters,theenvironmentmatters,socialsecuritymatters,awoman'srighttochoosematters.itallmattersandijustwanttosayfromthebottomofmyheart,thankyou,newyork!

thankyouforopeningupyourmindsandyourhearts,forseeingthepossibilityofwhatwecoulddotogetherforourchildrenandforourfuturehereinthisstateandinournation.iamprofoundlygratefultoallofyouforgivingmethechancetoserveyou.

iwill-iwilldoeverythingicantobeworthyofyourfaithandtrustandtohonorthepowerfulexampleofsenatordanielpatrickmoynihan.iwouldlikeallofyouandthecountlessnewyorkersandamericanswatchingtojoinmeinhonoringhimforhisincrediblehalfcenturyofservicetonewyorkandournation.senatormoynihan,onbehalfofnewyorkandamerica,thankyou.

ipromiseyoutonightthatiwillreachacrosspartylinestobringprogressforallofnewyork'sfamilies.todaywevotedasdemocratsandrepublicans.tomorrowwebeginagainasnewyorkers.

andhowfortunateweareindeedtoliveinthemostdiverse,dynamicandbeautifulstateintheentireunion.youknow,fromthesouthbronxtothesoutherntier,frombrooklyntobuffalo,frommontauktomassena,fromtheworld'stallestskyscraperstobreathtakingmountainranges,i'vemetpeoplewhosefacesandstoriesiwillneverforget.thousandsofnewyorkersfromall62countieswelcomedtomeintoyourschools,yourlocaldiners,yourfactoryfloors,yourlivingroomsandfrontporches.youtaughtme,youtestedmeandyousharedwithmeyourchallengesandconcerns-aboutovercrowdedorcrumblingschools,aboutthestruggletocareforgrowingchildrenandagingparents,aboutthecontinuingchallengeofprovidingequalopportunityforallandaboutchildrenmovingawayfromtheirhometownsbecausegoodjobsaresohardtofindinupstatenewyork.nowi'veworkedonissuesliketheseforalongtime,someofthemfor30years,andiamdeterminedtomakeadifferenceforallofyou.

yousee,ibelieveournationoweseveryresponsiblecitizenandeveryresponsiblefamilythetoolsthattheyneedtomakethemostoftheirownlives.that'sthebasicbargain.i'lldomybesttohonorintheunitedstatessenate.

andtothoseofyouwhodidnotsupportme,iwantyoutoknowthatiwillworkinthesenateforyouandforallnewyorkers.andtothoseofyouwhoworkedsohardandneverlostfaitheveninthetoughesttimes,iofferyoumyundyinggratitude.

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TodayIamverygladtobeheretosharewithyoumyideasofsuccess.Whatissuccess?Itiswhateveryoneislongingfor.Sometimessuccesswouldberathersimple.Winningagameissuccess;gettingahighgradeintheexamissuccess;makinganewfriendissuccess;evennowIamstandingheregivingmyspeechissomehowalsosuccess.

However,asaperson’swholelifeisconcerned,successbecomesverycomplicated.Isfortunesuccess?Isfamesuccess?Ishighsocialstatussuccess?No,Idon’tthinkso.Ibelievesuccessistherealizationofpeople’shopesandideals.Nowadays,inthemodernsocietytherearemanypeoplewhoareregardedasthesuccessful.Andthemostobviouscharacteristicsofhemaremoney,highpositionandluxuriouslife.Somostpeoplebelievethatssuccessandallthattheydoisforthispurpose.Buttheproblemiswetheritisrealsuccess.Weallknowtherearealwaysmoremoney,higherpositionandbetterconditioninfrontofus.Ifwekeepchasingthem,whereistheend?Whatwillsatisfyusatlast?Therefore,wecansee,togettherealSuccesswemustneedsomethinginside,whichistherealizationofpeople’hopesandideals.

Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasaboutsuccess;causepeople’shopesandideasvaryfromoneanother.ButIamsureeverysuccessisdeartoeverybody,causeitisnoteasytocomeby,causeintheprocessofourstrivingforsuccess,wegotbothourbodyandsoultempted,meanwhileweareenlightenedbythemostvaluablequalitiesofhumanbeings:love,patient,courageandsenseofresponsibility.Thesearethebesttreasures.SonowIamveryproudthatIhavethisopportunitytostandherespeakingtoallofyou.Itismysuccess,causeIraiseuptochallengemyhope.

Whatissuccess?EveryonehashisowninterpretationasIdo.ButIamsureeverysuccessleadstoanever-brighterfuture.Soladiesandgentlemen,believeinourhopes,believeinourselves,we,everyoneofus,canmakeasuccessfullife!

Wishyouallgoodsuccess!

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Honorablejudges,distinguishedguests,ladiesandgentlemen:

ItisagreathonorandpleasuretobehereonthisbeautifulSaturdaymorningtosharewithyoumysentimentsaboutlifeandpassionfortheEnglishlanguage.

Aboutayearandahalfago,ItookpartinmyveryfirstEnglishSpeechContest.WhenIstoodbeforethemicrophonewithalleyesstarringdirectlyatme,Icouldhardlyspeak.Istoodthere,embarrassedandhelpless,strugglinginvainfortherightthingtosay.Myfearshadparalyzedme.

WhilemypassionforEnglishhasneverchanged,Ilostmycouragetospeakinpublic.WhenmyprofessoragainencouragedmetotakepartinthisCompetition,Isaid“no.”Icouldn’tendureyetanotherpainfulexperience.Helookedmestraightintheeyeandsaidsomethingthatpiercedmyheart.Iwillneverforgethiswords.“Look,”hesaid,“Weallhaveourfears,andyouhaveyours.Youcouldtwistyourankleinabasketballgame,butthenbeafraidtoeverplayagain.Runningawaycanneverdispelyourfears,butactionwill.Awinnerisnotonewhoneverfails，butonewhoneverquits.”

Ispentawholedaywithhiswordstwistingandturninginmymind.ThenImadethebravestandwisestdecisionofmylife:Iwouldfacemyfears–andtakepartinthecompetition!

Asitturnedout,mydearoldprofessorwasright.Now,hereIam,onceagainstandingbeforeamicrophone.Myheartisbeatingfast,andmymouthisdry,butmostimportantly,Ihavefacedmyfears--andthatmakesallthedifference!

Thankyou.

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Asthecountryincreasinglyprosperous,xianworldhorticulturalexpositionhasbeenopened.

20xxxianworldhorticulturalexpositionhasopenedonApril28,thisistheBeijingOlympicGamesandShanghaiworldexpoafteranotherinternationaleventinourcountry.Theparkwiththe"naturechangan.Creativenatural__cityandnatureharmoniouscoexistence"asthetheme,reflectstheChinesetraditionalcultureofthespiritof"harmonybetweenmanandnature".

Theparkhasfourmajorlandmarks,theyrespectivelyarechangantower.Widedoor.Naturalpavilionandcreativepavilion.

First,let'stakealookatchangantower,itislocatedinxi'an,thecommandingheightsofthecirclewillbe99metershigh,atotalof13floors,isfortheuseoftheview.Surroundedbyathickgreenshadeofwillowtrees,redmaple,wanlirainbowflowerandthehao.Ifplayingtiredcanalsocoolundertheshadeofwillowtrees,seetheredmapleleaf,lookatthebeautifulflowers.Nightwhensomeonewillfireworkschangantower,thebeautifulfireworksintheskywithcolorfullightsinthechangantoweragainsteachother,justliketheseacrystalpalace,itwassobeautiful.

Walkagaincametowidedoor,alsoisthemainentranceofchangantower.Peakhourcanpass20xx0people,isagoodplacetospreadtheview.Andtherearegreenplants,andshowsthegreenspots.

Creativepavilionismoreinteresting,manyrareplants,cactus.Signforblood,thejugular,fly,andsoon,isallsomeexoticplants.

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asweknow,youhavetolearnhowtoflymuchmoreindependentlyinsteadofunderyourparents’considerateprotectionwhenyougetintocollege,whichalsomeansyouwillcomeacrossenormousquestionsthatshouldbesolvedbyyourself.frommypointofview,thosemainproblemscanfallintothreeparts.

firstofall,thecomplicatedrelationship.foronething,youhavetoknowhowculturaldifferencesfunctioninyourrelationshipandrespectthem.inaddition,collegestudentsspendlesstimestudyingtogetherowingtodifferentcourses’choosing,whichrequiresustodevotemoreenergytobuildingrelationship.fortheotherthing,itisalsovitaltocommunicatewithyourparentsoftenbyusingmobilephonesorothertools.

htmlsecondly,thetemptations.thecollegeservesusamorerelaxedenvironmentmixedwithothertemptationssuchastheinternet,alcoholsandsoon.what’smore,thecollegeteacherswon’tcompelyoutostudylikebefore,youdozeofforplaycellphoneinclass,andyoufleeupthemorningclassbecauseyougetuptoolate.suchtoofrequentbehaviorswillcrippleyourpassionandenthusiasmtowardslife,soitisessentialforustoresistthesetemptationsandinsistpursuingourowngoals.

thirdly,thebalancebetweenstudyandwork.mostofuswillchoosetotakeaparttimejobtoearntheextramoneyorjusttoexerciseourselves.butitissignificanttokeeparelativelybalancedrelationshipbetweenthemsinceialwaysregardthestudyasourmaintask,somyprincipleisadjustingworktofollowthescheduleofstudy.

inconclusion,whateverissueswemeetormiserieswesufferfrom,confrontthehashrealityheadon,whatwecandoisrememberingthepast,livinginthepresentandlookingforwardtothefuture.

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atthispoint,iwouldliketojuxtaposeafewoftheimpeachmentcriteriawithsomeoftheactionsthepresidenthasengagedin.impeachmentcriteria:jamesmadison,fromthevirginiaratificationconvention."ifthepresidentbeconnectedinanysuspiciousmannerwithanypersonandtherebegroundstobelievethathewillshelterhim,hemaybeimpeached."

wehaveheardtimeandtimeagainthattheevidencereflectsthepaymenttodefendantsmoney.thepresidenthadknowledgethatthesefundswerebeingpaidandthesewerefundscollectedforthe1972presidentialcampaign.weknowthatthepresidentmetwithmr.henrypetersen27timestodiscussmattersrelatedtowatergate,andimmediatelythereaftermetwiththeverypersonswhowereimplicatedintheinformationmr.petersenwasreceiving.thewordsare:"ifthepresidentisconnectedinanysuspiciousmannerwithanypersonandtherebegroundstobelievethathewillshelterthatperson,hemaybeimpeached."

justicestory:"impeachment"isattended--"isintendedforoccasionalandextraordinarycaseswhereasuperiorpoweractingforthewholepeopleisputintooperationtoprotecttheirrightsandrescuetheirlibertiesfromviolations."weknowaboutthehustonplan.weknowaboutthebreak-inofthepsychiatrist'soffice.weknowthattherewasabsolutecompletedirectiononseptember3rdwhenthepresidentindicatedthatasurreptitiousentryhadbeenmadeindr.fielding'soffice,afterhavingmetwithmr.ehrlichmanandmr.young."protecttheirrights.""rescuetheirlibertiesfromviolation."

thecarolinaratificationconventionimpeachmentcriteria:thoseareimpeachable"whobehaveamissorbetraytheirpublictrust."4beginningshortlyafterthewatergatebreak-inandcontinuingtothepresenttime,thepresidenthasengagedinaseriesofpublicstatementsandactionsdesignedtothwartthelawfulinvestigationbygovernmentprosecutors.moreover,thepresidenthasmadepublicannouncementsandassertionsbearingonthewatergatecase,whichtheevidencewillshowheknewtobefalse.theseassertions,falseassertions,impeachable,thosewhomisbehave.thosewho"behaveamissorbetraythepublictrust."

jamesmadisonagainattheconstitutionalconvention:"apresidentisimpeachableifheattemptstosubverttheconstitution."theconstitutionchargesthepresidentwiththetaskoftakingcarethatthelawsbefaithfullyexecuted,andyetthepresidenthascounseledhisaidestocommitperjury,willfullydisregardthesecrecyofgrandjuryproceedings,concealsurreptitiousentry,attempttocompromiseafederaljudge,whilepubliclydisplayinghiscooperationwiththeprocessesofcriminaljustice."apresidentisimpeachableifheattemptstosubverttheconstitution."

iftheimpeachmentprovisionintheconstitutionoftheunitedstateswillnotreachtheoffenseschargedhere,thenperhapsthat18th-centuryconstitutionshouldbeabandonedtoa20th-centurypapershredder.

hasthepresidentcommittedoffenses,andplanned,anddirected,andacquiescedinacourseofconductwhichtheconstitutionwillnottolerate?that'sthequestion.weknowthat.weknowthequestion.weshouldnowforthwithproceedtoanswerthequestion.itisreason,andnotpassion,whichmustguideourdeliberations,guideourdebate,andguideourdecision.

iyieldbackthebalanceofmytime,mr.chairman.