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HILARY 1-18 希拉里自传的英文版原文 In 1959 I wrote my autobiography for an assignment in Mrs Kings sixth grade In twenty-nine pages most half-filled with earnest scrawl I described my parents brothers pets house hobbies school sports and plans for the future Forty-two years later I began writing another memoir this one about the eight years I spent in the White House living history with Bill Clinton I quickly realized that I couldnt explain my life as First Lady without going back to the beginninghow I became the woman I was that first day I walked into the White House on January 20 1993 to take on a new role and experiences that would test and transform me in unexpected ways Although Ive had to be selective I hope that Ive conveyed the push and pull of events and relationships that affected me and continue to shape and enrich my world today Since leaving the White House representing New York in United Senator has been a humbling and daunting responsibility and one I hope to write about more fully at a later time The horrific events of Sep11th 2001 made that clear by bringing home to New Yorkers and Americans The role we must all play to protect and strengthen the Democratic ideals that have inspired and guided our nation for more than 200 years These are the same idea了s that as far back as I can remember or nurtured in me growing up A political life Ive often said is a continuing education in human nature including ones own My 8 years in the White House tested my faith and political believes my marriage and our nations constitution and system of government I became a lightning rod for political and ideological battles waged over Americas future and a magnet for feelings good and bad about womens choices and roles This is the story of how I experienced those 8 years as First Lady and as the wife of the president and how I made the decision to run for the United States Senator from New York and develop my political voice Some may ask how I could give an accurate account of events people and places that are so recent and of which I am still a part I have done my best to convey my observations thoughts and feelings as I experienced them This is not meant to be a comprehensive history but a personal memoir that offers an inside look at an extraordinary time in my life and in the life of America NoPage I wasnt born a first lady or a senator I wasnt born a Democrat I wasnt born a lawyer or an advocate for womens rights and human rights I wasnt born a wife or mother I was born an American in the middle of the twentieth century a fortunate time and place I was free to make choices unavailable to past generations of women in my own country and inconceivable to many women in the world today I came of age on the crest of tumultuous social change and took part in the political battles fought over the meaning of America and its role in the world My mother and my grandmothers could never have lived my life my father and my grandfathers couldnt have imagined it But they bestowed on me the promise of America which made my life and my choices possible My story began in the years following World War II when men like my father who had served their country returned home to settle down make a living and raise a family It was the beginning of the Baby Boom an optimistic time The United States had saved the world from fascism and now our nation was working to unite former adversaries in the aftermath of war reaching out to allies and to former enemies securing the peace and helping to rebuild a devastated Europe and Japan Although the Cold War was beginning with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe my parents and their generation felt secure and hopeful American supremacy was the result not just of military might but of our values and of the abundant opportunities available to people like my parents who worked hard and took responsibility Middle-class America was flush with emerging prosperity and all that comes with it new houses fine schools neighborhood parks and safe communities Yet our