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1、ThomasJeffersonFirstInauguralAddress FirstInauguralAddress March4,1801 FRIENDSANDFELLOW-CITIZENS, Calledupontoundertakethedutiesofthefirstexecutiveofficeofourcountry,Iavailmyselfofthepresenceofthatportionofmyfellow-citizenswhichishereassembledtoexpress
2、mygratefulthanksforthefavorwithwhichtheyhavebeenpleasedtolooktowardme,todeclareasincereconsciousnessthatthetaskisabovemytalents,andthatIapproachitwiththoseanxiousandawfulpresentimentswhichthegreatnessofthechargeandtheweaknessofmypowerssojustlyinspire.Arisi
3、ngnation,spreadoverawideandfruitfulland,traversingalltheseaswiththerichproductionsoftheirindustry,engagedincommercewithnationswhofeelpowerandforgetright,advancingrapidlytodestiniesbeyondthereachofmortaleye--whenIcontemplatethesetranscendentobjects,andseeth
4、ehonor,thehappiness,andthehopesofthisbelovedcountrycommittedtotheissueandtheauspicesofthisday,Ishrinkfromthecontemplation,andhumblemyselfbeforethemagnitudeoftheundertaking.Utterly,indeed,shouldIdespairdidnotthepresenceofmanywhomIhereseeremindmethatintheoth
5、erhighauthoritiesprovidedbyourConstitutionIshallfindresourcesofwisdom,ofvirtue,andofzealonwhichtorelyunderalldifficulties.Toyou,then,gentlemen,whoarechargedwiththesovereignfunctionsoflegislation,andtothoseassociatedwithyou,Ilookwithencouragementforthatguid
6、anceandsupportwhichmayenableustosteerwithsafetythevesselinwhichweareallembarkedamidsttheconflictingelementsofatroubledworld. Duringthecontestofopinionthroughwhichwehavepassedtheanimationofdiscussionsandofexertionshassometimeswornanaspectwhichmightimposeon
7、strangersunusedtothinkfreelyandtospeakandtowritewhattheythink;butthisbeingnowdecidedbythevoiceofthenation,announcedaccordingtotherulesoftheConstitution,allwill,ofcourse,arrangethemselvesunderthewillofthelaw,anduniteincommoneffortsforthecommongood.All,too,w
8、illbearinmindthissacredprinciple,thatthoughthewillofthemajorityisinallcasestoprevail,thatwilltoberightfulmustbereasonable;thattheminoritypossesstheirequalrights,whichequallawmustprotect,andtoviolatewouldbeopp
