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1、InauguralAddressofHarryS.Truman THURSDAY,JANUARY20,1949 Mr.VicePresident,Mr.ChiefJustice,andfellowcitizens,IacceptwithhumilitythehonorwhichtheAmericanpeoplehaveconferreduponme.IacceptitwithadeepresolvetodoallthatIcanforthewelfareofthisNationandforthepeaceo
2、ftheworld. Inperformingthedutiesofmyoffice,Ineedthehelpandprayersofeveryoneofyou.Iaskforyourencouragementandyoursupport.Thetaskswefacearedifficult,andwecanaccomplishthemonlyifweworktogether. Eachperiodofournationalhistoryhashaditsspecialchallenges.Thosetha
3、tconfrontusnowareasmomentousasanyinthepast.Todaymarksthebeginningnotonlyofanewadministration,butofaperiodthatwillbeeventful,perhapsdecisive,forusandfortheworld. Itmaybeourlottoexperience,andinlargemeasuretobringabout,amajorturningpointinthelonghistoryoftheh
4、umanrace.Thefirsthalfofthiscenturyhasbeenmarkedbyunprecedentedandbrutalattacksontherightsofman,andbythetwomostfrightfulwarsinhistory.Thesupremeneedofourtimeisformentolearntolivetogetherinpeaceandharmony. Thepeoplesoftheearthfacethefuturewithgraveuncertainty
5、,composedalmostequallyofgreathopesandgreatfears.Inthistimeofdoubt,theylooktotheUnitedStatesasneverbeforeforgoodwill,strength,andwiseleadership. Itisfitting,therefore,thatwetakethisoccasiontoproclaimtotheworldtheessentialprinciplesofthefaithbywhichwelive,and
6、todeclareouraimstoallpeoples. TheAmericanpeoplestandfirminthefaithwhichhasinspiredthisNationfromthebeginning.Webelievethatallmenhavearighttoequaljusticeunderlawandequalopportunitytoshareinthecommongood.Webelievethatallmenhavetherighttofreedomofthoughtandexp
7、ression.WebelievethatallmenarecreatedequalbecausetheyarecreatedintheimageofGod. Fromthisfaithwewillnotbemoved. TheAmericanpeopledesire,andaredeterminedtoworkfor,aworldinwhichallnationsandallpeoplesarefreetogovernthemselvesastheyseefit,andtoachieveadecentan
8、dsatisfyinglife.Aboveallelse,ourpeopledesire,andaredeterminedtoworkfor,peaceonearth--ajustandlastingpeace--basedongenuineagreementfreelyarrivedatbyequals. Inthepursuitoftheseaims,theUnitedState
