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1、名人演讲：克劳伦斯丹诺MercyforLeopoldandLoeb 演讲者简介：ClarenceSewardDarrow(April18,1857–March13,1938)wasanAmericanlawyerandleadingmemberoftheAmericanCivilLibertiesUnion,bestknownfordefendingteenagethrillkillersLeopoldandLoebintheirtrialformurdering14-year-oldRobert“Bobby”Franks(1
2、924)anddefendingJohnT.ScopesintheScopes“Monkey”Trial(1925),inwhichheopposedWilliamJenningsBryan(statesman,notedorator,and3-timepresidentialcandidate).Calleda“sophisticatedcountrylawyer”,heremainsnotableforhiswitandagnosticism,whichmarkedhimasoneofthemostfamousAmerica
3、nlawyersandcivillibertarians. 本文暂无音频 Now,yourHonor,Ihavespokenaboutthewar.Ibelievedinit.Idon’tknowwhetherIwascrazyornot.SometimesIthinkperhapsIwas.Iapprovedofit;Ijoinedinthegeneralcryofmadnessanddespair.Iurgedmentofight.IwassafebecauseIwastoooldtogo.Iwasliketherest
4、.Whatdidtheydo?Rightorwrong,justifiableorunjustifiable--whichIneednotdiscusstoday--itchangedtheworld.Forfourlongyearsthecivilizedworldwasengagedinkillingmen.ChristianagainstChristian,barbarianunitingwithChristianstokillChristians;anythingtokill.Itwastaughtineveryscho
5、ol,ayeintheSundayschools.Thelittlechildrenplayedatwar.Thetoddlingchildrenonthestreet.Doyousupposethisworldhaseverbeenthesamesince?Howlong,yourHonor,willittakefortheworldtogetbackthehumaneemotionsthatwereslowlygrowingbeforethewar?Howlongwillittakethecallousedheartsofm
6、enbeforethescarsofhatredandcrueltyshallberemoved? Wereadofkillingonehundredthousandmeninaday.Wereadaboutitandwerejoicedinit--ifitwastheotherfellowswhowerekilled.Wewerefedonfleshanddrankblood.Evendowntotheprattlingbabe.Ineednottellyouhowmanyupright,honorableyoungboys
7、havecomeintothiscourtchargedwithmurder,somesavedandsomesenttotheirdeath,boyswhofoughtinthiswarandlearnedtoplaceacheapvalueonhumanlife.YouknowitandIknowit.Theseboyswerebroughtupinit.Thetalesofdeathwereintheirhomes,theirplaygrounds,theirschools;theywereinthenewspaperst
8、hattheyread;itwasapartofthecommonfrenzy--whatwasalife?Itwasnothing.Itwastheleastsacredthinginexistenceandtheseboysweretrainedtothis
