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1、富兰克林·皮尔斯就职演说(5)Inexpressingbrieflymyviewsuponanimportantsubjectrichhasrecentlyagitatedthenationtoalmostafearfuldegree,Iammovedbynootherimpulsethanamostearnestdesirefortheperpetuationofthatunionwhichhasmadeuswhatweare,showeringuponusblessingsandconferringapowe
2、randinfluencewhichourfatherscouldhardlyhaveanticipated,evenwiththeirmostsanguinehopesdirectedtoafar-offfuture.ThesentimentsInowannouncewerenotunknownbeforetheexpressionofthevoicewhichcalledmehere.Myownpositionuponthissubjectwasclearandunequivocal,upontherecor
3、dofmywordsandmyacts,anditisonlyrecurredtoatthistimebecausesilencemightperhapsbemisconstrued.Withtheunionmybestanddearestearthlyhopesareentwined.Withoutitwhatareweindividuallyorcollectively?Whatbeesofthenoblestfieldeveropenedfortheadvancementofourraceinreligio
4、n,ingovernment,inthearts,andinallthatdignifiesandadornsmankind?Fromthatradiantconstellationwhichbothilluminesourownwayandpointsouttostrugglingnationstheircourse,letbutasinglestarbelost,and,ifthesebenotutterdarkness,thelusterofthewholeisdimmed.Domycountrymenne
5、edanyassurancethatsuchacatastropheisnot第4页共4页toovertakethemwhileIpossessthepowertostayit?Itiswithmeanearnestandvitalbeliefthatastheunionhasbeenthesource,underProvidence,ofourprosperitytothistime,soitisthesurestpledgeofacontinuanceoftheblessingswehaveenjoyed,a
6、ndwhichwearesacredlyboundtotransmitundiminishedtoourchildren.Thefieldofcalmandfreediscussioninourcountryisopen,andwillalwaysbeso,butneverhasbeenandnevercanbetraversedforgoodinaspiritofsectionalismanduncharitableness.ThefoundersoftheRepublicdealtwiththingsasth
7、eywerepresentedtothem,inaspiritofself-sacrificingpatriotism,and,astimehasproved,withaprehensivewisdomwhichitwillalwaysbesafeforustoconsult.Everymeasuretendingtostrengthenthefraternalfeelingsofallthemembersofourunionhashadmyheartfeltapprobation.Toeverytheoryof
8、societyorgovernment,whethertheoffspringoffeverishambitionorofmorbidenthusiasm,calculatedtodissolvethebondsoflawandaffectionwhichuniteus,Ishallinterposeareadyandsternresistance.Ibelievetha
