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1、BurleighKerreyMemorialstatefuneralceremonyspeechexcerpt"Ihavetosay,ourpoliticalsystem,notfrommyneighborthesystemimitationto.Oursystemisothersdievan,insteadwemimicanyotherpeople.Oursystemiscalleddemocracy,fortheadministrationisinthehandsofallcitizens,butnotinthehandsofafewpeople.Tosolveth
2、eprivatedisputetime,eachpersoninlawareequal;letapersonbearpublicpriorityoverothers,consideredaspecialclassofmembers,buthehadsomerealtalent.Anyone,aslongashecantocontribute,notbecauseofpovertyandpoliticaloblivionnosmell.Becauseofourpoliticallifeisfreeandopentothepublic,ourdailylifeisliket
3、hat.Whenwenextdoorneighbourwhenwedoasonepleases,nottogetangry;wewillnotgivehimuglycolor,tohurthisfeelings,althoughthiscolortohehasnorealdamage.Inourpersonallives,wearebyandforgiveness;butinpublicaffairs,weabidebythelaw.Thisisbecausethelawsofdeepmakeusconvinced."Forthoseofusontherulingsta
4、tus,weobey;weobeythelawitself,especiallythoseprotectedbypressureforcedthelegal,althoughthoseunwritten,butviolatedevenacknowledgeddisgracelaw."Nowthere'sapoint.Whenwefinishedthework,wecanenjoyallkindsofentertainment,toenhanceourspirit.Throughouttheyear,therearevariousregulargamesandsacrif
5、ices;inourfamilies,wehavethegorgeousandelegantequipment,everyYueamuseoneself,makeusforgetourworries.Weweresogreat,itmakesthewholeworldallgoodthingsarefullybringus,sothatweenjoyforeignthings,justlikeourlocalproducts."Inourattitudetomilitarysecurity,weandourenemiesalsohastheverybigdifferen
6、ce.Herearesomeexamples:ourcity,toeveryoneintheworldisopen;wehavenoregularexile,topreventpryingeyesorwefoundthoseinthemilitaryisadvantageoustotheenemy'ssecret.Thisisbecausewerelyonisnottheschemesandintrigues,buttheirbraveryandloyalty.Inoureducationalsystem,alsohaveverybigdifference.Fromch
7、ildhood,theSpartansbythehardtraining,makebrave;inourlifewithoutalltheselimitations,butwelikethem,canalwaysfacethesamerisk.Thispointcanbeobtainedbythefollowingfactsprovethat:whentheSpartansinvadedourterritory,theyarenotseparatethemselves,butwiththeirallieswiththem:butwhenw
