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1、GeraldR.Ford:AddresstotheNationPardoningRichardM.Nixon*Ladiesandgentlemen:IhavecometoadecisionwhichIfeltIshouldtellyouandallofmyfellowAmericancitizens,assoonasIwascertaininmyownmindandinmyownconsciencethatitistherightthingtodo.Ihavelearnedalreadyinthis*officethatthedifficultdecisio
2、nsalwayscometothisdesk.ImustadmitthatmanyofthemdonotlookatallthesameasthehypotheticalquestionsthatIhaveansweredfreelyandperhapstoofastonpreviousoccasions.Mycustomarypolicyistotryandgetallthefactsandtoconsidertheopinionsofmycountrymenandtotakecounselwithmymostvaluedfriends.Buttheses
3、eldomagree,andintheend,thedecisionismine.Toprocrastinate,toagonize,andtowaitforamorefavorableturnofeventsthatmaynevercomeormorecompellingexternalpressuresthatmayaswellbewrongasright,isitselfadecisionofsortsandaweakandpotentiallydangerouscourseforaPresidenttofollow.Ihavepromisedtoup
4、holdtheConstitution,todowhatisrightasGodgivesmetoseetheright,andtodotheverybestthatIcanforAmerica.Ihaveaskedyourhelpandyourprayers,notonlywhenIbecamePresidentbutmanytimessince.TheConstitutionisthesupremelawofourland,anditgovernsouractionsascitizens.OnlythelawsofGod,whichgovernourco
5、nsciences,aresuperiortoit.AsweareanationunderGod,soIamsworntoupholdourlawswiththehelpofGod.AndIhavesoughtsuchguidanceandsearchedmyownconsciencewithspecialdiligencetodeterminetherightthingformetodowithrespecttomypredecessorinthisplace,RichardNixon,andhisloyalwifeandfamily.Theirsisan
6、Americantragedyinwhichweallhaveplayedapart.Itcouldgoonandonandon,orsomeonemustwritetheendtoit.IhaveconcludedthatonlyIcandothat,andifIcan,Imust.TherearenohistoricorlegalprecedentstowhichIcanturninthismatter,nonethatpreciselyfitthecircumstancesofaprivatecitizenwhohasresignedthePresid
7、encyoftheUnitedStates.ButitiscommonknowledgethatseriousallegationsandaccusationshanglikeaswordoverourformerPresident'shead,threateninghishealthashetriestoreshapehislife,agreatpartofwhichwasspentintheserviceofthiscountryandbythemandateofitspeople.Afteryearsofbittercontroversyanddivi
8、sivenationaldebate,Ihavebe
