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1、--..--TheSinewsofPeace(丘吉尔的铁幕演说1946.3.5)WestminsterCollege,Fulton, Missouri IamgladtocometoWestminsterCollegethisafternoon,andamcomplimentedthatyoushouldgivemeadegree.Thename"Westminster"issomehowfamiliartome.Iseemtohaveheardofitbefor
2、e.Indeed,itwasatWestminsterthatIreceivedaverylargepartofmyeducationinpolitics,dialectic,rhetoric,andoneortwootherthings.Infactwehavebothbeeneducatedatthesame,orsimilar,or,atanyrate,kindredestablishments. Itisalsoanhonour,perhapsalmostuni
3、que,foraprivatevisitortobeintroducedtoanacademicaudiencebythePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Amidhisheavyburdens,duties,andresponsibilities-unsoughtbutnotrecoiledfrom-thePresidenthastravelledathousandmilestodignifyandmagnifyourmeetinghereto-dayandtogivemean
4、opportunityofaddressingthiskindrednation,aswellasmyowncountrymenacrosstheocean,andperhapssomeothercountriestoo.ThePresidenthastoldyouthatitishiswish,asIamsureitisyours,thatIshouldhavefulllibertytogivemytrueandfaithfulcounselintheseanxiousandbafflingtim
5、es.Ishallcertainlyavailmyselfofthisfreedom,andfeelthemorerighttodosobecauseanyprivateambitionsImayhavecherishedinmyyoungerdayshavebeensatisfiedbeyondmywildestdreams.Letme,however,makeitclearthatIhavenoofficialmissionorstatusofanykind,andthatIspeakonlyf
6、ormyself.Thereisnothingherebutwhatyouword可编辑.--..--see. Icanthereforeallowmymind,withtheexperienceofalifetime,toplayovertheproblemswhichbesetusonthemorrowofourabsolutevictoryinarms,andtotrytomakesurewithwhatstrengthIhavethatwhathasbeenga
7、inedwithsomuchsacrificeandsufferingshallbepreservedforthefuturegloryandsafetyofmankind. TheUnitedStatesstandsatthistimeatthepinnacleofworldpower.ItisasolemnmomentfortheAmericanDemocracy.Forwithprimacyinpowerisalsojoinedanawe-inspiringacc
8、ountabilitytothefuture.Ifyoulookaroundyou,youmustfeelnotonlythesenseofdutydonebutalsoyoumustfeelanxietylestyoufallbelowthelevelofachievement.Opportunityisherenow,clearandshiningforbothourcountries.Torejectitorignoreitorfritteritawaywill