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1、1罗斯福演讲FranklinD.Roosevelt’sFourthInauguralAddressWeAmericansoftoday,togetherwithourallies,arepassingthroughaperiodofsupremetest.Itisatestofourcourage—ofourresolve—ofourwisdom—ouressentialdemocracy. Ifwemeetthattest—successfullyandhonorably—weshallperformaserviceofhistori
2、cimportancewhichmenandwomenandchildrenwillhonorthroughoutalltime. AsIstandheretoday,havingtakenthesolemnoathofofficeinthepresenceofmyfellowcountrymen—inthepresenceofourGod—IknowthatitisAmerica'spurposethatweshallnotfail. Inthedaysandintheyearsthataretocomeweshallworkfora
3、justandhonorablepeace,adurablepeace,astodayweworkandfightfortotalvictoryinwar.Wecanandwewillachievesuchapeace. Weshallstriveforperfection.Weshallnotachieveitimmediately—butwestillshallstrive.Wemaymakemistakes—buttheymustneverbemistakeswhichresultfromfaintnessofheartoraba
4、ndonmentofmoralprinciple. Irememberthatmyoldschoolmaster,Dr.Peabody,said,indaysthatseemedtousthentobesecureanduntroubled:"Thingsinlifewillnotalwaysrunsmoothly.Sometimeswewillberisingtowardtheheights—thenallwillseemtoreverseitselfandstartdownward.Thegreatfacttorememberist
5、hatthetrendofcivilizationitselfisforeverupward;thatalinedrawnthroughthemiddleofthepeaksandthevalleysofthecenturiesalwayshasanupwardtrend." OurConstitutionof1787wasnotaperfectinstrument;itisnotperfectyet.Butitprovidedafirmbaseuponwhichallmannerofmen,ofallracesandcolorsand
6、creeds,couldbuildoursolidstructureofdemocracy. Andsotoday,inthisyearofwar,1945,wehavelearnedlessons—atafearfulcost—andweshallprofitbythem. Wehavelearnedthatwecannotlivealone,atpeace;thatourownwell-beingisdependentonthewell-beingofothernationsfaraway.Wehavelearnedthatwemu
7、stliveasmen,notasostriches,norasdogsinthemanger. Wehavelearnedtobecitizensoftheworld,membersofthehumancommunity. Wehavelearnedthesimpletruth,asEmersonsaid,that"Theonlywaytohaveafriendistobeone." Wecangainnolastingpeaceifweapproachitwithsuspicionandmistrustorwithfear.Weca
8、ngainitonlyifweproceedwiththeunderstanding,theconfidence,andthecouragewhichflowfromconviction.罗斯福总统第四任就
