富蘭克林·皮爾斯就職演說

　　內容摘要：itarelieftofeelthatnoheartbutmyowncanknowthepersonalregretandbittersorrowoverwhichihavebeenbornetoapositionsosuitableforothersratherthandesirableformyself.
　　mycountrymen:
　　itarelieftofeelthatnoheartbutmyowncanknowthepersonalregretandbittersorrowoverwhichihavebeenbornetoapositionsosuitableforothersratherthandesirableformyself.
　　thecircumstancesunderwhichihavebeencalledforalimitedperiodtopresideoverthedestiniesoftherepublicfillmewithaprofoundsenseofresponsibility,butwithnothinglikeshrinkingapprehension.irepairtothepostassignedmenotastoonesought,butinobediencetotheunsolicitede*pressionofyourwill,answerableonlyforafearless,faithful,anddiligente*erciseofmybestpowers.iou
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fathers.itwasnotapresumptuousassurance,butacalmfaith,springingfromaclearviewofthesourcesofpowerinagovernmentconstitutedlikeours.itisnoparado*tosaythatalthoughcomparativelyweakthenew-bornnationwasintrinsicallystrong.inconsiderableinpopulationandapparentresources,itwasupheldbyabroadandintelligentcomprehensionofrightsandanall-pervadingpurposetomaintainthem,strongerthanarmaments.itcamefromthefurnaceoftherevolution,temperedtothenecessitiesofthetimes.thethoughtsofthemenofthatdaywereaspracticalastheirsentimentswerepatriotic.theywastednoportionoftheirenergiesuponidleanddelusivespeculations,butwithafirmandfearlessstepadvancedbeyondthegovernmentallandmarkswhichhadhithertocircumscribedthelimitsofhumanfreedomandplantedtheirstandard,whereithasstoodagainstdangerswhichhavethreatenedfromabroad,andinternalagitation,whichhasattimesfearfullymenacedathome.theyprovedthemselvesequaltothesolutionofthegreatproblem,tounderstandwhichtheirmindshadbeenilluminatedbythedawninglightsoftherevolution.theobjectsoughtwasnotathingdreamedof;itwasathingrealized.theyhade*hibitedonlythepowertoachieve,but,whatallhistoryaffirmstobesomuchmoreunusual,thecapacitytomaintain.theoppressedthroughouttheworldfromthatdaytothepresenthaveturnedtheireyeshitherward,nottofindthoselightse*tinguishedortofearlesttheyshouldwane,buttobeconstantlycheeredbytheirsteadyandincreasingradiance.
　　inthisourcountryhas,inmyjudgment,thusfarfulfilleditshighestdutytosufferinghumanity.ithasspokenandwillcontinuetospeak,notonlybyitswords,butbyitsacts,thelanguageofsympathy,encouragement,andhopetothosewhoearnestlylistentotoneswhichpronounceforthelargestrationalliberty.butafterall,themostanimatingencouragementandpotentappealforfreedomwillbeitsownhistory——itstrialsanditstriumphs.preeminently,thepowerofouradvocacyreposesinoure*ample;butnoe*ample,beitremembered,canbepowerfulforlastinggood,whateverapparentadvantagesmaybegained,whichisnotbaseduponeternalprinciplesofrightandjustice.ourfathersdecidedforthemselves,bothuponthehourtodeclareandthehourtostrike.theyweretheirownjudgesofthecircumstancesunderwhichitbecamethemtopledgetoeachother"theirlives,theirfortunes,andtheirsacredhonor"fortheacquisitionofthepricelessinheritancetransmittedtous.theenergywithwhichthatgreatconflictwasopenedand,undertheguidanceofamanifestandbeneficentprovidencetheuncomplainingendurancewithwhichitwasprosecutedtoitsconsummationwereonl ……（未完，全文共16958字，當前僅顯示3050字，請閱讀下面提示信息。收藏《富蘭克林·皮爾斯就職演說》）