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1、林肯第二次就職演說（英文版）Fellow-Countrymen:Atthissecondappearingtotaketheoathofthepresidentialofficethereislessoccasionforanextendedaddressthantherewasatthefirst.Thenastatementsomewhatindetailofacoursetobepursuedseemedfittingandproper.Now,attheexpirationoffouryears,duringwhichpublicdeclarationshavebee
2、nconstantlycalledforthoneverypointandphaseofhisGREatcontestwhichstillabsorbstheattentionandengrossestheenergiesofthenation,littlethatisnewcouldbepresented.TheproGREssofourarms,uponwhichallelsechieflydepends,isaswellknowntothepublicastomyself,anditis,Itrust,reasonablysatisfactoryandencouragi
3、ngtoall.Withhighhopeforthefuture,nopredictioninregardtoitisventured.Ontheoccasioncorrespondingtothisfouryearsagoallthoughtswereanxiouslydirectedtoanimpendingcivilwar.Alldreadedit;allsoughttoavertit.Whiletheinauguraladdresswasbeingdeliveredfromthisplace,devotedaltogethertosavingteingdelivere
4、dfromthisurgentagentswereinthecityseekingtodestroyitwithoutwar-seekingtodissolvetheunionanddivideeffectsbynegotiation.Both第4頁共4頁partiesdeprecatedwar,butoneofthemwouldmakewarratherthanletthenationsurvive,andtheotherwouldacceptwarratherthanletitperish,andthewarcame.One-eighthofthewholepopulat
5、ionwerecoloredslaves,notdistributedgenerallyovertheUnion,butlocalizedinthesouthernpartofit.Theirslavesconstitutedapeculiarandpowerfulinterest.Allknewthatthisinterestwassomehowthecauseofthewar.Tostrengthen,perpetuate,andextendthisinterestwastheobjectforwhichtheinsurgentswouldrendtheunioneven
6、bywar,whiletheGovernmentclaimednorighttodomorethantorestricttheterritorialenlargementofit.Neitherpartyexpectedforthewarthemagnitudeortheduration,whichithasalreadyattained.Neitheranticipatedthatthecauseoftheconflictmightceasewithorevenbeforetheconflictitselfshouldcease.Eachlookedforaneasiert
7、riumph,andaresultlessfundamentalandastounding.BothreadthesameBibleandpraytothesameGod,andeachinvokesHisaidagainsttheother.ItmayseemstrangethatanymenshoulddaretoaskajustGod'sassistanceinwringingtheirbreadfromthesweatofothermen'sfaces,butletusjudgenot,that
