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1、林肯第二次就職演說(shuō)*secondinauguraladdressbyabrahamlincolnmarch4,1865#林肯第二次就職演說(shuō)（1865年3月4日）fellow-countrymen:atthissecondappearingtotaketheoathofthepresidentialofficethereislessoccasionforanextendedaddressthantherewasatthefirst.thenastatementsomewhatindetailofacoursetobepur
2、suedseemedfittingandproper.now,attheexpirationoffouryears,duringwhichpublicdeclarationshavebeenconstantlycalledforthoneverypointandphaseofhisgreatcontestwhichstillabsorbstheattentionandengrossestheenergiesofthenation,littlethatisnewcouldbepresented.theprogressofo
3、urarms,uponwhichallelsechieflydepends,isaswellknowntothepublicastomyself,anditis,itrust,reasonablysatisfactoryandencouragingtoall.withhighhopeforthefuture,nopredictioninregardtoitisventured.ontheoccasioncorrespondingtothisfouryearsagoallthoughtswereanxiouslydirec
4、tedtoanimpendingcivilwar.alldreadedit;allsoughttoavertit.whiletheinauguraladdresswasbeingdeliveredfromthisplace,devotedaltogethertosavingteingdeliveredfromthisurgentagentswereinthecityseekingtodestroyitwithoutwar-seekingtodissolvetheunionanddivideeffectsbynegotia
5、tion.bothpartiesdeprecatedwar,butoneofthemwouldmakewarratherthanletthenationsurvive,andtheotherwouldacceptwarratherthanletitperish,andthewarcame.one-eighthofthewholepopulationwerecoloredslaves,notdistributedgenerallyovertheunion,butlocalizedinthesouthernpartofit.
6、theirslavesconstitutedapeculiarandpowerfulinterest.allknewthatthisinterestwassomehowthecauseofthewar.tostrengthen,perpetuate,andextendthisinterestwasthe第21頁(yè)共21頁(yè)objectforwhichtheinsurgentswouldrendtheunionevenbywar,whilethegovernmentclaimednorighttodomorethantores
7、tricttheterritorialenlargementofit.neitherpartyexpectedforthewarthemagnitudeortheduration,whichithasalreadyattained.neitheranticipatedthatthecauseoftheconflictmightceasewithorevenbeforetheconflictitselfshouldcease.eachlookedforaneasiertriumph,andaresultlessfundam
8、entalandastounding.bothreadthesamebibleandpraytothesamegod,andeachinvokeshisaidagainsttheother.itmayseemstrangethatanymenshoulddaretoaskajustgod'sassistanceinw
