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《林肯就職演講稿(共6篇)》由會員上傳分享，免費在線閱讀，更多相關(guān)內(nèi)容在工程資料-天天文庫。
1、林肯就職演講稿（共6篇）這篇演說的講稿是人類歷史上最偉大的演說詞，永久地刻在了林肯紀(jì)念堂里，英文原文是：Atthissecondappearingtotaketheoathofthepresidentialoffice,thereislessoccasionforanextendedaddressthantherewasatthefirst?Thenastatement,somewhatindetail,ofacoursetobepursued,seemedfittingandproper?Now,attheexpi
2、rationoffouryears,duringwhichpublicdeclarationshavebeenconstantlycalledforthoneverypointandphaseofthegreatcontestwhichstillabsorbstheattention,andengrossestheenergiesofthenation,littlethatisnewcouldbepresented.Theprogressofourarms,uponwhichallelsechieflydepends
3、,isaswe11knowntothepublicastomyself;anditis,Itrust,reasonablysatisfactoryandencouragingtoall.Withhighhopeforthefuture,nopredictioninregardtoitisventured.Ontheoccasioncorrespondingtothisfouryearsago,allthoughtswereanxiouslydirectedtoanimpendingcivilwar?Alldreade
4、dit一-allsoughttoavertit.Whiletheinauguraladdresswasbeingdeliveredfromthisplace,devotedaltogethertosavingtheUnionwithoutwar?insurgentagentswereinthecityseekingtodestroyitwithoutwar一-seekingtodissolvetheUnion,anddivideeffects,bynegotiation.Bothpartiesdeprecatedwa
5、r;butoneofthemwouldmakewarratherthanletthenationsurvive;andtheotherwouldacceptwarratherthanletitperish?Andthewarcame?Oneeighthofthewholepopulationwerecoloredslaves,notdistributedgenerallyovertheUnion,butlocalizedintheSouthernpartofit.Theseslavesconstitutedapecu
6、liarandpowerfulinterest.Allknewthatthisinterestwas,somehow,thecauseofthewar.Tostren^then,perpetuate,andextendthisinterestwastheobjectforwhichtheinsurgentswouldrendtheUnion,evenbywar;whilethegovernmentclaimednorighttodomorethantorestricttheterritorialenlargement
7、ofit.Neitherpartyexpectedforthewar,themagnitude,ortheduration,whichithasalreadyattained.Neitheranticipatedthatthecauseoftheconflictmightceasewith,orevenbefore,theconflietitselfshouldcease?Eachlookedforaneasiertriumph,andaresuItlessfundamentalandastounding?Bothr
8、eadthesameBible,andastoundingtothesameGod;andeachinvokesHisaidagainsttheother?ItmayseemstrangethatanymenshoulddaretoaskajustGod'sassistanceinwringingtheirbreadfromthesweatof
