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林肯的就职演讲稿 Atthissecondappearingtotaketheoathofthepresidentialofficethereislessoccasionforanextendedaddressthantherewasatthefirst.Thenastatementsomewhatindetailofacoursetobepursuedseemedfittingandproper.Nowattheexpirationoffouryearsduringwhichpublicdeclarationshavebeenconstantlycalledforthoneverypointandphaseofthegreatcontestwhichstillabsorbstheattentionandengrossestheenergiesofthenationlittlethatisnewcouldbepresented.Theprogressofourarmsuponwhichallelsechieflydependsisaswellknowntothepublicastomyself; anditisItrustreasonablysatisfactoryandencouragingtoall.Withhighhopeforthefuturenopredictioninregardtoitisventured.Ontheoccasioncorrespondingtothisfouryearsagoallthoughtswereanxiouslydirectedtoanimpendingcivilwar.Alldreadeditallsoughttoavertit.WhiletheinauguraladdresswasbeingdeliveredfromthisplacedevotedaltogethertosavingtheUnionwithoutwarinsurgentagentswereinthecityseekingtodestroyitwithoutwarseekingtodissolvetheUnionanddivideeffectsbynegotiation.Bothpartiesdeprecatedwar; butoneofthemwouldmakewarratherthanletthenationsurvive; andtheotherwouldacceptwarratherthanletitperish.Andthewarcame.OneeighthofthewholepopulationwerecoloredslavesnotdistributedgenerallyovertheUnionbutlocalizedintheSouthernpartofit.Theseslavesconstitutedapeculiarandpowerfulinterest.Allknewthatthisinterestwassomehowthecauseofthewar.TostrengthenperpetuateandextendthisinterestwastheobjectforwhichtheinsurgentswouldrendtheUnionevenbywar; whilethegovernmentclaimednorighttodomorethantorestricttheterritorialenlargementofit.Neitherpartyexpectedforthewarthemagnitudeorthedurationwhichithasalreadyattained.Neitheranticipatedthatthecauseoftheconflictmightceasewithorevenbeforetheconflictitselfshouldcease.Eachlookedforaneasiertriumphandaresultlessfundamentalandastounding.BothreadthesameBibleandastoundingtothesameGod; andeachinvokesHisaidagainsttheother.ItmayseemstrangethatanymenshoulddaretoaskajustGodsassistanceinwringingtheirbreadfromthesweatofothermensfaces; butletusjudgenotthatwebenotjudged.Theprayersofbothcouldnotbeanswered; thatofneitherhasbeenansweredfully.TheAlmightyhashisownpurposes.Woeuntotheworldbecauseofoffenceforitmustneedsbethatoffencese; butwoetothatmanbywhomtheoffenceeth IfweshallsupposethatAmericanSlaveryisoneofthoseoffenceswhichintheprovidenceofGodmustneedsebutwhichhavingcontinuedthroughHisappointedtimeHenowwillstoremoveandthatHegivestobothNorthandSouththisterriblewarasthewoeduetothosebywhomtheoffencecameshallwediscernthereinanydeparturefromthosedivineattributeswhichthebelieversinaLivingGodalwaysascribetoHim?Fondlydowehopeferventlydowepraythatthismightyscourgeofwarmayspeedilypassaway.YetifGodwillsthatitcontinueuntilallthewealthpiledbythebondmanstwohundredandfiftyyearsofunrequitedtoilshallbesunkanduntileverydropofblooddrawnwiththelashshallbepaidbyanotherdrawnwiththeswordaswassaidthreethousandyearsagosostillitmustbesaidthejudgmentsoftheLordaretrueandrighteousaltogether Withmalicetowardnone; withcharityforall; withfirmnessintherightasGodgivesustoseetherightletusstriveontofinishtheworkwearein; tobindupthenationswounds; tocareforhimwhoshallhavebornethebattleandforhiswidowandhisorphantodoallwhichmayachieveandcherishajustandlastingpeaceamongourselvesandwithallnations. 林肯人物评价： 亚伯拉罕林肯(AbrahamLincoln)(1809年02月12日1865年04月15日)是美国第16任总统首位共和党籍总统也是首位被暗杀的美国总统他为推动美国社会向前发展作出了巨大贡献受到美国人民的崇敬是世界历史中最伟大的人物之一领导了拯救联邦和结束奴隶制度的伟大斗争人们怀念他的正直、仁慈和坚强的个性他一直是美国历史上最受人景仰的总统之一尽管他在边疆只受过一点儿初级教育担任公职的经验也很少然而他那