【正文】 薩莎和瑪麗亞,我愛你們,你們已經(jīng)得到了一只新的小狗,它將和我們一起入住白宮。to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one。s the true genius of America: that America can union can be we39。t start with much money or many campaign was not hatched in the halls of began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation39。s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that 39。and, with humble reverence, I feel it to be my duty to add, if a veneration for the religion of a people who profess and call themselves Christians, and a fixed resolution to consider a decent respect for Christianity among the best remendations for the public service, can enable me in any degree to ply with your wishes, it shall be my strenuous endeavor that this sagacious injunction of the two Houses shall not be without this great example before me, with the sense and spirit, the faith and honor, the duty and interest, of the same American people pledged to support the Constitution of the United States, I entertain no doubt of its continuance in all its energy, and my mind is prepared without hesitation to lay myself under the most solemn obligations to support it to the utmost of my may that Being who is supreme over all, the Patron of Order, the Fountain of Justice, and the Protector in all ages of the world of virtuous liberty, continue His blessing upon this nation and its Government and give it all possible success and duration consistent with the ends of His Adams約翰?亞當斯就職演講費城星期六,1797年3月4日美國的政體與喬治?華盛頓確實，還有其他什么形式的政體，值得我們?nèi)绱俗鹁春蜔釔勰兀抗糯幸环N很不嚴密的觀念認為，人類聚集而形成城市和國家，是最令具有卓越見識的人感到愉悅的目標，但無可置疑的是，在善良的人們看來，任何國家所顯示的情景，都比不上這里和另一議院所經(jīng)常見到的集會更令人喜悅，更高尚莊嚴，或者說更令人敬畏；政府的行政權(quán)和國會各個機構(gòu)的立法權(quán)，是由同胞們定期選出的公民來行使的，其目的是為公眾利益而制定和執(zhí)行法律。but as something may be expected, the occasion, I hope, will be admitted as an apology if I venture to say that if a preference, upon principle, of a free republican government, formed upon long and serious reflection, after a diligent and impartial inquiry after truth。這就是我們那親切可愛而饒有趣味的政府體制，以及它可能遇到的一些流弊。我認為，憲法出自心懷善良愿望的有志之士之手，較之人們提出或建議實行的其他任何實驗，均更加切合美國及美國人民的智慧、特性、環(huán)境和各種關(guān)系。然而無論怎樣，這個國家當時人數(shù)僅為現(xiàn)在一半的代表們，憑藉自己出發(fā)點的純潔和自己事業(yè)的正義，依靠人民的團結(jié)和智慧，在從一開始就格外庇佑這個國家的上帝的指引之下，不僅砸碎了正在鍛造的鐐銬和向他們舉起的鋼鞭，而且毅然斬斷了曾把他們聯(lián)結(jié)為一體的紐帶，駛?cè)胍黄鸱欢ǖ暮Ｑ?。我與祖國在痛苦分離達十年以后，又重新回來了它的懷抱，并有幸在一種新氣象中當選副總統(tǒng)，因而我一直不斷把擁護憲法作為自己至為莊嚴的職責(zé)，憲法得以很好地實施，滿足了其擁護者的樂觀愿望。他的名字仍將時一道防線，他的長壽仍將是一座堡壘，可以抗擊一切危害美國和平的公開或隱蔽的敵人。if a love of science and letters and a wish to patronize every rational effort to encourage schools, colleges, universities, academies, and every institution for propagating knowledge, virtue, and religion among all classes of the people, not only for their benign influence on the happiness of life in all its stages and classes, and of society in all its forms, but as the only means of preserving our Constitution from its natural enemies, the spirit of sophistry, the spirit of party, the spirit of intrigue, the profligacy of corruption, and the pestilence of foreign influence, which is the angel of destruction to elective governments。當我們沉浸在這些愉快的想法時，如果任何片面或無關(guān)緊要的因素影響到自由、公平、高尚和獨立的選舉，使選舉失去了純潔性，使我們忽視自由所面臨的危險，我們就會自欺欺人。s fought even longer and harder for the country that he has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless congratulate him。 bills or save enough for their child39。a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky。這個答案出自這些人之口,無論是青年還是老年,窮人還是富人,民主黨還是共和黨,黑人還是白人,拉丁裔、亞裔還是美國本土人,同性戀者還是異性戀者,殘疾人還是非殘疾人——他們向世界發(fā)出了這樣的信息——我們從來不分紅色之州和藍色之州,我們永遠都是美利堅合眾國。亞克瑟羅德以及有史以來最優(yōu)秀的競選團隊,我想對你們說的是——是你們成就了今天的一切,我將永遠感激你們所付出的這一切。對于他和佩林所付出的努力,我表示衷心的感謝,同時我也期待著,能夠和他們一同努力,共同實現(xiàn)我們這幾個月來所做出的承諾。t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we a time when women39。t happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything, it39。s no longer with us, I know my grandmother39。他值得同胞們感恩戴德，他博得了世界各國的最高贊揚，他必將名垂千古。if, while the conscious honor and integrity of the people of America and the internal sentiment of their own power and energies must be preserved, an earnest endeavor to investigate every just cause and remove every colorable pretense of plaint。在我面前已經(jīng)有了一位偉大的表率，而當初立誓要擁護美國憲法的美國人民，仍然抱有同樣的思想和精神、同樣的信念和榮譽、同樣的責(zé)任和興趣，因而我毫不懷疑憲法將永葆全部活力，而我則已做好思想準備，打算毫不猶豫地承擔至為神圣的義務(wù)，竭盡全力擁護憲法。但是，我們自由、公正、誠實和獨立的選舉的純潔性，一旦為一些片面和無關(guān)宏旨的事情所玷污，我們的自由就會陷于危險之中；如果我們對此竟視而不見，一味耽溺于這些美妙的想法，那我們就未免淪為自欺欺人。值此危難之際，美國人民慣有的良知、鎮(zhèn)定、決斷和正直誠實的品質(zhì)并未消失。果不其然，很快就出現(xiàn)了個人和各州均無視聯(lián)邦規(guī)定和不聽聯(lián)邦勸告的現(xiàn)象，這即便不算違背聯(lián)邦權(quán)威，但也帶來了令人憂郁的后果：人們普遍消沉懶散，各州之間妒忌傾軋，航運和商業(yè)衰落不堪，必需品的生產(chǎn)萎靡不振，土地和農(nóng)產(chǎn)品的價值普遍下跌，個人和公共信念遭到蔑視，國外交往也有欠審慎以致信譽掃地，這一切終于招致人心不滿、遍生仇隙、拉幫結(jié)派、偏激集會和騷亂蜂起，預(yù)示著一場全國性的災(zāi)難就要來臨。在人類的心靈中，難道還存在比這個令人更為欣喜的目標和想法嗎？如果民族自豪感乃是合情合理的，那么只有當它源于對國民的純真、知識和仁慈所抱的信心時才能如此，倘若源于詮釋或財富、奢華或榮耀則不然。如果上述條件均能達到，我當奮發(fā)努力，俾使國會兩院做出的這一深謀遠慮的決斷，不至于毫無效果。if a personal esteem for the French nation, formed in a residence of seven years chiefly among them, and a sincere desire to preserve the friendship which has been so much for the honor and interest of both nations。這位公民為人謹慎、公正、節(jié)制、堅韌，長期以來，他以一系列偉大的行動，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)著一個為共同的美德所鼓舞、強烈的愛國心所激勵的和熱愛自由的民族，走向獨立、和平、富強和空前鱉榮。s ing with us to the new White while she39。s been done in America for 221 yearsblock by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn victory alone is not the change we is only the chance for us to make that that cannot hap