林肯第二次就职演说

精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创1/7林肯第二次就职演说SECONDINAUGURALADDRESSBYABRAHAMLINCOLNMARCH4,1865林肯第二次就职演说（1865年3月4日）FELLOWCOUNTRYMENATTHISSECONDAPPEARINGTOTAKETHEOATHOFTHEPRESIDENTIALOFFICETHEREISLESSOCCASIONFORANEXTENDEDADDRESSTHANTHEREWASATTHEFIRSTTHENASTATEMENTSOMEWHATINDETAILOFACOURSETOBEPURSUEDSEEMEDFITTINGANDPROPERNOW,ATTHEEXPIRATIONOFFOURYEARS,DURINGWHICHPUBLICDECLARATIONSHAVEBEENCONSTANTLYCALLEDFORTHONEVERYPOINTANDPHASEOFHISGREATCONTESTWHICHSTILLABSORBSTHEATTENTIONANDENGROSSESTHEENERGIESOFTHENATION,LITTLETHATISNEWCOULDBEPRESENTEDTHEPROGRESSOFOURARMS,UPONWHICHALLELSECHIEFLYDEPENDS,ISASWELLKNOWNTOTHEPUBLICASTOMYSELF,ANDITIS,ITRUST,REASONABLYSATISFACTORYANDENCOURAGINGTOALLWITHHIGHHOPEFORTHEFUTURE,NOPREDICTIONINREGARDTOITISVENTUREDONTHEOCCASIONCORRESPONDINGTOTHISFOURYEARS精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创2/7AGOALLTHOUGHTSWEREANXIOUSLYDIRECTEDTOANIMPENDINGCIVILWARALLDREADEDITALLSOUGHTTOAVERTITWHILETHEINAUGURALADDRESSWASBEINGDELIVEREDFROMTHISPLACE,DEVOTEDALTOGETHERTOSAVINGTEINGDELIVEREDFROMTHISURGENTAGENTSWEREINTHECITYSEEKINGTODESTROYITWITHOUTWARSEEKINGTODISSOLVETHEUNIONANDDIVIDEEFFECTSBYNEGOTIATIONBOTHPARTIESDEPRECATEDWAR,BUTONEOFTHEMWOULDMAKEWARRATHERTHANLETTHENATIONSURVIVE,ANDTHEOTHERWOULDACCEPTWARRATHERTHANLETITPERISH,ANDTHEWARCAMEONEEIGHTHOFTHEWHOLEPOPULATIONWERECOLOREDSLAVES,NOTDISTRIBUTEDGENERALLYOVERTHEUNION,BUTLOCALIZEDINTHESOUTHERNPARTOFITTHEIRSLAVESCONSTITUTEDAPECULIARANDPOWERFULINTERESTALLKNEWTHATTHISINTERESTWASSOMEHOWTHECAUSEOFTHEWARTOSTRENGTHEN,PERPETUATE,ANDEXTENDTHISINTERESTWASTHEOBJECTFORWHICHTHEINSURGENTSWOULDRENDTHEUNIONEVENBYWAR,WHILETHEGOVERNMENTCLAIMEDNORIGHTTODOMORETHANTORESTRICTTHETERRITORIALENLARGEMENTOFITNEITHERPARTYEXPECTEDFORTHEWARTHEMAGNITUDEORTHE精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创3/7DURATION,WHICHITHASALREADYATTAINEDNEITHERANTICIPATEDTHATTHECAUSEOFTHECONFLICTMIGHTCEASEWITHOREVENBEFORETHECONFLICTITSELFSHOULDCEASEEACHLOOKEDFORANEASIERTRIUMPH,ANDARESULTLESSFUNDAMENTALANDASTOUNDINGBOTHREADTHESAMEBIBLEANDPRAYTOTHESAMEGOD,ANDEACHINVOKESHISAIDAGAINSTTHEOTHERITMAYSEEMSTRANGETHATANYMENSHOULDDARETOASKAJUSTGODSASSISTANCEINWRINGINGTHEIRBREADFROMTHESWEATOFOTHERMENSFACES,BUTLETUSJUDGENOT,THATWEBENOTJUDGEDTHATOFNEITHERHASBEENANSWEREDFULLYTHEALMIGHTYHASHISOWNPURPOSES“WOEUNTOTHEWORLDBECAUSEOFOFFENSESFORITMUSTNEEDBETHATOFFENSESCOME,BUTWOETOTHATMANBYWHOMTHEOFFENSECOMET“IFWESHALLSUPPOSETHATAMERICANSLAVERYISONEOFTHOSEOFFENSESWHICH,INTHEPROVIDENCEOFGOD,MUSTNEEDSCOME,BUTWHICH,HAVINGCONTINUEDTHROUGHHISAPPOINTEDTIME,HENOWWILLSTOREMOVE,ANDTHATHEGIVESTOBOTHNORTHANDSOUTHTHISTERRIBLEWARASTHEWOEDUETOTHOSEBYWHOMTHEOFFENSECAME,SHALLWEDISCERNTHEREINANYDEPARTUREFROMTHOSEDIVINE精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创4/7ATTRIBUTESWHICHTHEBELIEVERSINALIVINGGODALWAYSASCRIBETOHIMFONDLYDOWEHOPE,FERVENTLYDOWEPRAYTHATTHISMIGHTYSCOURGEOFWARMAYSPEEDILYPASSAWAYYET,IFGODWILLSTHATITCONTINUEUNTILALLTHEWEALTHPILEDBYTHEBONDSMANSTWOHUNDREDANDFIFTYYEARSOFUNREQUITEDTOILSHALLBESUNK,ANDUNTILEVERYDROPOFBLOODDRAWNWITHTHELASHSHALLBEPAIDBYANOTHERDRAWNWITHTHESWORD,ASWASSAIDTHREETHOUSANDYEARSAGOSOSTILLITMUSTBESAID“THEJUDGMENTSOFTHELORDARETRUEANDRIGHTEOUSALTOGETHER“WITHMALICETOWARDNONE,WITHCHARITYFORALL,WITHFIRMNESSINTHERIGHTASGODGIVESUSTOSEETHEMIGHT,LETUSSTRIVEONTOFINISHTHEWORKWEAREIN,TOBINDUPTHENATIONSWOUNDS,TOCAREFORHIMWHOSHALLHAVEBORNETHEBATTLEANDFORHISWIDOWANDHISORPHAN,TODOALLWHICHMAYACHIEVEANDCHERISHAJUSTANDLASTINGPEACEAMONGOURSELVESANDWITHALLNATIONS各位同胞在这第二任就职的宣誓典礼上，不必像在第一任的时候精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创5/7那样做一个长篇的演说。在那时，对于当时所采取的政策多少作一点详细的说明，自然是适当的。现在四年任期届满，对于眼前这场为全国所关注并占用了全国力量的重大斗争的每一重要关头和方面，这四年已不断地发出公告，所以现在很少有什么新的发展可以奉告。我们的军事进展，为其他一切问题的关键所在，而各界人士对其情形和我同样了解，我深切相信，进展的状况可以使我们全体人民满意和信任。所以对于将来既然可以寄予极大的希望，那么我们在这一方面就用不着做什么预测了。在四年前同一个场合里，所有的思虑都焦急地指向于一场即将来临的内战。大家害怕它，想尽办法避免它。当正在这里就职演说的时候，尽心尽力地为了使联邦不再用战争手段而能保存，然而，城内叛变分子的内奸却在设法不用战争来破坏联邦，在设法瓦解联邦，而以谈判的方法来分割联邦。双方都声称反对战争，可是有一方宁愿打仗而不愿意让国家生存。另一方则宁可接受打这场仗，也不愿国家灭亡，于是战争就来临了。我们全国人口的八分之一是黑奴，他们不是遍布于全联邦，而是局部地分布于南方。这些奴隶构成了一种奇特而有力的权益。大家知道大体上这种权益就是这场战争的原因。为了使这种权益加强，永久不变，而且予以扩大，叛变分子曾不惜用战争来分裂联邦，而政府则只要限制这种精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创6/7权益而使之区域化，并没有再多要求别的权利。当初，任何一方都没有想到战争会弄到目前这么大的范围和这么长的时间，也没有料想到冲突的原因会随冲突本身的终止而终止，甚至会在冲突本身终止以前而终止。双方都在寻求一个较为容易的胜利，都没有期盼一个基本和惊人的结果。双方念诵同样的圣经，祈祷同一个上帝，甚至每一方都求助神的援助以反对另一方。任何人都可以要求上帝的帮助，来夺取他人用血汗得来的面包，这似乎很奇怪。可是我们不要批评别人，免得我们双方的祈祷都不能够如愿，而且也没有全部如愿过。上帝自有他自己的主宰。“由于罪恶，世界才会遭受苦难。因为罪恶总是要有的，然而那个制造罪恶的人，要受苦难。“假使的人，要C3拦呐贫仁钦飧龉淼囊恢郑庑碓谏系鄣牧煊蚶镌谒衙猓纫丫中怂付囊欢问奔洌衷谝逑凑庑怼保偈刮颐且陨系鄣拿迦盟酱邮抡獠伊业恼秸魑阅且鹫庖还淼娜说某头颐强梢匀衔饧拢腧瞎钜桓龃嬖诘纳系鄣男磐矫枪楣谒哪切拢薏钜臁颐腔匙派钪康陌磁瓮颐腔匙湃瘸览雌淼唬庹秸闹胤梢院芸斓毓墒牵偈股系垡谜秸偌绦氯恢钡鹊50年来无偿劳力所聚积的财富化