总统就职演说:美国4任总统詹姆斯·麦迪逊第一次就职演讲

Unwilling to depart from examples of the most revered authority, 不愿偏离最为尊敬的权力的楷模, I avail myself of the occasion now presented to express the profound impression made on me by the call of my country to the station to the duties of which, 我让自己利用现在这一场合来表达我对我的祖国召唤我到这里, I am about to pladge myself by the most solemn of sanctions. 我将以...

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总统就职演说:美国4任总统詹姆斯·麦迪逊第二次就职演讲

May we not cherish this sentiment without presumption when we refect on the characters by which this war is distinguished? 难道只有在怀疑使得这场战争非同寻常的因素时,我们才能骄傲地将这份情感珍藏吗? It was not declared on the part of the United States until it had been long made on them,in reality though not in name; 美国一直没有宣战,直到出现了以下情况——直到这场加于美国的...

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