In our whole system,national and State, 在我们的整个体系中,无论是国家的还是州立的, we have shunned all the defects which unceasingly preyed on the vitals and destroyed the ancient Republics. 我们已避免了所有那些不停地危及利害,颠覆古代共和国的缺陷。
I should be destitute of feeling if I was not deeply affected by the strong proof which my fellow citizens have given me of the their confidence in calling me to the high office whose functions I am a
Fellow Citizens: I shall not attempt to describe the grateful emotions which the new and very distinguished proof of the confidence of my fellow citizens, 同胞们:我不应试图描述那由这全新而非凡的国民信心之证明,由我的再次当选而展示的这一高度信任
and ,while constituting the elements of a greater force, 组成强大军事力量的同时, to preserve the science as well as all the necessary implements of war in a state to be brought into activity in the event of war;