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） fellow-countrymen:
atthissecondappearingtotaketheoathofthepresidentialofficethereislessoccasionforanextendedaddressthantherewasatthefirst.thenastatementsomewhatindetailofacoursetobepursuedseemedfittingandproper.now,attheexpirationoffouryears,duringwhichpublicdeclarationshavebeenconstantlycalledforthoneverypointandphaseofhisgreatcontestwhichstillabsorbstheattentionandengrossestheenergiesofthenation,littlethatisnewcouldbepresented.theprogressofourarms,uponwhichallelsechieflydepends,isaswellknowntothepublicastomyself,anditis,itrust,reasonablysatisfactoryandencouragingtoall.withhighhopeforthefuture,nopredictioninregardtoitisventured.
ontheoccasioncorrespondingtothisfouryearsagoallthoughtswereanxiouslydirectedtoanimpendingcivilwar.alldreadedit;allsoughttoavertit.whiletheinauguraladdresswasbeingdeliveredfromthisplace,devotedaltogethertosavingteingdeliveredfromthisurgentagentswereinthecityseekingtodestroyitwithoutwar-
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seekingtodissolvetheunionanddivideeffectsbynegotiation.bothpartiesdeprecatedwar,butoneofthemwouldmakewarratherthanletthenationsurvive,andtheotherwouldacceptwarratherthanletitperish,andthewarcame.one-eighthofthewholepopulationwerecoloredslaves,notdistributedgenerallyovertheunion,butlocalizedinthesouthernpartofit.theirslavesconstitutedapeculiarandpowerfulinterest.allknewthatthisinterestwassomehowthecauseofthewar.tostrengthen,perpetuate,andextendthisinterestwastheobjectforwhichtheinsurgentswouldrendtheunionevenbywar,whilethegovernmentclaimednorighttodomorethantorestricttheterritorialenlargementofit.neitherpartyexpectedforthewarthemagnitudeortheduration,whichithasalreadyattained.neitheranticipatedthatthecauseoftheconflictmightceasewithorevenbeforetheconflictitselfshouldcease.eachlookedforaneasiertriumph,andaresultlessfundamentalandastounding.bothreadthesamebibleandpraytothesamegod,andeachinvokeshisaidagainsttheother.itmayseemstrangethatanymenshoulddaretoaskajustgod'sassistanceinwringingtheirbreadfromthesweatofothermen'sfaces,butletusjudgenot,thatwebenotjudged.thatofneitherhasbeenansweredfully.thealmightyhashisownpurposes.\woeuntotheworldbecauseofoffenses;foritmustneedbethatoffensescome,butwoetothatmanbywhomtheoffensecomet.\ricanslaveryisoneofthoseoffenseswhich,intheprovidenceofgod,mustneedscome,butwhich,havingcontinuedthroughhisappointedtime,henowwillst
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oremove,andthathegivestobothnorthandsouththisterriblewarasthewoeduetothosebywhomtheoffensecame,shallwediscernthereinanydeparturefromthosedivineattributeswhichthebelieversinalivinggodalwaysascribetohim?fondlydowehope,ferventlydowepraythatthismightyscourgeofwarmayspeedilypassaway?yet,ifgodwillsthatitcontinueuntilallthewealthpiledbythebondsman'stwohundredandfiftyyearsofunrequitedtoilshallbesunk,anduntileverydropofblooddrawnwiththelashshallbepaidbyanotherdrawnwiththesword,aswassaidthreethousandyearsagosostillitmustbesaid%udgmentsofthelordaretrueandrighteousaltogether.\
withmalicetowardnone,withcharityforall,withfirmnessintherightasgodgivesustoseethemight,letusstriveontofinishtheworkwearein,tobindupthenation'swounds,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
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