《美国历届总统就职演说[英文本]》书评

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Today we reconsecrate our country to long-cherished ideals in a suddenlychanged civilization．In every land there are always at work forces that drivemen apart and forces that draw men together．In our personal ambitions we areindividualists．But in our seeking for economic and political progress as a nation，we all go up，or else we all go down，as one people．　　　　　　　　　　　　　——FRANKLlN D．RooSEVELT　　We are creating a nation once again vibrant，robust，and alive．But there aremany mountains yet to climb．We will not rest until every American enjoys thefullness of freedom，dignity,and opportunity as our birthright．It is our birthrightas citizens of this great Republic。and we’ll meet this challenge．　　　　　　　　　　　　——RoNALD REAGAN　　Our greatest responsibility is to embrace a new spirit of community for a newcentury．For any one of US to succeed，we must succeed as one America．　　　　　　　　　　　　——WILLIAM J．CLINToN　　As for our common defense．we reject as faIse the choice between our safetyand our ideals．Our Founding Fathers，faced with perils we can scarcelyimagine，drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man，acharter expanded by the blood of generations．Those ideals still light the world，and we will not give them up for expedience'S sake．　　　　　　　　　　　　　——BARACK OBAMA

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Thete is another ground for the adoption of the veto principle．which hadprobably more influence in recommending it to the Convention than any other．I refer to the security which it gives to the just and equitable action of the Leg-islature upon all parts of the Union It couht not but have occurred to the Con•vention that in a country so extensive，embracing so great a variety of soil andclimate，and consequently of products，and which from the same causes mustever exhibit a great difference in the amount of the population of its varioussections，calling for“great diversity in the employments of the people，thatthe legislation of tile majority might not always justly regard the rights and in-terests of the minor itv，and that acts of this charaeter might be passed underan express grant hy the words of the Constitution，all(1 therefore not within thecompetency of the judMary to declare void；that however enlightened and pa。triotic they might suppose from past experience the nlembers ot Congress might1”．and however largely partaking，in the general，of the liberal feellings ofthe people，it was impossible to expect that tmdies so constituled shouht notsometimes he controlled hy local interests and sectional feelings It was prop-el，therefore，to provide some umpire from whose situation and mode of ap-pointment more independence an(1 freedom from such influences might be ex-nected．Such a one was afforded by the executive departmen!constituted bythe Constitulion．A person elected to that high office，having his constituentsin every spoetion．State，and subdivision of tile Union，must consider himself bound bv the most solemn sanetiolls to guard，protect，and defend the rights of a11 and of every portion．great or small，from the injustice and oppression ofthe rest. Thete is another ground for the adoption of the veto principle．which hadprobably more influence in recommending it to the Convention than any other．I refer to the security which it gives to the just and equitable action of the Leg-islature upon all parts of the Union It couht not but have occurred to the Con•vention that in a country so extensive，embracing so great a variety of soil andclimate，and consequently of products，and which from the same causes mustever exhibit a great difference in the amount of the population of its varioussections，calling for“great diversity in the employments of the people，thatthe legislation of tile majority might not always justly regard the rights and in-terests of the minor itv，and that acts of this charaeter might be passed underan express grant hy the words of the Constitution，all(1 therefore not within thecompetency of the judMary to declare void；that however enlightened and pa。triotic they might suppose from past experience the nlembers ot Congress might1”．and however largely partaking，in the general，of the liberal feellings ofthe people，it was impossible to expect that tmdies so constituled shouht notsometimes he controlled hy local interests and sectional feelings It was prop-el，therefore，to provide some umpire from whose situation and mode of ap-pointment more independence an(1 freedom from such influences might be ex-nected．Such a one was afforded by the executive departmen!constituted bythe Constitulion．A person elected to that high office，having his constituentsin every spoetion．State，and subdivision of tile Union，must consider himself bound bv the most solemn sanetiolls to guard，protect，and defend the rights of a11 and of every portion．great or small，from the injustice and oppression ofthe rest.