竭诚为您提供优质文档/双击可除林肯竞选总统演讲稿篇一：林肯竞选总统的演讲稿美国总统林肯演讲稿inauguralspeechbyabrahamlincolnmarch4th1861speech：idonotconsideritnecessaryatpresentformetodiscusstho semattersofadministrationaboutwhichthereisnospecialanxietyorex citement.apprehensionseemstoexistamongthepeopleofth esouthernstatesthatbytheaccessionofarepublicanadministrationtheirpropertyan dtheirpeaceandpersonalsecurityaretobeendangered.therehasneverbeenanyreasonablecauseforsuchapprehension.indeed,themostampleevidencetothecontra ryhasallthewhileexistedandbeenopentotheirinspection.itisfoundinnear lyallthepublishedspeechesofhimwhonowaddressesyou.idobutquotefromoneo fthosespeecheswhenideclarethat:ihavenopurpose,directlyorindirectly,to interferewiththeinstitutionofslaveryinthestateswhereitexists.ibelieveihavenolawf ulrighttodoso,andihavenoinclinationtodoso.thosewhonominatedandele ctedmedidsowithfullknowledgethatihadmadethisandmanysimilardeclarationsandhadneverrecantedth em;andmorethanthis,theyplacedintheplatformformyacceptance,andasalawtot hemselvesandtome,theclearandemphaticresolutionwhichinowread:resolved ,thatthemaintenanceinviolateoftherightsofthestates, andespeciallytherightofeachstatetoorderandcontrolitsow ndomesticinstitutionsaccordingtoitsownjudgmentexclusively,isessentialtot hatbalanceofpoweronwhichtheperfectionandenduranceofourpoliticalfabricd epend;andwedenouncethelawlessinvasionbyarmedforceofthesoilofanystateor territory,nomatterwhatpretext,asamongthegravestofcrimes.inowreiterate thesesentiments,andindoingsoionlypressuponthepublicattentionthemostconclusiveevidenceofwhichthecaseist hereismuchcontroversyaboutthedeliveringupoffugitive sfromserviceorlabour.theclauseinowreadisasplainlywritteninthecons titutionasanyotherofitsprovisions:nopersonheldtoserviceorlabourinones tate,underthelawsthereof,escapingintoanother,shallinconsequenceofanylaworregulationt hereinbedischargedfromsuchserviceorlabour,butshallbedelivereduponclai mofthepartytowhomsuchserviceorlabourmaybedue.thereissomedifferenceof opinionwhetherthisclauseshouldbeenforcedbynationalorbystateauthority,butsurelythatdifferencei snotaverymaterialone.iftheslaveistobesurrendered,itcanbeofbutlittlec onsequencetohimortoothersbywhichauthorityitisdone.andshouldanyonei nanycasebecontentthathisoathshallgoun-keptonamerelyunsubstantialcont roversyastohowitshallbekept?again:inanylawuponthissubjectoughtnotallthesafeguar dsoflibertyknownincivilizedandhumanejurisprudencetobeintroduced,sot hatafreemanbenotinanycasesurrenderedasaslave?andmightitnotbewellatt hesametimetoprovidebylawfortheenforcementofthatclauseintheconstitution whichguaranteesthatthecitizensofeachstateshallbeentitledtoallprivilege sandimmunitiesofcitizensintheseveralstates?itaketheofficialoathto-d aywithnomentalreservationsandwithnopurposetoconstruetheconstitutionorlawsbyanyhypercriticalru les;andwhileidonotchoosenowtospecifyparticularactsofcongressaspropert obeenforced,idosuggestthatitwillbemuchsaferforall,bothinofficialan dprivatestations,toconformtoandabidebyallthoseactswhichstandun-repealedthantoviolateanyofthemtrusting tofindimpunityinhavingthemheldtobeunconstitutional.iholdthatincontemplati onofuniversallawandoftheconstitutiontheunionofthesestatesisperpetual.perpetuityisimplied,ifnote xpressed,inthefundamentallawofallnationalgovernments.itissafetoas sertthatnogovernmentpropereverhadaprovisioninitsorganiclawforitsownterm ination.continuetoexecutealltheexpressprovisionsofournationalconstitu tion,andtheunionwillendureforever,itbeingimpossibletodestroyitexceptbys omeactionnotprovidedforintheinstrumentitself.again:iftheunitedstatesben otagovernmentproper,butanassociationofstatesinthenatureofcontractmerely,canit,asacontract ,bepeaceablyunmadebylessthanallthepartieswhomadeit?onepartytoacontractmayviolateit-breakit,sotospeak-butdoesitnotrequirealltolawfullyr escindit?descendingfromthesegeneralprinciples,wefin dthepropositionthatinlegalcontemplationtheunionisperpetualconfirmedbythehisto ryoftheunionitself.theunionismucholderthantheconstitution.itwasformed, infact,bythearticlesofassociationin1774.itwasmaturedandcontinuedbythede clarationofindependencein1776.itwasfurthermatured,andthefaitho fallthethenthirteenstatesexpresslyplightedandengagedthatitshouldbeperp etual,bythearticlesofconfederationin1778.andfinally,in1787,oneofthedeclaredobjectsforordainingandestablishingtheconstitutionwastoformamo reperfectunion.butifdestructionoftheunionbyoneorbya partonlyofthestatesbelawfullypossible,theunionislessperfectthanbeforetheconstitu tion,havinglostthevitalelementofperpetuity.itfollowsfromtheseviewstha tnostateuponitsownmeremotioncanlawfullygetoutoftheu nion;thatresolvesandordinancestothateffectarelegallyvoid,andthatactsofviolencewithinanystateorst atesagainsttheauthorityoftheunitedstatesareinsurrectionaryorrevol utionary,accordingtocircumstances.ithereforeconsiderthatinviewofthecons titutionandthelawstheunionisunbroken,andtotheextentofmyability,ishalltakecare,a stheconstitutionitselfexpresslyenjoinsuponme,thatthelawsoftheunionb efaithfullyexecutedinallthestates.doingthisideemtobeonlyasimpledutyonm ypart,andishallperformitsofaraspracticableunlessmyrightfulmasters, theamericanpeople,shallwithholdtherequisitemeansorinsomeauthoritative mannerdirectthecontrary.itrustthiswillnotberegardedasamenace,butonlyasthede claredpurposeoftheunionthatitwillconstitutionallydefendandmaintain itself.themails,unlessrepelled,willcontinuetobefurn ishedinallpartsoftheunion.sofaraspossiblethepeopleeverywhereshallhaveth atsenseofperfectsecuritywhichismostfavourabletocalmthoughtandreflec tion.thecoursehereindicatedwillbefollowedunlesscurrenteventsandexperi enceshallshowamodificationorchangetobeproper,andineverycaseandexi gencymybestdiscretionwillbeexercised,accordingtocircumstancesactuallyexi stingandwithaviewandahopeofapeacefulsolutionofthenationaltroublesandthe restorationoffraternalsympathiesandaffections.thattherearepersonsinonesec tionoranotherwhoseektodestroytheunionatalleventsandaregladofanypretexttodoitiwillneitheraffirmnordeny;butiftherebesuch,ineedaddressnowordtothem.tothose,h owever,whoreallylovetheunionmayinotspeak?allprofess tobecontentintheunionifallconstitutionalrightscanbemaintained.isittrue,then,thatanyrightplainlywritten intheconstitutionhasbeendenied?ithinknot.happily,thehumanmindissoconsti tutedthatnopartycanreachtotheaudacityofdoingthis.think,ifyoucan,ofa singleinstanceinwhichaplainlywrittenprovisionoftheconstitutionhasev erbeendenied.ifbythemereforceofnumbersamajorityshoulddepriveaminorit yofanyclearlywrittenconstitutionalright,itmightinamoralpointofviewjustifyrevolution;certainlywouldifsuchrightwereavitalone.butsuchisnotourcase.a llthevitalrightsofminoritiesandofindividualsaresoplainlyassuredtoth embyaffirmationsandnegations,guarantiesandprohibitions,intheconstituti onthatcontroversiesneverariseconcerningthem.butnoorganiclawcaneverbeframedw ithaprovisionspecificallyapplicabletoeveryquestionwhichmayoccuri npracticaladministration.noforesightcananticipatenoranydocumentofreasonablel engthcontainexpressprovisionsforallpossiblequestions.shallfugitivesfro mlaborbesurrenderedbynationalorbystateauthority?theconstitutiondoesnotex presslysay.maycongressprohibitslaveryintheterritories?theconstitutiondoes notexpresslysay.mustcongressprotectslaveryintheterritories?theconstitut iondoesnotexpresslysay.篇二：林肯总统演讲稿fourscoreandsevenyearsagoourfathersbroughtforthonth iscontinent,anewnation,conceivedinliberty,anddedicatedtothepropo sitionthatallmenarecreatedequal.gettysburgaddressabrahamlincolndeliveredonthe19thdayofnovember,1863cemeteryhill,ge ttysburg,pennsylvaniabut,inalargersense,wecannotded icate,wecannotconsecrate,wecannothallowthisground.thebravemen,livinganddead,whostruggledhe re,haveconsecrateditfaraboveourpowertoaddordetract.theworldwilllittleno tenorlongrememberwhatwesayhere,butitcanneverforgetwhattheydidhere.it isforus,theliving,ra(:林肯竞选总统演讲稿)thertobededicatedtothegreattaskremainingbeforeus ;thatfromthesehonoreddead,wetakeincreaseddevotiontothatcauseforwhichthey gavethelastfullmeasureofdevotion;thatthisnation,undergod,shallhave anewbirthoffreedom;andthatgovernmentofthepeoplebythepeopleandforthepeople shallnotperishfromtheearth.葛底斯堡演说亚伯拉罕·林肯，1963年11月19日87年前，我们的先辈们在这个大陆上创立了一个新国家，它孕育于自由之中，奉行一切人生来平等的原则。