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第38章 炉边谈话 1(第1页)

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富兰克林·罗斯福

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富兰克林·罗斯福(1882—1945),美国第三十一、三十二任总统,美国历史上唯一蝉联四届(第四届未任满)的总统。罗斯福在20世纪的经济大萧条和第二次世界大战中扮演了重要的角色,被学者评为是美国最伟大的三位总统之一。

AceintheHole

Understandthesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle。

1。exansionn。扩大,扩张,扩展,膨胀

2。hilosohyn。哲学;人生哲学,人生观

3。emhaticallyadv。强调地;断然地;明显地

4。arsenaln。兵工厂,军火库

Myfriend,

Thisisnotafiresidechatonwar。Itisatalkonnationalsecurity;becausethenubofthewholeuroseofyourresidentistokeeyounow,andyourchildrenlater,andyourgrandchildrenmuchlater,outofalast-ditchwarforthereservationofAmericanindeendenceandallofthethingsthatAmericanindeendencemeanstoyouandtomeandtoours。

Tonight,intheresenceofaworldcrisis,mymindgoesbackeightyearstoanightinthemidstofadomesticcrisis。ItwasatimewhenthewheelsofAmericanindustryweregrindingtoafullsto,whenthewholebankingsystemofourcountryhadceasedtofunction。

IwellrememberedthatwhileIsatinmystudyintheWhiteHouse,rearingtotalkwiththeeoleoftheUnitedStates,IhadbeforemyeyestheictureofallthoseAmericanswithwhomIwastalking。Isawtheworkmeninthemills,themines,thefactories;thegirlbehindthecounter;thesmallshokeeer;thefarmerdoinghisSringlowing;thewidowsandtheoldmenwonderingabouttheirlife’ssavings。

ItriedtoconveytothegreatmassofAmericaneolewhatthebankingcrisistothemintheirdailylives。

TonightIwanttodothesamething,withthesameeole,inthisnewcrisis,whichfacesAmerica。

Wemettheissueof1933withcourageandrealism。Wefacethisnewcrisis—thisnewthreattothesecurityofournation—withthesamecourageandrealism。

NeverbeforesinceJamestownandPlymouthRockhasourAmericancivilizationbeeninsuchdangerasnow。

ForonSetember27,1940—thisyear—byanagreementsignedinBerlin,threeowerfulnations,twoinEuroeandoneinAsia,joinedthemselvestogetherinthethreatthatiftheUnitedStatesofAmericainterferedwithorblockedtheexansionrogramofthesethreenations—arogramaimedatworldcontrol—theywoulduniteinultimateactionagainsttheUnitedStates。

TheNazimastersofGermanyhavemadeitclearthattheyintendnotonlytodominatealllifeandthoughtintheirowncountry,butalsotoenslavethewholeofEuroe,andthentousetheresourcesofEuroetodominatetherestoftheworld。

Inotherwords,theAxisnotmerelyadmitsbuttheAxisroclaimsthattherecanbenoultimateeacebetweentheirhilosohy—theirhilosohyofgovernment—andourhilosohyofgovernment。

Inviewofthenatureofthisundeniablethreat,itcanbeasserted,roerlyandcategorically,thattheUnitedStateshasnorightorreasontoencouragetalkofeaceuntilthedayshallcomewhenthereisaclearintentionontheartoftheaggressornationstoabandonallthoughtofdominatingorconqueringtheworld。

AtthismomenttheforcesoftheStatesthatareleaguedagainstalleoleswholiveinfreedomarebeingheldawayfromourshores。TheGermansandtheItaliansarebeingblockedontheothersideoftheAtlanticbytheBritishandbytheGreeks,andbythousandsofsoldiersandsailorswhowereabletoescaefromsubjugatedcountries。InAsiatheJaanesearebeingengagedbytheChinesenationinanothergreatdefense。

InthePacificOceanisourfleet。

Thinkingintermsoftodayandtomorrow,ImakethedirectstatementtotheAmericaneolethatthereisfarlesschanceoftheUnitedStatesgettingintowarifwedoallwecannowtosuortthenationsdefendingthemselvesagainstattackbytheAxisthanifweacquiesceintheirdefeat,submittamelytoanAxisvictory,andwaitourturntobetheobjectofattackinanotherwarlateron。

Ifwearetobecomletelyhonestwithourselves,wemustadmitthatthereisriskinanycoursewemaytake。ButIdeelybelievethatthegreatmajorityofoureoleagreethatthecoursethatIadvocateinvolvestheleastrisknowandthegreatesthoeforworldeaceinthefuture。

TheeoleofEuroewhoaredefendingthemselvesdonotaskustodotheirfighting。Theyaskusfortheimlementsofwar,thelanes,thetanks,theguns,thefreighterswhichwillenablethemtofightfortheirlibertyandforoursecurity。Emhaticallywemustgettheseweaonstothem,getthemtotheminsufficientvolumeandquicklyenoughsothatweandourchildrenwillbesavedtheagonyandsufferingofwarwhichothershavehadtoendure。

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