此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。罗斯福总统演讲TheFourFreedomsmr.president,mr.speaker,membersofthe77thcongress:iaddressyou,themembersofthisnewcongress,atamomentunprecedentedinthehistoryoftheunion.iusetheword“;unprecedented”;becauseatnoprevioustimehasamericansecuritybeenasseriouslythreatenedfromwithoutasitistoday.sincethepermanentformationofourgovernmentundertheconstitutionin1789,mostoftheperiodsofcrisisinourhistoryhaverelatedtoourdomesticaffairs.and,fortunately,onlyoneofthese--thefour-yearwarbetweenthestates--everthreatenedournationalunity.today,thankgod,130,000,000americansin48stateshaveforgottenpointsofthecompassinournationalunity.itistruethatpriorto1914theunitedstatesoftenhasbeendisturbedbyeventsinothercontinents.wehaveevenengagedintwowarswitheuropeannationsandinanumberofundeclaredwarsinthewestindies,inthemediterraneanandinthepacific,forthemaintenanceofamericanrightsandfortheprinciplesofpeacefulcommerce.butinnocasehadaseriousthreatbeenraisedagainstournationalsafetyorourcontinuedindependence.whatiseektoconveyisthehistorictruththattheunitedstatesasanationhasatalltimesmaintainedopposition--clear,definiteopposition--toanyattempttolockusinbehindanancientchinesewallwhiletheprocessionofcivilizationwentpast.today,thinkingofourchildrenandoftheirchildren,weopposeenforcedisolationforourselvesorforanyotherpartoftheamericas.thatdeterminationofours,extendingoveralltheseyears,was此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。proved,forexample,intheearlydaysduringthequartercenturyofwarsfollowingthefrenchrevolution.whilethenapoleonicstrugglesdidthreateninterestsoftheunitedstatesbecauseofthefrenchfootholdinthewestindiesandinlouisiana,andwhileweengagedinthewarof1812tovindicateourrighttopeacefultrade,itisneverthelessclearthatneitherfrancenorgreatbritainnoranyothernationwasaimingatdominationofthewholeworld.andinlikefashion,from1815to1914--ninety-nineyears--nosinglewarineuropeorinasiaconstitutedarealthreatagainstourfutureoragainstthefutureofanyotheramericannation.exceptinthemaximilianinterludeinmexico,noforeignpowersoughttoestablishitselfinthishemisphere.andthestrengthofthebritishfleetintheatlantichasbeenafriendlystrength;itisstillafriendlystrength.evenwhentheworldwarbrokeoutin1914,itseemedtocontainonlysmallthreatofdangertoourownamericanfuture.butastimewenton,asweremember,theamericanpeoplebegantovisualizewhatthedownfallofdemocraticnationsmightmeantoourowndemocracy.weneednotoveremphasizeimperfectionsinthepeaceofversailles.weneednotharponfailureofthedemocraciestodealwithproblemsofworldreconstruction.weshouldrememberthatthepeaceof1919wasfarlessunjustthanthekindofpacificationwhichbeganevenbeforemunich,andwhichisbeingcarriedonundertheneworderoftyrannythatseekstospreadovereverycontinenttoday.theamericanpeoplehaveunalterablysettheirfacesagainstthattyranny.isupposethateveryrealistknowsthatthedemocraticwayoflifeisatthismomentbeingdirectlyassailedineverypartoftheworld--assailedeitherbyarmsorbysecretspreadingofpoisonouspropaganda此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。bythosewhoseektodestroyunityandpromotediscordinnationsthatarestillatpeace.during16longmonthsthisassaulthasblottedoutthewholepatternofdemocraticlifeinanappallingnumberofindependentnations,greatandsmall.andtheas...
