华盛顿就职演说 (5).docx

华盛顿就职演说华盛顿总统就职演讲（中英文对照版完整版）firstinauguraladdressofgeorgewashingtonthecityofnewyorkthursday，april30，1789fellow-citizensofthesenateandofthehouseofrepresentatives：amongthevicissitudesincidenttolifenoeventcouldhavefilledmewithgreateranxietiesthanthatofwhichthenotificationwastransmittedbyyourorder，andreceivedonthe14thdayofthepresentmonth.ontheonehand，iwassummonedbymycountry，whosevoiceicanneverhearbutwithvenerationandlove，fromaretreatwhichihadchosenwiththefondestpredilection，and，inmyflatteringhopes，withanimmutabledecision，astheasylumofmydecliningyears--aretreatwhichwasrenderedeverydaymorenecessaryaswellasmoredeartomebytheadditionofhabittoinclination，andoffrequentinterruptionsinmyhealthtothegradualwastecommittedonitbytime.ontheotherhand，themagnitudeanddifficultyofthetrusttowhichthevoiceofmycountrycalledme，beingsufficienttoawakeninthewisestandmostexperiencedofhercitizensadistrustfulscrutinyintohisqualifications，couldnotbutoverwhelmwithdespondenceonewho（inheritinginferiorendowmentsfromnatureandunpracticedinthedutiesofciviladministration）oughttobepeculiarlyconsciousofhisowndeficiencies.inthisconflictofemotionsallidareaveristhatithasbeenmyfaithfulstudytocollectmydutyfromajustappreciationofeverycircumstancebywhichitmightbeaffected.allidarehopeisthatif，inexecutingthistask，ihavebeentoomuchswayedbyagratefulremembranceofformerinstances，orbyanaffectionatesensibilitytothistranscendentproofoftheconfidenceofmyfellow-citizens，andhavethencetoolittleconsultedmyincapacityaswellasdisinclinationfortheweightyanduntriedcaresbeforeme，myerrorwillbepalliatedbythemotiveswhichmisleadme，anditsconsequencesbejudgedbymycountrywithsomeshareofthepartialityinwhichtheyoriginated.suchbeingtheimpressionsunderwhichihave，inobediencetothepublicsummons，repairedtothepresentstation，itwouldbepeculiarlyimpropertoomitinthisfirstofficialactmyferventsupplicationstothatalmightybeingwhorulesovertheuniverse，whopresidesinthecouncilsofnations，andwhoseprovidentialaidscansupplyeveryhumandefect，thathisbenedictionm