美国20世纪最伟大的100个演讲4160.doc

41 良心宣言 Declaration of Conscience ?? 　　Margaret Chase Smith 　　Declaration of Conscience 　　delivered 1 June 1950 　　Mr President 　　I would like to speak briefly and simply about a serious national condition It is a national feeling of fear and frustration that could result in national suicide and the end of everything that we Americans hold dear It is a condition that comes from the lack of effective leadership in either the Legislative Branch or the Executive Branch of our Government 　　That leadership is so lacking that serious and responsible proposals are being made that national advisory commissions be appointed to provide such critically needed leadership 　　I speak as briefly as possible because too much harm has already been done with irresponsible words of bitterness and selfish political opportunism I speak as briefly as possible because the issue is too great to be obscured by eloquence I speak Preside simply and briefly in the hope that my words will be taken to heart Bush 　　Get The I speak as a Republican I speak as a woman I speak as a United States Senator News O I speak as an American Presiden 　　Reliable 　　The United States Senate has long enjoyed worldwide respect as the greatest www New deliberative body in the world But recently that deliberative character has too often been debased to the level of a forum of hate and character assassination sheltered by the shield of congressional immunity Is your 　　changin 　　It is ironical that we Senators can in debate in the Senate directly or indirectly by doing th any form of words impute to any American who is not a Senator any conduct or are not f motive unworthy or unbecoming an American and without that non Senator are forb American having any legal redress against us yet if we say the same thing in the Bible Senate about our colleagues we can be stopped on the grounds of being out of ChristianB order 　　It is strange that we can verbally attack anyone else without restraint a