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这是美国总统里根最著名的演讲之一，下面是几段节选。 ......they preach the supremacy of the state, declare its omnipotence over individual man and predict its eventual domination of all peoples on the Earth. They are the focus of evil in the modern world...... ......他们继续鼓吹国家的至高无上、宣扬国家对于个体的万能、并预言它将最终统治全人类，他们就是现代世界的邪恶中心...... ......But if history teaches anything, it teaches that simpleminded appeasement or wishful thinking about our adversaries is folly. It means the betrayal of our past, the squandering of our freedom. ......但是，如果历史教会了我们什么，那就是对对手一味妥协或一厢情愿实属愚不可及。它意味着背叛我们的过去、虚掷我们的自由。 So, I urge you to speak out against those who would place the United States in a position of military and moral inferiority. You know, I've always believed that old Screw Tape reserved his best efforts for those of you in the Church. So, in your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to beware the temptation of pride --the temptation of blithely declaring yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire, to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding and thereby remove yourself from the struggle between right and wrong and good and evil. ......因此，我敦促你们大声反对那些将美国置于军事和道德劣等地位的人士。我一直相信你们这些教会人士才是鲁益师书中那个老魔鬼的眼中钉。因此，在你们讨论核冻结提议时，我要提醒你们谨防傲慢的诱惑，那是一种洋洋自得地宣称自己凌驾于一切之上、并对双方各打五十大板的诱惑。它无视一个邪恶帝国的历史和勃勃野心，径自宣布军备竞赛不过是一场巨大的误会，由此而使自己游离于对与错、善与恶之外。 I ask you to resist the attempts of those who would have you withhold your support for our efforts, this administration's efforts, to keep America strong and free, while we negotiate real and verifiable reductions in the world's nuclear arsenals and one day, with God's help, their total elimination. ......本届政府在尽力使美国保持强大和自由，当我们正在为真正和可靠地削减核武库、并在上帝的帮助下最终彻底消灭核武器而进行谈判时，有些人会使你们撤回对我们努力的支持，我请求你们抵制这种诱惑。 While America's military strength is important, let me add here that I've always maintained that the struggle now going on for the world will never be decided by bombs or rockets, by armies or military might. The real crisis we face today is a spiritual one; at root, it is a test of moral will and faith. ......虽然美国的军事实力是重要的，但我在这里要补充一点：我始终确信，当前为世界而进行的抗争从来不取决于炸弹或火箭，也不取决于军队或军事力量。我们今天所面临的真正危机是精神上的；从根本上说，它是对道德意志和信仰的检验。 |
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