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1、BurleighKerreyMemorialstatefuneralceremonyspeechexcerpt"Ihavetosay,ourpoliticalsystem,notfrommyneighborthesystemimitationto.Oursystemisothersdievan,insteadwemimicanyotherpeople.Oursystemiscalleddemocracy,fortheadministrationisinthehandsofallcitizens,butnotinthehandsofafewpeople.Tosolve
2、theprivatedisputetime,eachpersoninlawareequal;letapersonbearpublicpriorityoverothers,consideredaspecialclassofmembers,buthehadsomerealtalent.Anyone,aslongashecantocontribute,notbecauseofpovertyandpoliticaloblivionnosmell.Becauseofourpoliticallifeisfreeandopentothepublic,ourdailylifeisl
3、ikethat.Whenwenextdoorneighbourwhenwedoasonepleases,nottogetangry;wewillnotgivehimuglycolor,tohurthisfeelings,althoughthiscolortohehasnorealdamage.Inourpersonallives,wearebyandforgiveness;butinpublicaffairs,weabidebythelaw.Thisisbecausethelawsofdeepmakeusconvinced."Forthoseofusontherul
4、ingstatus,weobey;weobeythelawitself,especiallythoseprotectedbypressureforcedthelegal,althoughthoseunwritten,butviolatedevenacknowledgeddisgracelaw."Nowthere'sapoint.Whenwefinishedthework,wecanenjoyallkindsofentertainment,toenhanceourspirit.Throughouttheyear,therearevariousregulargamesa
5、ndsacrifices;inourfamilies,wehavethegorgeousandelegantequipment,everyYueamuseoneself,makeusforgetourworries.Weweresogreat,itmakesthewholeworldallgoodthingsarefullybringus,sothatweenjoyforeignthings,justlikeourlocalproducts."Inourattitudetomilitarysecurity,weandourenemiesalsohastheveryb
6、igdifference.Herearesomeexamples:ourcity,toeveryoneintheworldisopen;wehavenoregularexile,topreventpryingeyesorwefoundthoseinthemilitaryisadvantageoustotheenemy'ssecret.Thisisbecausewerelyonisnottheschemesandintrigues,buttheirbraveryandloyalty.Inoureducationalsystem,alsohaveverybigdiffe
7、rence.Fromchildhood,theSpartansbythehardtraining,makebrave;inourlifewithoutalltheselimitations,butwelikethem,canalwaysfacethesamerisk.Thispointcanbeobtainedbythefollowingfactsprovethat:whentheSpartansinvadedourterritory,theyarenotseparatethemselves,butwiththeirallieswiththem:butwhenw