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Across the generations we have proclaimed the imperative of self-government, because no one is fit to be a master, and no one deserves to be a slave.
每一世代,我們重申著民有政權的重要性,沒有什么人應該是主人而另一些人應該做奴隸.
Advancing these ideals is the mission that created our Nation.
實現這一理念的使命是我們的立國之本.
It is the honorable achievement of our fathers.
我們的先父榮耀地完成了這一使命.
Now it is the urgent requirement of our nation's security, and the calling of our time.
進一步擴展這一理念是國家安全的要求, 是我們的當務之急.
So it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.
有鑒于此,美國的政策是尋求并支持世界各國和各種文化背景下成長的民主運動,尋求并支持民主的制度化.最終的目標是終結世間的任何極權制度.
This is not primarily the task of arms, though we will defend ourselves and our friends by force of arms when necessary.
這個目標最終不應由暴力達成,盡管在必要時,我們將以武力自衛,并保衛我們的朋友.
Freedom, by its nature, must be chosen, and defended by citizens, and sustained by the rule of law and the protection of minorities.
自由的性質要求公民去自覺地選擇它,捍衛它,并通過立法加以維護,同時保障劣勢者.
And when the soul of a nation finally speaks, the institutions that arise may reflect customs and traditions very different from our own.
當一個國家的魂魄最終選擇自由時,它的制度將反映著不同于我們的文化和傳統.
America will not impose our own style of government on the unwilling.
美國將不會強迫任何國家接受我們的國家體制.
Our goal instead is to help others find their own voice, attain their own freedom, and make their own way.
我們的目的,是幫助其他國家找到自己的聲音,獲得自身的自由,發現自己的自由之路.
The great objective of ending tyranny is the concentrated work of generations.
終結專制統治的巨大使命是幾代人努力的目標.
The difficulty of the task is no excuse for avoiding it.
其難度不是無所作為的借口.
America's influence is not unlimited, but fortunately for the oppressed, America's influence is considerable, and we will use it confidently in freedom's cause.
美國的影響有限,但值得慶幸的是,美國的影響也是有力的,我們將充滿信心地在追求自由的道路上幫助你們.
My most solemn duty is to protect this nation and its people from further attacks and emerging threats.
我最莊嚴的責任是保護我的國家和它的人民不再受到任何襲擊和威脅.
Some have unwisely chosen to test America's resolve, and have found it firm.
有些人不明智地選擇了試探美國的決心,他們發現了我們堅定的意志.
We will persistently clarify the choice before every ruler and every nation:
我們堅定地給每一個統治者每一個國家提出這樣的選擇:
The moral choice between oppression, which is always wrong, and freedom, which is eternally right.
請在壓迫---這終究是錯的,與自由---這永遠是正確的,之間做道義的選擇
