勒尼德·汉德/LearnedHand
勒尼德·汉德（1872—1961），美国最伟大的法官之一，生于纽约州阿尔伯尼，在哈佛大学完成学业。1909年，被任命为联邦法官，1924年进入美国上诉法院。从1939年到1951年，作为该法院的首席法官，以其才学、智慧和对民主原则的深刻信念成为全国最有影响的法官之一。
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1.liberty[lib?ti]n.自由，自主
2.defe[difa]v.精确地解释；界定；规定，确定
3.sparrow[sp?r??]n.麻雀
4.nsce[k?n??ns]n.良心
5.unbridled[?nbra?dld]adj.不受约束的；不受控制的；放纵的
Wehavegatheredheretoaffirafaith,afaithaonpurpose,aonnvi,aoion.
SoofhavechosenAricaasthendofouradoption;theresthaveefrothosewhodidthesa.Forthisreasonwehaveshttonsiderourselvesapickedgroup,agroupofthosewhohadtheuragetobreakfrothepastandbravethedangersandthelonelessofastrangend.Whatwastheobjectthatnerved,orthosewhowentbefore,tothischoice?Wesoughtliberty—freedofrooppression,freedofrowant,freedotobeourselves.Thisthenwesought;thiswenowbelievethatwearebywayofng.Whatdoweanwhenwesaythatfirstofallweseekliberty?Ioftenwonderwhetherwedonotrestourhopestoouchuponnstitutions,uponws,anduponurts.Thesearefalsehopes;believe,thesearefalsehopes.Libertyliestheheartsofnandwon;whenitdiesthere,nonstitution,now,nourtsaveit;nonstitution,now,nourtevendouchtohelpit.Whileitliesthere,itneedsnonstitution,now,nourttosaveit.Andwhatisthislibertywhichtlietheheartsofnandwon?Itisnottheruthless,theunbridledwill;itisnotfreedotodoasonelikes.Thatisthedenialofliberty,andleadsstraighttoitsoverthrow.Asocietywhiregnizenocheckupontheirfreedosoonbeesasocietywherefreedoisthepossessionofonlyasavagefew—aswehavelearooursorrow.
What,then,isthespiritofliberty?
Iotdefeit;Ionlytellyouyownfaith.Thespiritoflibertyisthespiritwhichisnottoosurethatitisright;thespiritoflibertyisthespiritwhichseekstouandthedsofthosenandwon;thespiritoflibertyisthespiritwhichweighstheirterestalongsideitsownwithoutbias;thespiritoflibertyrebersthatnotevenasparrowfallstoearthunheeded;thespiritoflibertyisthespiritofhiwho,nearothoandyearsago,taughtankdthatlessonithasneverlearned,buthasneverquitefotten—thatthereaybeakgdowheretheleastshallbeheardandnsideredside-by-sidewiththegreatest.Andnowthatspirit,thatspiritofanAriwhichhasneverbeen,andwhichayneverbe—nay,whieverwillbeexceptasthensdurageofAriscreateit—yetthespiritofAricawhichlieshiddensofortheaspirationsofall;thespiritofthatAricaforwhichouryoungthisontfightganddyg;thatspiritoflibertyandofAricasoprospero,andsafe,anded,weshallhavefailedtograspitsang,andshallhavebeentruanttoitsproise,exceptaswestrivetoakeitasignal,abean,astandardtowhichthebesthopesofankdwilleverturn;yousharethatbelief,Inowaskyoutoraiseyourhandawiththispledge:
Ipledgeallegiaothefg,oftheUatesofArica,andtotherepublicforwhichstands—oion,devisible,withlibertyandjticeforall.