Icannotdefineit； ； thespiritoflibertyisthespiritwhichseekstounderstandthemindsofthosemenandwomen； thespiritoflibertyisthespiritwhichweighstheirinterestalongsideitsownwithoutbias； thespiritoflibertyremembersthatnotevenasparrowfallstoearthunheeded； thespiritoflibertyisthespiritofhimwho， neartwothousandyearsago， taughtmankindthatlessonithasneverlearned， buthasneverquiteforgotten—， thatspiritofanAmericanwhichhasneverbeen， andwhichmayneverbe—nay， whichneverwillbeexceptastheconscienceandcourageofAmericanscreateit—yetinthespiritofAmericawhichlieshiddeninsomeformintheaspirationsofusall； inthespiritofthatAmericaforwhichouryoungmenareatthismomentfightinganddying； inthatspiritoflibertyandofAmericasoprosperous， andsafe， andcontented， weshallhavefailedtograspitsmeaning， andshallhavebeentruanttoitspromise， exceptaswestrivetomakeitasignal， abeacon， astandardtowhichthebesthopesofmankindwilleverturn； inconfidencethatyousharethatbelief， Inowaskyoutoraiseyourhandandrepeatwithmethispledge：
Ipledgeallegiancetotheflag， oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica， andtotherepublicforwhichstands—onenation， indevisible， withlibertyandjusticeforall.
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我们在这里集会，是为了肯定一种信仰，一种对共同目的、共同信念和共同的献身精神的信仰。
