美国护照，一本爱国教育手册
继续分享一本到处都能看见的护照：美国护照。内页有著名人物的名言，我都翻译成中文了；还有北美常见的景观。这篇文章为审美而写，毫无政治内涵。
整本扫描版，我并未对这些文件拥有版权。
…And that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth. Abraham Lincoln
“人民的政府，是为人民所建，为人民所用，在人间永不消散...” （亚伯拉罕·林肯）
The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time. Thomas Jefferson
“赋予我们生命的上帝，同时赋予了我们自由。”（托马斯·杰弗逊）
The principle of free governments adhere to the American soil. It is bedded in it, immovable as its mountains. Daniel Webster
“自由政府的原则紧贴美洲大地。它深入土壤，如同大山一样不可移动。”（丹尼尔·韦伯斯特）
We are covered by the American banner; let us cling to it, and if required, sacrifice our lives defending it. José Antonio Navarro
"我们被美利坚的旗帜所囊括。让我们紧靠它吧，如果需要的话，让我们牺牲自己的性命来保卫它。"（何塞·安东尼奥·纳瓦罗）
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. George Washington
“让我们创立这样一种共识，使得只有聪慧与诚实的人达到。“（乔治·华盛顿）
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Excerpt from the Declaration of Independence
“我们认定这些事实为真：人人生而平等，且被他们的造物主所赋予不可剥夺的权利，其中包括生命、自由和追求幸福的权利。”(《独立宣言》选段)
It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win. John Paul Jones
“或许是无法改变和避免的自然的法则，那些不冒险的人是赢不了的。“（约翰·保罗·琼斯）
We have a great dream. It started way back in 1776, and God grant that America will be true to her dream. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“我们有一个伟大的梦想。它自1776年起始，是上帝使得美利坚实现她的梦想。”（小马丁·路德·金)
This nation has a banner…it is the banner of Dawn. It means Liberty…Every color means liberty; every thread means liberty. Henry Ward Beecher
"这个国家有一面旗帜...是黎明的旗帜。它代表着自由...每种颜色都代表着自由，每种线条都代表着自由。" （亨利·瓦德·毕雪儿）
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. John F. Kennedy
“要让每个国家认识到，无论它们对我们好或坏，我们都要付出代价、承受负担、面对挑战、帮助盟友、反抗敌人，这样才能保证自由的生存和成功。”（约翰·F·肯尼迪）
This is a new nation based on a mighty continent, of boundless possibilities. Theodore Roosevelt
“这是一个全新的国度，位在高傲的新大陆，有着无尽的前途。”（西奥多·罗斯福）
Go west, young man, and grow up with the country. Horace Greeley
“向西去吧，年轻人，和你的国家一同生长。”（赫莱斯·格里雷）
Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America. Dwight D. Eisenhower
“无论人们代表美国在世界取得何种成就，他要先在美国的中心走一遭。”（德威特·D·艾森豪威尔）
…That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom. Abraham Lincoln
"这个国家在上帝注视中，将会有自由的新生。"（亚伯拉罕·林肯）
For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest sleeping in the unplowed ground. Is our world gone? We say “Farewell.” Is a new world coming? We welcome it–and we will bend it to the hopes of man. Lyndon B. Johnson
”因为这就是美利坚的一切。这是未穿越的沙漠和未涉足的山脊。这是未到达的星球和未耕种的土地。我们的世界不在了吗？我们说’再见‘。一个新的世界到来了吗？我们欢迎它——而且我们会将它趋向人类的期望。“（林登·B·约翰逊）
Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people. Harry Emerson Fosdick
“民主的基石在于人民相信有出奇之事发生。”（哈里·爱默森·福斯蒂克）
May God continue the unity of our country as the railroad unites the two great oceans of the world. Inscribed on the Golden Spike, Promontory Point, 1869
“愿上帝延续我们国家的联合，如同这铁路将世间的两大洋联合在一起。”（黄金铆钉，于1869年契入）
A big iron needle stitching the country together. Jesamyn West
“一块大铁杵把我们国家连在一起。”（耶萨敏·韦斯特）
We send thanks to all the Animal life in the world. They have many things to teach us people. We are glad they are still here and we hope it will always be so. Excerpt from the Thanksgiving Address, Mohawk version
“我们对世界上的所有生灵致上感谢。它们教会我们人类如此多的事情。我们很幸运依然在此并希望能够一直如此。”（感恩节致辞，莫哈克民族）
We live in a world that is lit by lightning. So much is changing and will change, but so much endures and transcends time. Ronald Reagan
“我们生活在被闪光点亮的世界里。有如此多的变革，又有如此多的一成不变。”（罗纳德·里根）
The cause of freedom is not the case of a race or a sect or a party or a class — it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity. Anna Julia Cooper
“为自由的奋斗不是一个种族、一个教派，抑或是一个政党、一个阶级的奋斗——这是人类的奋斗，人类生而所有的权利。”（安娜·朱莉亚·库珀）
It is immigrants who brought to this land the skills of their hands and brains to make it a beacon of opportunity and hope for all men. Herbert H. Lehman
“带来一副含有技巧的双手、一种意味机遇的头脑和一丝人类的希望的，是移民们。”（赫伯特·H·雷曼）
Every generation has the obligation to free men’s minds for a look at new worlds…to look out from a higher plateau than the last generation. Ellison S. Onizuka
“每一代人都要有自由人的精神，那就是去探索新世界...去探索一个新的高度，从那里眺望老一代人。”（艾立森·S·鬼冢）
What a glorious morning for our country. Samuel Adams
“沐朝阳如同国家兴盛。”（萨缪尔·亚当斯）
Liberty is never out of bounds or off limits: it spreads wherever it can capture the imagination of the men. E. B. White
“自由永远不会弃我们而去——它会随着人们的想象力而延伸。”（E·B·怀特）
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