英语六级晨读美文100篇:A Divided House Cannot Stand(28)
<p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whither">whither</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tending">tending</span>,</p><p> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="avowed">avowed</span> <span word="object">object</span></p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slavery">slavery</span> <span word="agitation">agitation</span>.</p><p> <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="agitation">agitation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ceased">ceased</span>,</p><p> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="augmented">augmented</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cease">cease</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="stand">stand</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="endure">endure</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="slave">slave</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="free">free</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dissolved">dissolved</span>;</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cease">cease</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="divided">divided</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p> <span word="Either">Either</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slavery">slavery</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>,</p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span></p><p> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="extinction">extinction</span>,</p><p> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="alike">alike</span> <span word="lawful">lawful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="States">States</span>,</p><p> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="North">North</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="South">South</span>.</p><p> <span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>?</p><p> <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="doubts">doubts</span>, <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="contemplate">contemplate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="combination">combination</span></p>
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