「保衛自由的神聖火炬,保衛共和制政府的命運意義深遠,
◤「我不認為我能勝任這個指揮官的光榮職位,
1774年,因波士頓傾茶事件激怒英國政府,3月便通過五項「
大陸會議於隔年6月14日下令徵募官員,籌集軍火,並發行印有「
華盛頓整頓軍紀,向大陸會議匯報促使成立整套後勤供應機構,
波士頓的光復,對北美殖民地人民反抗英國暴政的戰爭來說,
◤「自由一旦扎根,就會像植物一樣迅速生長。」──美國獨立宣言
1776年初,
之後,大陸會議選舉產生了一個五人委員會,
7月9日,《獨立宣言》的正式文件被送到華盛頓手中,
「《獨立宣言》
◤「我將帶著無異於囚犯走上刑場的心情走上執政掌權的寶座。」─
1789年,選舉人團一致透過華盛頓為美國第一任總統。
4月30日,各部門首長和受檢閱的部隊在華盛頓的面前集合完畢,
宣誓地點是安排在議事廳前面的一個大陽台上,
當時的主持是大法官羅伯特·李維頓。參議院祕書捧起《聖經》,
「我謹莊嚴宣誓:我將忠誠執行合眾國總統職務,
宣誓完畢,華盛頓又恭敬地彎下身,輕吻了一下《聖經》。這時,
◤「在我離開你們的時候,我的手是乾淨的,我的心是純潔的。」─
1799年,華盛頓因喉嚨感染去世。葬禮在維農山莊舉行,
消息傳到英國,英國艦隊司令下令旗艦下半旗致哀,
為了紀念這位偉大的英雄,新建的美國首都命名為華盛頓。
關於這位偉人,亨利·
★本書特色:本書從華盛頓的兒時生活開始寫起,
这戚姬年轻美貌,能弹会唱,能歌善舞,且又知书识字,所以一到栎阳,便美倾后宫,技压群芳。刘邦本就是个好色之人,得姬如此,怎不令他心悦,于是,渐渐冷落众美,专宠戚姬,不管走到哪里,常将戚姬带在身边。一日,御史大夫周昌有事要面奉刘邦,趋入殿内没找到皇帝, ...
班彪的回答,论述了周、汉废兴具体形势的不同;说明王莽专权,是成帝以后特殊情况所造成的;在这里阐释了反莽斗争中"咸称刘氏,不谋同辞"这种人心思汉现象的实质,即汉德复兴,势不可当。应该说,班彪的回答就像是对隗当头浇了一盆凉水。对于这个回答,隗嚣自然极 ...
于是光绪帝同翁同和等相商,决意采纳杨、徐的奏请,颁诏定国是,推行变法新政。但是,作为这样一件大事,在采取行动之前,光绪帝又要亲往颐和园向西太后请示。西太后毕竟是很有政治手段的清王朝"太上皇"。而且由于她"已许不禁皇上办事,未便即行钳制"。
"Succeeding admirably in condensing the best quotes from around twenty thousand letters, this book will awaken some readers to the wit and wisdom of Jefferson, and enable others to rediscover it.
Behind the Scenes. by Elizabeth Keckley. Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House.
Inaugurated for a second term on March 4, 1873, Ulysses S. Grant gave an address that was both inspiring and curiously bitter.
This is my ground, and I am sitting on it.” In May, Sioux leaders traveled to the capital, where Grant renewed efforts to persuade them to relocate to Indian Territory, “south of where you now live, where the climate is very much better ...
After whites massacred black militia in South Carolina, Grant warned that unchecked persecution would lead to "bloody revolution." As violence spread, Grant struggled to position limited forces where they could do the most good.
During the winter of 1864–65, the end of the Civil War neared as Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant maintained pressure against the dying Confederacy.
In his third annual message to the nation, Ulysses S. Grant stated the obvious: "The condition of the Southern States is, unhappily, not such as all true patriotic citizens would like to see.