总统就职演说精萃 :美国第七任总统安德鲁•杰克逊第一次就职演讲

　　And the principles of action by which I shall endeavor to accomplish this circle of duties it is now proper for me briefly to explain. Considering standing armies as dangerous to free governments in time of peace, I shall not seek to enlarge our present establishment, nor disregard that salutary lesson of political experience which teaches that the military should be held subordinate to the civil power.

　　The gradual increase of our Navy, whose flag has displayed in distant climes our skill in navigation and our fame in arms; the preservation of our forts, arsenals, and dockyards, and the introduction of progressive improvements in the disciplin