人们常说美国是世界上最早实现民主的国家。从某种意义上讲这是事实。在近代,公民应该在管理自己政府事务中有重要发言权这样一种大胆的理念最先是在我们国家得以付诸实践的。但我们用了几百年的时间才将完全平等这种必要的理念植入我们国家的灵魂深处。数百万人的热情努力,当 It is often said that the United States is the first country in the world to achieve democracy. In a sense, this is a fact. In modern times, a bold idea that citizens should have an important say in managing their own government affairs was first put into practice in our country. But it took us hundreds of years to implant the necessary concept of complete equality in the depths of our country’s soul. Millions of people enthusiastically work hard when