owe　him　the　respect　due　to　his　high　office；　we　give　him　that　respect。　We　will　support　him　with　our　best　efforts　for　our　country　and　we　pray　that　God　may　guide　his　hand　during　the　next　four　years　in　the　supreme　task　of　administering　the　affairs　of　the　people。　It　is　a　fundamental　principle　of　the　democratic　system　that　the　majority　rules。　The　function　of　the　minority；　however；　is　equally　fundamental。　It　is　about　the　function　of　that　minority　twenty�two　mil1ion　people；　nearly　half　of　our　electorate；　that　I　wish　to　talk　to　you　tonight。　電子書　分享網站

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A　vital　element　in　the　balanced　operation　of　democracy　is　a　strong；　alert　and　watchful　opposition。　That　is　our　task　for　the　next　four　years。　We　must　constitute　ourselves　a　vigorous；　loyal　and　public�spirited　opposition　party。　It　has　been　suggested　that　in　order　to　present　a　united　front　to　a　threatening　world；　the　minority　should　now　surrender　its　convictions　and　join　the　majority。　This　would　mean　that　in　the　United　States　of　America；　there　would　be　only　one　dominant　party；　only　one　economic　philosophy；　only　one　political　philosophy　of　life。　This　is　a　totalitarian　idea；　it　is　a　slave　idea；　it　must　be　rejected　utterly。　The　British　people　are　unified　with　a　unity　almost　unexampled　in　history　for　its　endurance　and　its　valor；　yet　that　unity　co�exists　with　an　unimpaired　freedom　of　criticism　and　of　suggestion。　In　the　continued　debates　of　the　House　of　mons；　and　the　House　of　Lords；　all　of　the　government's　policies；　its　taxation；　its　expenditure；　its　military　and　naval　policies；　its　basic　economic　policies；　are　brought　under　steady　friendly　loyal；　critical　review。　Britain　survives　free。　Let　us　Americans　choose　no　lesser　freedom。

In　Britain；　some　opposition　party　leaders　are　members　of　the　government；　and　so