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DeclarationofConsciencequDeclarationofConsciencequ导语：以下是玛格丽特:良心宣言的演讲稿内容，想要学习口语知识的'同学们，最好的渠道就是多看、多念演讲稿，下面我们一起来看看相关内容吧。MargaretChaseSmith:DeclarationofConscience&qudelivered1June1950Mr.President:Iwouldliketospeakbrieflyandsimplyaboutaseriousnationalcondition.ItisanationalfeelingoffearandfrustrationthatcouldresultinnationalsuicideandtheendofeverythingthatweAmericansholddear.ItisaconditionthatcomesfromthelackofeffectiveleadershipineithertheLegislativeBranchortheExecutiveBranchofourGovernment.Thatleadershipissolackingthatseriousandresponsibleproposalsarebeingmadethatnationaladvisorycommissionsbeappointedtoprovidesuchcriticallyneededleadership.Ispeakasbrieflyaspossibleausetoomuchharmhasalreadybeendonewithirresponsiblewordsofbitternessandselfishpoliticalopportunism.Ispeakasbrieflyaspossibleausetheissueistooattobeobscuredbyeloquence.Ispeaksimplyandbrieflyinthehopethatmywordswillbetakentoheart.IspeakasaRepublican.Ispeakasawoman.IspeakasaUnitedStatesSenator.IspeakasanAmerican.TheUnitedStatesSenatehaslongenjoyedworldwiderespectastheatestdeliberativebodyintheworld.Butrecentlythatdeliberativecharacterhastoooftenbeendebasedtothelevelofaforumofhateandcharacterassassinationshelteredbytheshieldofconssionalimmunity.ItisironicalthatweSenatorscanindebateintheSenatedirectlyorindirectly,byanyformofwords,imputetoanyAmericanwhoisnotaSenatoranyconductormotiveunworthyorunominganAmerican—andwithoutthatnon-SenatorAmericanhavinganylegalredressagainstus—yetifwesaythesamethingintheSenateaboutourcolleagueswecanbestoppedonthegroundsofbeingoutoforder.ItisstrangethatwecanverballyattackanyoneelsewithoutrestraintandwithfullprotectionandyetweholdourselvesabovethesametypeofcriticismhereontheSenateFloor.SurelytheUnitedStatesSenateisbigenoughtotakeself-criticismandself-appraisal.Surelyweshouldbeabletotakethesamekindofcharacterattacksthatwe“dishout”tooutsiders.IthinkthatitishightimefortheUnitedStatesSenateanditsmemberstodosomesoul-searching—forustoweighourconsciences—onthemannerinwhichweareperformingour