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The writing of the Constitution of the United States is an act of such genius that philosophers still wonder at its accomplishme
The writing of the Constitution of the United States is an act of such genius that philosophers still wonder at its accomplishme
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2010-05-09
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The writing of the Constitution of the United States is an act of such genius that philosophers still wonder at its accomplishment and envy its results. Fifty -five typical American citizens met and agrued for 127 days during a ferociously hot Philadelphia summer and produced one of the magisterial documents of world history. Almost without being aware of their great achievement, they fashioned a nearly perfect instrument of government, and I have studied is for nearly 70 years with growing admiration for its utility and astonishment at its capacity to change with a changing world. It is a testament to what a collection of typical free men can achieve.
I think this is the salient fact about our Constitution. All other nations which were in existence in 1787 have had to alter their form of government in the intervening years. France, Russia and China have undergone momentous revolutions. Stable nations like Sweden and Switzerland have had to change their forms radically. Even Great Britain, most stalwart of nations, has limited sharply the power of its monarch and its house of Lords. Only the United States, adhering to the precepts of its Constitution, has continued with the same from of government. We are not of the younger nations of the world; we are the oldest when it comes to having found the government which suits is best.
It is instructive to remember the 55 men who framed this document. Elder statesmen like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin contributed little to the debate but greatly to the stability and inspiration of the convention. Thomas Jefferson, perhaps the most brilliant American of those days, missed the meeting entirely; he was on diplomatic duty in France. The hard central work of determining the form of government seems to have been done by a handful of truly great men: James Madison and George Mason of Virginia, Groger Sherman of Connecticut, James Wilson and Gouverneur Morris of Pennsylvania. Alexander Hamilton of new York did not speak much but did exert considerable influence.
The 55 contained a college president, a bander, a merchant, a great teacher of law, a judge, a major, a clergyman, a state governor and a surgeon. One sixth of the members were foreign born. Two were graduates of Oxford University, one of St. Andrews in Scotland. But the group also contained some real nonentities, including a military man who had been court-martialed forcowardice during the Revolution, some who contributed nothing to the debate, and some who were not quite able to follow what was being debated.
What this mix of men did was create a miracle in which every American should take pride. Their decision to divide the power of the government into three parts-Legislative, Executive, judicial-was a master stroke, as was the clever way in which they protected the interests of small states by giving each state two Senators, regardless of population, and the interest of large states by apportioning the House of Representatives according to population.
But I think they should be praised mostly because they attended to those profound principles by which free men have through the centuries endeavored to govern, themselves. The accumulated wisdom of mankind speaks in this Constitution.
Which of the following statements about the 55 men framing the Constitution is true?
选项
A、Thomas Jefferson was not among them.
B、All of them were famous.
C、All of them contributed much to the framing
D、George Washington and Benjamin Franklin were among them.
答案
D
解析
根据文章第三段的第一句,可知以下提及的人都参与了立宪,只不过参与程度不同,所以A项不正确,而D项正确。
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