參觀國家檔案館

前段時間去了一次DC，在一個下雨天經過國家檔案館，就彎進去看了一眼，無心之舉。結果在裏麵逗留了幾乎一下午，沒想到被深深吸引，非常仔細的觀看了展覽，簡短地進修了一次美國的曆史。很多我們現在習以為常的權利，其實是經曆了血與火、和平和暴力的抗爭才走到今天的程度的。政治權、投票權、繁殖權、平等權、男女同工同酬權、服兵役權、受教育權、反種族隔離製度、移民權，等等，不一而足。

我本不打算參加今年的總統選舉，兩個候選人都不入眼（偏下題：那天聽一個訪談，有句話說對了：哈是拜登的替代品，不是選舉出來的候選人）。看了檔案館後，我決定要投票。這是來之不易的權利，要珍惜、要善用。

"Records of Rights - 

1297 MAGNA CARTA

On June 15, 1215, in a field at Runnymede, King John affixed his seal to Magna Carta. Confronted by 40 rebellious barons, he consented to their demands in order to avert civil war. Just 10 weeks later, Pope Innocent Ill nullified the agreement, and England plunged into internal war.

Although Magna Carta failed to resolve the conflict between King John and his barons, it was reissued several times after his death.

On display, courtesy of David M. Rubenstein, is one of four surviving originals of the 1297 Magna Carta, This version was entered into the official Statute Rolls of England. Centuries later, Magna Carta remains a powerful symbol of mankind's eternal struggle against oppression."

 

圖中下方的綠色文件就是“1297 Magna Carta"。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

十六天後，誰主白宮？！四年前國會山事件仍記憶猶新。