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什麼是政治家氣度？讓老布希親筆信告訴你

2016-10-22

17:25

（圖／翻攝自 Saba Gul ‏ Twitter）

美國總統大選剩下不到一個月，總統候選人川普、希拉蕊在場辯論會上惡言舌戰不斷，彼此又是批評又是謾罵地。川普還宣稱，如果希拉蕊·柯林頓當選美國總統入主白宮，他可能無法接受，這番話讓不少美國民眾都大呼難以置信，因此，近來網路上又瘋傳，老布希總統當年將政權交接給柯林頓（Bill Clinton）時所寫的一封信，似乎想提醒別忘了什麼是政治家應有的氣度。

據了解，老布希總統（George HW Bush）在1993年交接時，寫了一封信給下任總統柯林頓（Bill Clinton），希拉蕊近來也在Instagram貼出這封信內容，並指出這封信在柯林頓還沒進入白宮時，就已經先放在他桌上了，裡頭不是寫著批評的字眼，而是對於未來的美好建議，包括該把重心放在哪。

信中老布希總統提醒柯林頓，身為總統的你，未來可能會面臨許多困難，尤其是遭受批評的時候可能會感到痛苦，雖然不善於給忠告，但你千萬要記住，別讓批評影響你，而偏離正軌，「當你看到這封信時，你將成為我們的6總統。祝福你和你的家人健康平安，一切順心。如今你的成功，就是我們國家的成功，我會在背後支持你。」這封溫柔又充滿氣度的信，讓許多人看了相當感動，而這封信目前也被收藏在老布希總統的圖書館。

▼（圖／翻攝自 Saba Gul ‏ Twitter）

You may have noticed a letter that went viral on the internet this week. The letter is from George H.W. Bush’s presidential library. I hadn’t read it in a long time, until yesterday. It moved me to tears, just like it did all those years ago. It’s the letter that President Bush left in the Oval Office for my husband, back in January of 1993. They had just fought a fierce campaign. Bill won, President Bush lost. In a democracy, that’s how it goes. But when Bill walked into that office for the very first time as President, that note was waiting for him. It had some good advice about staying focused on what mattered, despite the critics. It wished him happiness. And it concluded with these words: “You will be our President when you read this note. I wish you well. I wish your family well. Your success is now our country’s success. And I am rooting hard for you. George.” That’s the America we love. That is what we cherish and expect.

Hillary Clinton（@hillaryclinton）張貼的相片於 2016 年 6月月 14 4:25下午 PDT 張貼