To Dare Again， Ever to Dare
乔治·雅克·丹东 / Georges Jacques Danton
乔治·雅克·丹东（1759—1794），法国政治家，原为律师，后成为法国大革命中雅各宾派领袖之一。他曾鼓动群众攻占巴士底狱；早期力主废黜国王，实行共和；后期鼓吹和平、宽容，主张人道、法制。因个人行为极不检点，贪财好色，并反对罗伯斯·比尔的政策，于1794年死于断头台。
Ace in the Hole
Understand these new words before you listen to the article.
1. stir v. 传播；搅动
2. interior adj. 内部的
3. concur v. 一致；同意
It seems a satisfaction for the ministers of a free people to announce to them that their country will be saved. All are stirred， all are enthused， all burn to enter the combat.
You know that Verdun is not yet in the power of our enemies， and that its garrison swears to immolate the first who breathes a proposition of surrender.
One portion of our people will guard our frontiers， another will dig and arm the entrenchments， the third with pikes will defend the interior of our cities. Paris will second these great efforts. The commissioners of the Commune will solemnly proclaim to the citizens the invitation to arm and march to the defense of the country. At such a moment you can proclaim that the capital deserves the esteem of all France. At such a moment this national assembly becomes a veritable committee of war.
We ask that you concur with us in directing this sublime movement of the people， by naming commissioners to second and assist all these great measures. We ask that any one refusing to give personal service or to furnish arms shall meet the punishment of death.
We ask that proper instructions be given to the citizens to direct their movements. We ask that carriers be sent to all the departments to notify them of the decrees that you proclaim here. The tocsin we shall sound is not the alarm signal of danger， it orders the charge on the enemies of France. To conquer we have need to dare， to dare again， ever to dare！ And the safety of France is insured.