最新的《读者》（第23期）有一篇《把名字刻在华盛顿纪念碑上》，作者为余世存。文章的最后提到在美国白宫外的华盛顿纪念碑上有一个小石碑，上面刻着赞颂美利坚的话语：美利坚“不设王侯之号，不循世袭之规，公器付之公论，创古今未有之局，一何奇也”
这话并非出自美国人之口，而是由中国福建巡抚徐继畲所写。1853年中国政府将它作为礼物赠送给美国。
这话并非出自美国人之口，而是由中国福建巡抚徐继畲所写。1853年中国政府将它作为礼物赠送给美国。
由此，我想到几年前，我的师姐发短信问我是否知道美国国会图书馆（LC）大堂内墙上有句孔子的名言吗？好像是领导给她的任务，当时我知道综合性搜索引擎肯定不灵，就用我goosou专门的搜索方法很快找到了答案，现在将其贴出：
THE NORTH CORRIDOR – FIRST FLOOR
Family and Education are major themes in this corridor, which is
located behind the north staircase in the Great Hall.
Family and Education are major themes in this corridor, which is
located behind the north staircase in the Great Hall.
Above the window at the west end of the corridor (through which you
can see the Capitol) is a lunette with two female figures
holding aloft a scroll with the quotation:
can see the Capitol) is a lunette with two female figures
holding aloft a scroll with the quotation:
GIVE INSTRUCTION UNTO THOSE WHO CANNOT PROCURE IT FOR
THEMSELVES.
Confucius, Book XIII, Sec. 9
THEMSELVES.
Confucius, Book XIII, Sec. 9