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Inthrowingwidethehorizonsofspace,wehavediscoverednewhorizonsonearth.

Forthefirsttime,becausethepeopleoftheworldwantpeace,andtheleadersoftheworldareafraidofwar,thetimesareonthesideofpeace.

EightyearsfromnowAmericawillcelebrateits200thanniversaryasanation.Withinthelifetimeofmostpeoplenowliving,mankindwillcelebratethatgreatnewyearwhichcomesonlyonceinathousandyears--thebeginningofthethirdmillennium.

Whatkindofnationwewillbe,whatkindofworldwewilllivein,whetherweshapethefutureintheimageofourhopes,isourstodeterminebyouractionsandourchoices.

Thegreatesthonorhistorycanbestowisthetitleofpeacemaker.ThishonornowbeckonsAmerica--thechancetohelpleadtheworldatlastoutofthevalleyofturmoil,andontothathighgroundofpeacethatmanhasdreamedofsincethedawnofcivilization.

Ifwesucceed,generationstocomewillsayofusnowlivingthatwemasteredourmoment,thatwehelpedmaketheworldsafeformankind.

Thisisoursummonstogreatness.

IbelievetheAmericanpeoplearereadytoanswerthiscall.

Thesecondthirdofthiscenturyhasbeenatimeofproudachievement.Wehavemadeenormousstridesinscienceandindustryandagriculture.Wehavesharedourwealthmorebroadlythanever.Wehavelearnedatlasttomanageamoderneconomytoassureitscontinuedgrowth.

Wehavegivenfreedomnewreach,andwehavebeguntomakeitspromiserealforblackaswellasforwhite.

Weseethehopeoftomorrowintheyouthoftoday.IknowAmerica'

syouth.Ibelieveinthem.Wecanbeproudthattheyarebettereducated,morecommitted,morepassionatelydrivenbyconsciencethananygenerationinourhistory.

Nopeoplehaseverbeensoclosetotheachievementofajustandabundantsociety,orsopossessedofthewilltoachieveit.Becauseourstrengthsaresogreat,wecanaffordtoappraiseourweaknesseswithcandorandtoapproachthemwithhope.

Standinginthissameplaceathirdofacenturyago,FranklinDelanoRooseveltaddressedaNationravagedbydepressionandgrippedinfear.HecouldsayinsurveyingtheNation'

stroubles:

"

Theyconcern,thankGod,onlymaterialthings."

Ourcrisistodayisthereverse.

Wehavefoundourselvesrichingoods,butraggedinspirit;

reachingwithmagnificentprecisionforthemoon,butfallingintoraucousdiscordonearth.

Wearecaughtinwar,wantingpeace.Wearetornbydivision,wantingunity.Weseearoundusemptylives,wantingfulfillment.Weseetasksthatneeddoing,waitingforhandstodothem.

Toacrisisofthespirit,weneedananswerofthespirit.

Tofindthatanswer,weneedonlylookwithinourselves.

Whenwelistento"

thebetterangelsofournature,"

wefindthattheycelebratethesimplethings,thebasicthings--suchasgoodness,decency,love,kindness.

Greatnesscomesinsimpletrappings.

Thesimplethingsaretheonesmostneededtodayifwearetosurmountwhatdividesus,andcementwhatunitesus.

Tolowerourvoiceswouldbeasimplething.

Inthesedifficultyears,Americahassufferedfromafeverofwords;

frominflatedrhetoricthatpromisesmorethanitcandeliver;

fromangryrhetoricthatfansdiscontentsintohatreds;

frombombasticrhetoricthatposturesinsteadofpersuading.

Wecannotlearnfromoneanotheruntilwestopshoutingatoneanother--untilwespeakquietlyenoughsothatourwordscanbeheardaswellasourvoices.

Foritspart,governmentwilllisten.Wewillstrivetolisteninnewways--tothevoicesofquietanguish,thevoicesthatspeakwithoutwords,thevoicesoftheheart--totheinjuredvoices,theanxiousvoices,thevoicesthathavedespairedofbeingheard.

Thosewhohavebeenleftout,wewilltrytobringin.

Thoseleftbehind,wewillhelptocatchup.

Forallofourpeople,wewillsetasourgoalthedecentorderthatmakesprogresspossibleandourlivessecure.

Aswereachtowardourhopes,ourtaskistobuildonwhathasgonebefore--notturningawayfromtheold,butturningtowardthenew.

Inthispastthirdofacentury,governmenthaspassedmorelaws,spentmoremoney,initiatedmoreprograms,thaninallourprevioushistory.

Inpursuingourgoalsoffullemployment,betterhousing,excellenceineducation;

inrebuildingourcitiesandimprovingourruralareas;

inprotectingourenvironmentandenhancingthequalityoflife--inalltheseandmore,wewillandmustpressurgentlyforward.

Weshallplannowforthedaywhenourwealthcanbetransferredfromthedestructionofwarabroadtotheurgentneedsofourpeopleathome.

TheAmericandreamdoesnotcometothosewhofallasleep.

Butweareapproachingthelimitsofwhatgovernmentalonecando.

Ourgreatestneednowistoreachbeyondgovernment,andtoenlistthelegionsoftheconcernedandthecommitted.

Whathastobedone,hastobedonebygovernmentandpeopletogetheroritwillnotbedoneatall.Thelessonofpastagonyisthatwithoutthepeoplewecandonothing;

withthepeoplewecandoeverything.

Tomatchthemagnitudeofourtasks,weneedtheenergiesofourpeople--enlistednotonlyingrandenterprises,butmoreimportantlyinthosesmall,splendideffortsthatmakeheadlinesintheneighborhoodnewspaperinsteadofthenationaljournal.

Withthese,wecanbuildagreatcathedralofthespirit--eachofusraisingitonestoneatatime,ashereachesouttohisneighbor,helping,caring,doing.

Idonotofferalifeofuninspiringease.Idonotcallforalifeofgrimsacrifice.Iaskyoutojoininahighadventure--oneasrichashumanityitself,andasexcitingasthetimeswelivein.

Theessenceoffreedomisthateachofussharesintheshapingofhisowndestiny.

Untilhehasbeenpartofacauselargerthanhimself,nomanistrulywhole.

Thewaytofulfillmentisintheuseofourtalents;

weachievenobilityinthespiritthatinspiresthatuse.

Aswemeasurewhatcanbedone,weshallpromiseonlywhatweknowwecanproduce,butaswechartourgoalsweshallbeliftedbyourdreams.

Nomancanbefullyfreewhilehisneighborisnot.Togoforwardatallistogoforwardtogether.

Thismeansblackandwhitetogether,asonenation,nottwo.Thelawshavecaughtupwithourconscience.Whatremainsistogivelifetowhatisinthelaw:

toensureatlastthatasallarebornequalindignitybeforeGod,allarebornequalindignitybeforeman.

Aswelearntogoforwardtogetherathome,letusalsoseektogoforwardtogetherwithallmankind.

Letustakeasourgoal:

wherepeaceisunknown,makeitwelcome;

wherepeaceisfragile,makeitstrong;

wherepeaceistemporary,makeitpermanent.

Afteraperiodofconfrontation,weareenteringaneraofnegotiation.

Letallnationsknowthatduringthisadministrationourlinesofcommunicationwillbeopen.

Weseekanopenworld--opentoideas,opentotheexchangeofgoodsandpeople--aworldinwhichnopeople,greatorsmall,willliveinangryisolation.

Wecannotexpecttomakeeveryoneourfriend,butwecantrytomakenooneourenemy.

Thosewhowouldbeouradversaries,weinvitetoapeacefulcompetition--notinconqueringterritoryorextendingdominion,butinenrichingthelifeofman.

Asweexplorethereachesofspace,letusgotothenewworldstogether--notasnewworldstobeconquered,butasanewadventuretobeshared.

Withthosewhoarewillingtojoin,letuscooperatetoreducetheburdenofarms,tostrengthenthestructureofpeace,toliftupthepoorandthehungry.

Buttoallthosewhowouldbetemptedbyweakness,letusleavenodoubtthatwewillbeasstrongasweneedtobeforaslongasweneedtobe.

Overthepasttwentyyears,sinceIfirstcametothisCapitalasafreshmanCongressman,Ihavevisitedmostofthenationsoftheworld.

Ihavecometoknowtheleadersoftheworld,andthegreatforces,thehatreds,thefearsthatdividetheworld.

Iknowthatpeacedoesnotcomethroughwishingforit--thatthereisnosubstitutefordaysandevenyearsofpatientandprolongeddiplomacy.

Ialsoknowthepeopleoftheworld.

Ihaveseenthehungerofahomelesschild,thepainofamanwoundedinbattle,thegriefofamotherwhohaslostherson.Iknowthesehavenoideology,norace.

IknowAmerica.IknowtheheartofAmericaisgood.

Ispeakfrommyownheart,andtheheartofmycountry,thedeepconcernwehaveforthosewhosuffer,andthosewhosorrow.

IhavetakenanoathtodayinthepresenceofGodandmycountrymentoupholdanddefendtheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates.TothatoathInowaddthissacredcommitment:

Ishallconsecratemyoffice,myenergies,andallthewisdomIcansummon,tothecauseofpeaceamongnations.

Letthismessagebeheardbystrongandweakalike:

Thepeaceweseektowinisnotvictoryoveranyotherpeople,butthepeacethatcomes"

withhealinginitswings"

;

withcompassionforthosewhohavesuffered;

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