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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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