Because of America's
bold initiatives, 1972 will be long remembered as the year of the
greatest progress since the end of World War II toward a lasting
peace in the world.
The peace we seek in the world is not the flimsy peace which is
merely an interlude between wars, but a peace which can endure for
generations to come.
It is important that we understand both the necessity and the
limitations of America's role in maintaining that peace.
Unless we in America work to preserve the peace, there will be no
peace.
Unless we in America work to preserve freedom, there will be no
freedom.
But let us clearly understand the new nature of America's role, as
a result of the new policies we have adopted over these past four
years.
We shall respect our treaty commitments.
We shall support vigorously the principle that no country has the
right to impose its will or rule on another by force.
We shall continue, in this era of negotiation, to work for the
limitation of nuclear arms, and to reduce the danger of
confrontation between the great powers.
We shall do our share in defending peace and freedom in the world.
But we shall expect others to do their share.
The time has passed when America will make every other nation's
conflict our own, or make every other nation's future our
responsibility, or presume to tell the people of other nations how
to manage their own affairs.
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