At every turn, we have been beset by those who find everything
wrong with America and little that is right. But I am confident
that this will not be the judgment of history on these remarkable
times in which we are privileged to live.
America's record in this century has been unparalleled in the
world's history for its responsibility, for its generosity, for
its creativity and for its progress.
Let us be proud that our system has produced and provided more
freedom and more abundance, more widely shared, than any other
system in the history of the world.
Let us be proud that in each of the four wars in which we have
been engaged in this century, including the one we are now
bringing to an end, we have fought not for our selfish advantage,
but to help others resist aggression.
Let us be proud that by our bold, new initiatives, and by our
steadfastness for peace with honor, we have made a break-through
toward creating in the world what the world has not known before--
a structure of peace that can last, not merely for our time, but
for generations to come.
We are embarking here today on an era that presents challenges
great as those any nation, or any generation, has ever faced.
We shall answer to God, to history, and to our conscience for the
way in which we use these years.
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