There is no longer a clear division between what is foreign and what is
domestic. The world economy, the world environment, the world AIDS crisis,
the world arms race: they affect us all. Today as an old order passes, the new
world is more free, but less stable. Communism's collapse has called forth old
animosities, and new dangers. Clearly, America must continue to lead the world
we did so much to make. While America rebuilds at home, we will not shrink
from the challenges nor fail to seize the opportunities of this new world.
Together with our friends and allies, we will work together to shape change,
lest it engulf us. When our vital interests are challenged, or the will and
conscience of the international community is defied, we will act; with peaceful
diplomacy whenever possible, with force when necessary. The brave Americans
serving our nation today in the Persian Gulf, in Somalia, and wherever else
they stand, are testament to our resolve, but our greatest strength is the
power of our ideas, which are still new in many lands. Across the world,
we see them embraced and we rejoice. Our hopes, our hearts, our hands,
are with those on every continent, who are building democracy and freedom.
Their cause is America's cause. The American people have summoned the change
we celebrate today.
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