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signifying renewal as well as change
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The world is very different now,
for man holds in his mortal hands the power
to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life.

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the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.

We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution.

Let the word go forth from this time and place --
to friend and foe alike --
that the torch has been passed
to a new generation of Americans --
born in this century,
tempered by war,
disciplined by a hard and bitter peace,
proud of our ancient heritage --
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to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights
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oppose any foe,
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and more.

To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share:

we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends.

United --
there is little we cannot do in a host of co-operative ventures.

Divided --
there is little we can do --
for we dare not meet a powerful challenge,
at odds,
and split asunder.

To those new states whom we welcome
to the ranks of the free:

we pledge our word that one form of colonial control shall not have passed away merely
to be replaced by a far more iron tyranny.

We shall not always expect
to find them supporting our view.

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to find them strongly supporting their own freedom --
and
to remember that --
in the past --
those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.

To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling
to break the bonds of mass misery:

we pledge our best efforts
to help them help themselves,
for whatever period is required --
not because the Communists may be doing it,
not because we seek their votes,
but because it is right.

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor,
it cannot save the few who are rich.

To our sister republics south of our border:

we offer a special pledge --
to convert our good words into good deeds --
in a new alliance
for progress --
to assist free men and free governments in casting off the chains of poverty.

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to remain the master of its own house.

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the United Nations --
our last best hope in an age where the instruments of war have far outpaced the instruments of peace,
we renew our pledge of support --
to prevent it from becoming merely a forum
for invective --
to strengthen its shield of the new and the weak --
and
to enlarge the area in which its writ may run.

Finally,
to those nations who would make themselves our adversaries,
we offer not a pledge but a request:

that both sides begin anew the quest
for peace;
before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction.

We dare not tempt them
with weakness.

For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.

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both sides overburdened by the cost of modern weapons,
both rightly alarmed by the steady spread of the deadly atom,
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remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness,
and sincerity is always subject
to proof.

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but let us never fear
to negotiate.

Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us.

Let both sides,
for the first time,
formulate serious and precise proposals
for the inspection and control of arms --
and bring the absolute power
to destroy other nations under the absolute control of all nations.

Let both sides seek
to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors.

Together let us explore the stars,
conquer the deserts,
eradicate disease,
tap the ocean depths,
and encourage the arts and commerce.

Let both sides unite
to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah --
to
"undo the heavy burdens --
let the oppressed go free."

And if a beachhead of co-operation may push back the jungle of suspicion --
let both sides join in creating not a new balance of power --
but a new world of law --
where the strong are just --
and the weak secure --
and the peace preserved --.

All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days.

Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days --
nor in the life of this administration,
nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet.

But let us begin.

In your hands,
my fellow citizens --
more than mine --
will rest the final success or failure of our course.

Since this country was founded,
each generation of Americans has been summoned
to give testimony
to its national loyalty.

The graves of young Americans who answered the call
to service surround the globe.

Now the trumpet summons us again --
not as a call
to bear arms,
though arms we need --
not as a call
to battle --
though embattled we are --
but a call
to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle --
year in and year out,
rejoicing in hope,
patient in tribulation --
a struggle against the common enemies of man:

tyranny --
poverty --
disease --
and war itself.

Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance --
North and South --
East and West --
that can assure a more fruitful life
for all mankind?

Will you join in that historic effort?

In the long history of the world,
only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger;
I do not shrink from this responsibility --
I welcome it.

I do not believe that any of us would exchange places
with any other people or any other generation.

The energy,
the faith,
the devotion which we bring
to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it --
and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.

And so,
my fellow Americans --
ask not what your country can do
for you --
ask what you can do
for your country.

My fellow citizens of the world --
ask not what America will do
for you,
but what together we can do
for the Freedom of Man.

Finally,
whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world,
ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you.

With a good conscience our only sure reward,
with history the final judge of our deeds;
let us go forth
to lead the land we love,
asking His blessing and His help,
but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.