○  英语演讲：the great silent majority  ○

be united against defeat. because let us understand -- north vietnam cannot defeat or humiliate the united states. only americans can do that.

fifty years ago, in this room, and at this very desk, president woodrow wilson spoke words which caught the imagination of a war-weary world.  he said:  “this is the war to end wars.”  his dream for peace after world war i was shattered on the hard reality of great power politics.  and woodrow wilson died a broken man.

tonight, i do not tell you that the war in vietnam is the war to end wars, but i do say this:

i have initiated a plan which will end this war in a way that will bring us closer to that great goal to which woodrow wilson and every american president in our history has been dedicated -- the goal of a just and lasting peace.

as president i hold the responsibility for choosing the best path for that goal and then leading the nation along it.

i pledge to you tonight that i shall meet this responsibility with all of the strength and wisdom i can command, in accordance with your hopes, mindful of your concerns, sustained by your prayers.

thank you.

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