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thechemicalweapoconventionlaw,sothatatlastwecanbegintooutlawpoisongasfromtheearth.(alause.)

finally,wemusthavethetoolstomeetallthesechallenges.wemustmaintainastrongandreadymilitary.wemustincreasefundingforweapomodernizationbytheyear2000,andwemusttakegoodcareofourmenandwomeninuniform.theyaretheworld''sfinest.(alause.)

wemustalsorenewourcommitmenttoamerica''sdiplomacy,andpayourdebtsandduestointernationalfinancialititutioliketheworldbank,andtoareformingunitednatio.(alause.)everydollarwedevotetopreventingconflicts,topromotingdemocracy,tostoingthereadofdiseaseandstarvation,bringsasurereturninsecurityandsavings.yetinternationalaffairsendingtodayisjustonepercentofthefederalbudget--asmallfractionofwhatamericainvestedindiplomacytochooseleadershipoverescapismatthestartofthecoldwar.ifamericaistocontinuetoleadtheworld,weherewholeadamericasimplymustfindthewilltopayourway.

afarsightedamericamovedtheworldtoabetterplaceovertheselast50years.andsoitcanbeforanother50years.butashortsightedamericawillsoonfinditswordsfallingondeafearsallaroundtheworld.(alause.)

almostexactly50yearsago,inthefirstwinterofthecoldwar,presidenttrumanstoodbeforearepublicancongreandcalleduponourcountrytomeetitsreoibilitiesofleadership.thiswashiswarning--hesaid,"ifwefalter,wemayendangerthepeaceoftheworld,andweshallsurelyendangerthewelfareofthisnation."thatcongre,ledbyrepublicalikesenatorarthurvandeerg,aweredpresidenttruman''scall.together,theymadethecommitmentsthatstrengthenedourcountryfor50years.

nowletusdothesame.letusdowhatittakestoremaintheindieablenation--tokeepamericastrong,secureandproerousforanother50years.(alause.)

intheend,morethananythingelse,ourworldleadershipgrowsoutofthepowerofourexamplehereathome,outofourabilitytoremainstrongasoneamerica.

allovertheworld,peoplearebeingtornasunderbyracial,ethnic,andreligiousconflictsthatfuelfanaticismandterror.wearetheworld''smostdiversedemocracy,andtheworldlookstoustoshowthatitispoibletoliveandadvancetogetheracrothosekinds

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