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mptthemwithweakne,foronlywhenourarmsaresufficientbeyonddoubt,canwebecertainbeyonddoubt,thattheywillneverbeemployed.
   butneithercantwogreatandpowerfulgrouofnationtakecomfortfromourpresentcourse,bothsidesover-burdenedbythecostofmodernweapo,bothrightlyalarmedbythesteadyreadofthedeadlyatom,andyetbothracingtoalterthatuncertainbalanceofterrorthatstaysthehandofmankind''sfinalwar.
   soletusbeginanewrememberingonbothsidesthatstabilityisnotasignofweakne,andsincerityisalwayssubjecttoproofletusnevernegotiateoutoffear,butletusneverfeartonegotiate.
   letbothsidesexplorewhatproblemsuniteus,iteadofbelaboringthoseproblemswhichdivideus.
   letbothsides,forthefirsttime,formulateseriousandpreciseproposals,fortheiectionandcontrolofarms,andbringtheaolutepowertodestroyothernatioundertheaolutecontrolofallnatio.
   letbothsidesseektoinvokethewondersofscienceiteadofitsterrors.together,letusexplorethestars,conquerthedeserts,eradicatedisease,taptheoceandepths,andencourage
   theartsandcommerce.
   letbothsidesunitetoheed,inallcornersoftheearth,thecommandofisaiah,tordotheherrnybrrrderrndlettheoreedgohee.
   and,ifabeachheadofcooperationmaypushbackthejungleofsuicion,letbothsidesjoinincreatinganewendeavornotanewbalanceofpowenbutanewworldoflaw,whel-ethe
   strongarejust,andtheweaksecured,andthepeacepreserved.allthiswillnotbefinishedinthefirstonehundrcddays,norwillitbefinishedinthefirstonethousanddays,norinthelifeofthisadministration,norevenperhainourlifietimeonthisplanet.butletusbegin.
   inyourhands,myfellowcitize,morethanmine,willrestthefinalsucceorfailureofourcause.sincethiscountrywasfounded,eachgenerationofamericahasbeensummonedto
   givetestimonytoitsnationalloyaltythegravesofyoungamerica,whoaweredthecai1toservice,surroundtheglobe.
   nowthetrumpetsummousagain,notasacal1tobeararms,thougharmsweneed,notasacalltobattle,thoughi

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