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storyofthestateofisrael,notonepersondiedofaterroristattack,whenthepalestiniabegantobelievetheycouldhaveasharedfuture.andso,mr.president,again,isay:ihopeyougettocrooverintothepromisedlandofmiddleeastpeace.wehaveagoodoortunity,andweareallprayingforyou.

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finally,letmesaythis.quiteapartfromallthedetails,thethingiwantmostisforpeoplewhocometothislibrary,whetherthey''rerepublicaordemocrats,liberalsorcoervatives,toseethatpublicserviceisnobleandimportant,thatthechoicesanddecisioleadersmakeaffectthelivesofmillioofamericaandpeopleallacrotheworld.

iwantyoungpeopletowanttoseenotonlywhatididwithmylife,buttoseewhattheycoulddowiththeirlives.becausethisismostlythestoryofwhatwe,thepeople,candowhenweworktogether.

yes,thislibraryisthesymbolofabridge,abridgetothe21stcentury.it''sbeencalledoneofthegreatachievementsofthenewage,andabritishmagazinesaiditlookedlikeaglorifiedhousetrailer.andithought,well,that''saboutme,youknow?i''malittleredandalittleblue.

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whatitistomeisthesymbolofnotonlywhatitriedtodobutwhatiwanttodowiththerestofmylife--buildingbridgesfromyesterdaytotomorrow,buildingbridgesacroracialandreligiousandethnicandincomeandpoliticaldivides.

buildingbridges.

ibelieveourmiioninthisnewcenturyisclear.forgoodorill,weliveinaninterdependentworld.wecan''tescapeeachother.andwhilewehavetofightourenemies,wecan''tpoiblykill,jailoroccupyallofthem.therefore,wehavetoendourlivesbuildingaglobalcommunityandanamericancommunityofsharedreoibilities,sharedvalues,sharedbenefits.

whatarethosevalues?andiwanttosaythis.thisisimportant.idon''twanttobetoopoliticalhere,butitbothersmewhenamericagetsasdividedasitwas.ioncesaidtoafriendofmine,aboutthreedaysbeforetheelection--iheardalltheseterriblethings--isaid,"youknow,amitheonlypersonintheentireunitedstatesofamericawholikesbothgeorgew.bushandjohnkerry,whobelievesthey''rebothgoodpeople,whobelievestheybothloveourcountryandtheyjustseetheworlddifferently?"

whatshouldoursharedvaluesbe?everybo

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