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"itwillrequireustotakebettercareofourenvironment.itwillrequireustomakefurtherbreakthroughsinscienceandtechnology,tocuredreaddiseases,healbrokenbodies,lengthen

lifeandunlocksecretsfromglobalwarmingtotheblackholesintheuniverse.

"andperhamostimportant,itwillrequireustosharewithourfellowamericaand,increasingly,withourfellowcitizeoftheworld,theeconomicbenefitsofglobalization,thepoliticalbenefitsofdemocracyandhumanrights,theeducationalandhealthbenefitsofallthingsmodern,fromtheinternettothegeneticencyclopediatothemysteriesbeyondoursolarsystem.

"now,wemaynotbeabletoeliminateallhatefulintolerance,butwecandevelopahealthyintoleranceofbigotry,oreionandabjectpoverty.

"wemaynotbeabletoeliminatealltheharshcoequencesofglobalization.butwecancommunicatemoreandtravelmoreandtrademoreinawaythatliftsthelivesofordinaryworkingfamilieseverywhereandthequalityofourglobalenvironment.

"wemaynotbeabletoeliminateallthefailuresofgovernmentandinternationalititutio.butwecancertainlystrengthendemocracysoallchildrenarepreparedforthe21stcenturyworldandprotectedfromitsharshestsideeffects.

"andwecandosomuchmoretoworktogether,tocooperateamongourselves,toseizetheproblemsandtheoortunitiesofthisever-smallplanetweallcallhome.

"inshort,ifwewantthestoryofthe21stcenturytobethetriumphofpeaceandharmony,wemustembraceourcommonhumanityandourshareddestiny.

"now,we''rejustmomentsfromthatnewmilleium.

"twocenturiesago,astheframerswerecraftingourcotitution,benjaminfranklinwasoftenseeninindependencehall,lookingatapaintingofthesunlowonthehorizon.whenatlonglastthecotitutionfinallywassigned,mr.franklinsaid,''ihaveoftenwonderedwhetherthatsunwasrisingorsetting.today,ihavethehainetoknowitisarisingsun.''

"well,twocenturieslater,weknowthesunwillalwaysriseonamericaaslongaseachnewgenerationlightsthefireoffreedom.ourchildrenareready.soagain,thetorchispaedtoanewcenturyofyoungamerica."

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