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   tothoseoldallies,whoseculturalandiritualorigiweshare,wepledgetheloyaltyoffaithfulfriends.unitedthereislittlewecaotdo,inahostofcooperativeventures.divided
   thereislittlewecando.forwedarenotmeetapowerfulchallengeatoddsandlitusasunder.
   tothosenewstateswhomwewelcometotheranksofthefree,wepledgeourwordsthatoneformofcolonialcontrolshallnotha

vepaedawaymerelytobereplacedbyafarmoreirontyraywesha1lnotalwaysexpecttotindthemsuortingourview,butweshallalwayshopetofindthemstronglysuortingtheirownfreedom,andtorememberthatinthepast,thosewhofoolishlysoughtpowerbyridingthebackofthetigerendedupiide.
   tothosepeopleinthehutsandvillagesofhalftheglobe,strugglingtobreakthebondsofmamisery,wepledgeourbesteffortstohelpthemhelpthemselves,forwhateverperiodisrequired,notbecausethecommunistsmaybedoingit,notbecauseweseektheirvotes,butbecauseitisright.ifafreesocietycaothelpthemanywhoarepoor,it''scaotsavethe
   fewwhoarerich.
   tooursisterrepublicssouthofourborder,weofferaecialpledge,toconvertourgoodwordsinto,gooddeeds,inanewallianceforprogretoaist,freemenandfreegovernmentsincastingoffthechaiofpovertybutthispeacefulrevolutionofhopecaotbecomethepreyofhostilepowers.letalourneighborsknowthatweshalljoinwiththemtoooseaggreionorsubversionanywhereilltheamericas.andleteveryotherpowerknowthatthishemihereintendstoremainthemasterofitsownhouse.
   tothatworldaemblyofsovereignstates,theunitednatio,ourlastandbesthopeinanageagewheretheitrumentsofwarhavefaroutpacedtheitrumentsofpeace,werenewourpledgeofsuorttopreventitfrombecomingmerelyaformforinvective,tostrengthenitsshieldofthenewandtheweak,andtoenlargetheareainwhichit''swrittenandrun.
   finallytothosenatiowhowouldmakethemselvesouradversaryweoffernotapledge,butarequest,thatbothsidesbeginanewquestforpeace,beforethedarkpowersofdestructionunleashedbyscienceengulfallhumanityinplaedoraccidentalselfdestruction.
   wedarenotte

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