President Trump addresses the United Nations
President Trump addresses the United Nations
distinguished delegates welcome to New York it is a profound honor to stand
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here in my home city as a representative of the American people to address the
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people of the world as millions of our citizens continue to suffer the effects
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of the devastating hurricanes that have struck our country I want to begin by
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expressing my appreciation to every leader in this room who has offered
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assistance and aid the American people are strong and resilient and they will
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emerge from these hardships more determined than ever before
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fortunately the United States has done very well since election day last
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November a the stock market is at an all-time high
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a record unemployment is at its lowest level in 16 years and because of our
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regulatory and other reforms we have more people working in the United States
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today than ever before companies are moving back creating job
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growth the likes of which our country has not seen in a very long time and it
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has just been announced that we will be spending almost 700 billion dollars on
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our military and defense our military will soon be the strongest it has ever
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been for more than 70 years in times of war and peace the leaders of nations
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movements and religions have stood before this assembly like them I intend
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to address some of the very serious threats before us today but also the
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enormous potential waiting to be unleashed we live in a time of
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extraordinary
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breakthroughs in science technology and medicine are curing illnesses and
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solving problems that prior generations thought impossible to solve but each day
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also brings news of growing dangers that threaten everything we cherish and value
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terrorists and extremists have gathered strength and spread to every region of
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the planet rogue regimes represented in this body not only support terrorists
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but threaten other nations and their own people with the most destructive weapons
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known to humanity Authority and authoritarian powers seek to collapse
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the values the systems and alliances that prevented conflict and tilted the
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world toward freedom since World War two international criminal networks traffic
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drugs weapons people force dislocation and mass migration threaten our borders
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and new forms of aggression exploit technology to Menace our citizens to put
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it simply we meet at a time of both immense promise and great peril it is
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entirely up to us whether we lift the world to new heights or let it fall into
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a valley of disrepair we have it in our power should we so choose to lift
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millions from poverty to help our citizens realize their dreams
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and to ensure that new generations of children are raised free from violence
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hatred and fear this institution was founded in the aftermath of two world
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wars to help shape this better future it was based on the vision that diverse
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nations could cooperate to protect this of
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preserve their security and promote their prosperity it was in the same
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period exactly 70 years ago that the United States developed the Marshall
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Plan to help restore Europe those three beautiful pillars their pillars of peace
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sovereignty security and prosperity the Marshall Plan was built on the noble
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idea that the whole world is safer when nations are strong independent and free
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as President Truman said in his message to Congress at that time our support of
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European recovery is in full accord with our support of the United Nations the
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success of the United Nations depends upon the independent strength of its
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members to overcome the perils of the present and to achieve the promise of
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the future we must begin with the wisdom of the past our success depends on a
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coalition of strong and independent nations that embrace their sovereignty
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to promote security prosperity and peace for themselves and for the world we do
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not expect diverse countries to share the same cultures traditions or even
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systems of government but we do expect all nations to uphold these two core
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sovereign duties to respect the interests of their own people and the
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rights of every other sovereign nation this is the beautiful vision of this
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institution and this is the foundation for cooperation and success strong
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sovereign nations let diverse countries with different values different cultures
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and different dreams not just coexist but works side-by-side on the basis of
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mutual respect strong sovereign nations let their people take ownership of the
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future and control their own destiny and strong sovereign nations allow
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individuals to flourish in the fullness of the life intended by God in America
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we do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone but rather to let it shine as
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an example for everyone to watch this week gives our country a special reason
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to take pride in that example we are celebrating the two hundred and
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thirtieth anniversary loved' Constitution the oldest constitution
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still in use in the world today this timeless document has been the
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foundation of peace prosperity and freedom for the Americans and for
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countless millions around the globe whose own countries have found
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inspiration in its respect for human nature human dignity and the rule of law
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the greatest in the United States Constitution is its first three
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beautiful words they are We the People generations of Americans have sacrificed
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to maintain the promise of those words the promise of our country and of our
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great history in America the people government the people rule and the
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people are sovereign I was elected not to take power but to give power to the
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American people where it belongs in foreign affairs we are renewing this
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founding principle of sovereignty our governments first duty is to its people
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to our citizens to serve their needs to ensure their safety to preserve their
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rights and to defend their values as president of the United States I will
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always put America first just like you as the
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leaders of your countries will always and should always put your country's
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first
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all responsible leaders have an obligation to serve their own citizens
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and the nation-state remains the best vehicle for elevating the human
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condition but making a better life for our people also requires us to work
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together in close harmony and unity to create a more safe and peaceful future
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for all people the United States will forever be a great friend to the world
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and especially to its allies but we can no longer be taken advantage of or enter
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into a one-sided deal where the United States gets nothing in return as long as
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I hold this office I will defend America's interests above all else
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but in fulfilling our obligations to our own nations we also realize that it's in
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everyone's interest to seek a future where all nations can be sovereign
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prosperous and secure America does more than speak for the values expressed in
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the United Nations Charter our citizens have paid the ultimate price to defend
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our freedom and the freedom of many nations represented in this Great Hall
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America's devotion is measured on the battlefields where our young men and
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women have fought and sacrificed alongside of our allies from the beaches
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of Europe to the deserts of the Middle East to the jungles of Asia it is an
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eternal credit to the American character that even after we and our allies
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emerged victorious from the bloodiest war in history we did not seek
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territorial expansion or attempt to oppose and impose our way of life on
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others instead we helped build institutions such as this one to defend
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the Rinty security and prosperity for all
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for the diverse nations of the world this is our hope we want harmony and
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friendship not conflict and strife we are guided by outcomes not ideology we
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have a policy of principled realism rooted in shared goals interests and
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values that realism forces us to confront a question facing every leader
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and nation in this room it is a question we cannot escape or avoid we will slide
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down the path of complacency numb to the challenges threats and even wars that we
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face or do we have enough strength and pride to confront those dangers today so
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that our citizens can enjoy peace and prosperity tomorrow if we desire to lift
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up our citizens if we aspire to the approval of history then we must fulfill
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our sovereign duties to the people we faithfully represent we must protect our
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nation's their interests and their futures we must reject threats to
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sovereignty from the Ukraine to the South China Sea we must uphold respect
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for law respect for borders and respect for culture and the peaceful engagement
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these allow and just as the founders of this body intended we must work together
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and confront together those who threaten us with chaos turmoil and terror the
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scourge of our planet today is a small group of rogue regimes that violate
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every principle on which the United Nations is based they respect neither
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their own citizens nor the sovereign rights of their countries
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if the righteous many do not confront the wicked few then evil will triumph
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when decent people and nations become bystanders to history the forces of
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destruction only gather power and strength no one has shown more contempt
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for other nations and for the well-being of their own people than the depraved
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regime in North Korea it is responsible for the starvation deaths of millions of
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North Koreans and for the imprisonment torture killing and oppression of
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countless more we were all witness to the regime's
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deadly abuse when an innocent American college student otto warmbier
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was returned to america only to die a few days later we saw it in the
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assassination of the dictators brother using banned nerve agents in an
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international airport we know it kidnapped a sweet 13 year old japanese
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girl from a beach in her own country to enslave her as a language tutor for
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North Korea's spies if this is not twisted enough now North Korea's
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reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles threatens the entire
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world with unthinkable loss of human life it is an outrage that some nations
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would not only trade with such a regime but would arm supply and financially
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support a country that imperils the world with nuclear conflict no nation on
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earth has an interest in seeing this band of criminals arm itself with
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nuclear weapons and missiles the United States has great strength and patience
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but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies we will have no choice but to
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totally destroy North Korea rocket man is on a suicide
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mission for himself and for his regime the United States is ready willing and
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able but hopefully this will not be necessary that's what the United Nations
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is all about that's what the United Nations is for let's see how they do it
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is time for North Korea to realize that the denuclearization is its only
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acceptable future the United Nations Security Council recently held two
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unanimous 15 - nothing votes adopting hard-hitting resolutions against North
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Korea and I want to thank China and Russia for joining the vote to impose
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sanctions along with all of the other members of the Security Council thank
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you to all involved but we must do much more it is time for all nations to work
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together to isolate the Kim regime until it ceases it's hostile behavior we face
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this decision not only in North Korea it is far past time for the nations of the
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world to confront another reckless regime one that speaks openly of mass
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murder vowing death to America destruction to Israel and ruined for
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many leaders and nations in this room the Iranian government masks a corrupt
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dictatorship behind the false guise of a democracy it has turned a wealthy
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country with a rich history and culture into an economically depleted rogue
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state whose chief exports are violence bloodshed and chaos the longest
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suffering victims of Iran's leaders are in fact its own people rather than use
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its resources to improve Iranian lives it's oil profits go to fund Hezbollah
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and other terrorists that kill innocent Muslims and attack their peaceful Arab
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and Israeli neighbors this wealth which rightly belongs to Iran's people also
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goes to shore up Bashar al-assad's dictatorship fuel Yemen Civil War and
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undermine peace throughout the entire Middle East
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we cannot let a murderous regime continue these destabilizing activities
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while building dangerous missiles and we cannot abide by an agreement if it
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provides cover for the eventual construction of a nuclear program
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the Iran deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United
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States has ever entered into frankly that deal is an embarrassment to the
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United States and I don't think you've heard the last of it
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believe me it is time for the entire world
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to join us in demanding that Iran's government end its pursuit of death and
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destruction it is time for the regime to free all Americans and citizens of other
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nations that they have unjustly detained and above all Iran's government must
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stop supporting terrorists begin serving its own people and respect the sovereign
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rights of its neighbors the entire world understands that the good people of Iran
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want change and other than the vast military power of the United States that
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Iran's people are what their leaders fear the most this is what causes the
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regime to restrict internet access tear down satellite dishes shoot unarmed
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student protesters and imprison political reformers oppressive regimes
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cannot endure forever and the day will come when the people will face a choice
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will they continue down the path of poverty bloodshed and terror or will the
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Iranian people return to the nation's proud roots as a center of civilization
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culture and wealth where their people can be happy and prosperous once again
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the Iranian regime support for terror is in stark contrast to the recent
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commitments of many of its neighbors to fight terrorism and halt its finance in
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Saudi Arabia early last year I was greatly honored to address
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the leaders of more than 50 Arab and Muslim nations we agreed that all
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responsible nations must work together to confront terrorists and the Islamic
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extremism that inspires them we will stop radical Islamic terrorism because
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we cannot allow it to tear up our nation and indeed to tear up the entire world
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we must deny the terrorists safe haven transit funding and any form of support
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for their vile and sinister ideology we must drive them out of our nations it is
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time to expose and hold responsible those countries who support and finance
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terror groups like Al Qaeda Hezbollah the Taliban and others that slaughter
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innocent people the United States and our allies are working together
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throughout the Middle East to crush the loser terrorists and stop the
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reemergence of safe havens they use to launch attacks on all of our people last
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month I announced a new strategy for victory in the fight against this evil
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in Afghanistan from now on our security interest will dictate the length and
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scope of military operations not arbitrary benchmarks and timetables set
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up by politicians I have also totally changed the rules of
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engagement in our fight against the Taliban and other terrorist groups in
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Syria and Iraq we have made big gains toward lasting defeat of Isis in fact
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our country has achieved more against Isis in the last eight months than it
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has in many many years combined we seek the de-escalation of the Syrian
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and a political solution that honors the will of the Syrian people the actions of
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the criminal regime of Bashar al-assad including the use of chemical weapons
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against his own citizens even innocent children shock the conscience of every
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decent person no society could be safe if banned
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chemical weapons are allowed to spread that is why the United States carried
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out a missile strike on the airbase that launched the attack we appreciate the
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efforts of the United Nations agencies that are providing vital humanitarian
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assistance in areas liberated from Isis and we especially thank Jordan Turkey
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and Lebanon for their role in hosting refugees from the Syrian conflict the
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United States is a compassionate nation and has spent billions and billions of
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dollars in helping to support this effort we seek an approach to refugee
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resettlement that is designed to help these horribly treated people and which
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enables their eventual return to their home countries to be part of the
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rebuilding process for the cost of resettling one refugee in the United
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States we can assist more than 10 in their home region out of the goodness of
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our hearts we offer financial assistance to hosting countries in the region and
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we support recent agreements of the g20 nations that will seek to host refugees
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as close to their home countries as possible this is the safe responsible
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and humanitarian approach for decades the United States has dealt with
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migration challenges here in the Western Hemisphere
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we have learned that over the long term uncontrolled migration is deeply unfair
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to both the sending and the receiving countries for the sending countries it
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reduces domestic pressure to pursue needed political and economic reform and
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drains them of the human capital necessary to motivate and implement
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those reforms for the receiving countries the substantial costs of
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uncontrolled migration are borne overwhelmingly by low-income citizens
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whose concerns are often ignored by both media and government I want to salute
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the work of the United Nations and seeking to address the problems that
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cause people to flee from their homes the United Nations and African Union led
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peacekeeping missions to have invaluable contributions in stabilizing conflicts
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in Africa the United States continues to lead the world in humanitarian
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assistance including famine prevention and relief in South Sudan Somalia and
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northern Nigeria and Yemen we have invested in better health and
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opportunity all over the world through programs like PEPFAR which funds AIDS
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relief the president's malaria initiative the global health security
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agenda the Global Fund to end modern slavery and the woman entrepreneurs'
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finance initiative part of our commitment to empowering women all
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across the globe we also thank
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we also thank the secretary-general for recognizing that the United Nations must
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reform if it is to be an effective partner in confronting threats to
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sovereignty Security and Prosperity too often the focus of this organization has
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not been on results but on bureaucracy and process in some cases states that
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seek to subvert this institution's noble aims have hijacked the very systems that
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are supposed to advance them for example it is a massive source of embarrassment
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to the United Nations that some governments with egregious human rights
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records sit on the UN Human Rights Council the United States is one out of
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193 countries in the United Nations and yet we pay 22 percent of the entire
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budget and more in fact we pay far more than anybody realizes the United States
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bears an unfair cost burden but to be fair if it could actually accomplish all
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of its stated goals especially the goal of peace this investment would easily be
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well worth it major portions of the world are in conflict and some in fact
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are going to hell but the powerful people in this room under the guidance
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and auspices of the United Nations can solve many of these vicious and complex
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problems the American people hope that one day soon the United Nations can be a
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much more accountable and effective advocate for human dignity and freedom
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around the world in the meantime we believe that no nation should have to
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bear a disproportionate share of the burden militarily
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or financially nations of the world must take a greater role in promoting secure
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and prosperous societies in their own regions that is why in the Western
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Hemisphere the United States has stood against the corrupt destabilizing regime
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in Cuba and embrace the enduring dream of the Cuban people to live in freedom
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my administration recently announced that we will not lift sanctions on the
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Cuban government until it makes fundamental reforms we have also imposed
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tough calibrated sanctions on the socialist Maduro regime in venezuela
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which has brought a once-thriving nation to the brink of total collapse the
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socialist dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro has inflicted terrible pain and
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suffering on the good people of that country this corrupt regime destroyed a
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prosperous nation by imposing a failed ideology that has produced poverty and
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misery everywhere it has been tried to make matters worse Maduro has defied his
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own people stealing power from their elected representatives to preserve his
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disastrous rule the Venezuelan people are starving and their country is
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collapsing their democratic institutions are being destroyed this situation is
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completely unacceptable and we cannot stand by and watch as a responsible
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neighbor and friend we and all others have a goal that goal is to help them
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regain their freedom recover their country and restore their democracy I
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would like to thank leaders in this room for condemning the regime and providing
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vital support to the Venezuelan people the United States has taken important
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steps to hold the regime accountable we are prepared to take further action if
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the government of Venezuela persists on its path to impose authoritarian rule on
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the Venezuelan people we are fortunate to have incredibly strong and healthy
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trade relationships with many of the latin-american countries gathered here
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today our economic bond forms a critical foundation for advancing peace and
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prosperity for all of our people and all of our neighbors I ask every country
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represented here today to be prepared to do more to address this very real crisis
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we call for the full restoration of democracy and political freedoms in
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Venezuela
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the problem in Venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented
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but that socialism has been faithfully implemented
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from the Soviet Union to Cuba to Venezuela
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wherever true socialism or communism has been adopted it has delivered anguish
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and devastation and failure those who preach the tenants of these discredited
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ideologies only contribute to the continued suffering of the people who
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live under these cruel systems America stands with every person living under a
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brutal regime our respect for sovereignty is also a call for action
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all people deserve a government that cares for their safety their interests
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and their well-being including their prosperity in America we seek stronger
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ties of business and trade with all nations of goodwill but this trade must
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be fair and it must be reciprocal for too long the American people were told
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that mammoth multinational trade deals unaccountable international tribunals
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and powerful global bureaucracies were the best way to promote their success
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but as those promises flowed millions of jobs vanished and thousands of factories
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disappeared others gamed the system and broke the rules and our great middle
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class once the bedrock of American prosperity was forgotten and left behind
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but they are forgotten no more and they will never be forgotten again while
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America will pursue cooperation and commerce with other nations we are
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renewing our commitment to the first duty of every government the duty of our
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citizens this bond is the source of America's strength and that of every
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responsible nation represented here too day if this organization is to have any
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hope of successfully confronting the challenges before us
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it will depend as President Truman said some 70 years ago on the independent
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strength of its members if we are to embrace the opportunities of the future
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and overcome the present dangers together there can be no substitute for
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strong sovereign and independent nations nations that are rooted in the histories
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and invested in their destinies nations that seek allies to be friend not
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enemies to conquer and most important of all nations that are home to Patriots to
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men and women who are willing to sacrifice for their countries their
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fellow citizens and for all that is best in the human spirit in remembering the
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great victory that led to this body's founding we must never forget that those
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heroes who fought against evil also fought for the nations that they loved
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patriotism led the polls to die to save Poland the French to fight for a free
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France and the Brits to stand strong for Britain today if we do not invest
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ourselves our hearts and our minds in our nations if we will not build strong
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families safe communities and healthy societies for ourselves no one can do it
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for us we cannot wait for someone else for faraway countries or far-off
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bureaucracies we can't do it we must solve our problems to build our
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prosperity to secure our future or we will build vulnerable to decay
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domination and defeat the true question for the United Nations today for people
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all over the world who
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for better lives for themselves and their children is a basic one
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are we still Patriots do we love our nation's enough to protect their
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sovereignty and to take ownership of their futures do we revere them enough
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to defend their interests preserve their cultures and ensure a peaceful world for
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their citizens one of the greatest American patriots John Adams wrote that
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the American Revolution was affected before the war commenced the Revolution
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was in the minds and hearts of the people that was the moment when America
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awoke when we looked around and understood that we were a nation we
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realized who we were what we valued and what we would give our lives to defend
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from its very first moments the American story is the story of what is possible
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when people take ownership of their future the United States of America has
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been among the greatest forces for good in the history of the world and the
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greatest defenders of sovereignty Security and Prosperity for all now we
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are calling for a great reawakening of nations for the revival of their spirits
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their pride their people and their patriotism history is asking us whether
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we are up to the task our answer will be a renewal of will a rediscovery of
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resolve and a rebirth of devotion we need to defeat the enemies of humanity
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and unlock the potential of life itself our hope is a word and world of proud
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independent nations that embrace the duties seek friendship respect others
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and make common cause in the greatest shared interest of all a future of
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dignity and peace for the people of this wonderful earth this is the true vision
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of the United Nations the ancient wish of every people and the deepest yearning
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that lives inside every sacred soul so let this be our mission and let this be
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our message to the world we will fight together sacrifice together and stand
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together for peace for freedom for justice for family for humanity and for
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the Almighty God who made us all thank you god bless you god bless the nations
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of the world and god bless the United States of America thank you very much
Inglese
distinguished delegates welcome to New York it is a profound honor to stand
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here in my home city as a representative of the American people to address the
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people of the world as millions of our citizens continue to suffer the effects
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of the devastating hurricanes that have struck our country I want to begin by
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expressing my appreciation to every leader in this room who has offered
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assistance and aid the American people are strong and resilient and they will
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emerge from these hardships more determined than ever before
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fortunately the United States has done very well since election day last
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November a the stock market is at an all-time high
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a record unemployment is at its lowest level in 16 years and because of our
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regulatory and other reforms we have more people working in the United States
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today than ever before companies are moving back creating job
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growth the likes of which our country has not seen in a very long time and it
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has just been announced that we will be spending almost 700 billion dollars on
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our military and defense our military will soon be the strongest it has ever
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been for more than 70 years in times of war and peace the leaders of nations
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movements and religions have stood before this assembly like them I intend
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to address some of the very serious threats before us today but also the
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enormous potential waiting to be unleashed we live in a time of
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extraordinary
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breakthroughs in science technology and medicine are curing illnesses and
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solving problems that prior generations thought impossible to solve but each day
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also brings news of growing dangers that threaten everything we cherish and value
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terrorists and extremists have gathered strength and spread to every region of
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the planet rogue regimes represented in this body not only support terrorists
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but threaten other nations and their own people with the most destructive weapons
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known to humanity Authority and authoritarian powers seek to collapse
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the values the systems and alliances that prevented conflict and tilted the
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world toward freedom since World War two international criminal networks traffic
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drugs weapons people force dislocation and mass migration threaten our borders
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and new forms of aggression exploit technology to Menace our citizens to put
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it simply we meet at a time of both immense promise and great peril it is
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entirely up to us whether we lift the world to new heights or let it fall into
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a valley of disrepair we have it in our power should we so choose to lift
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millions from poverty to help our citizens realize their dreams
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and to ensure that new generations of children are raised free from violence
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hatred and fear this institution was founded in the aftermath of two world
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wars to help shape this better future it was based on the vision that diverse
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nations could cooperate to protect this of
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preserve their security and promote their prosperity it was in the same
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period exactly 70 years ago that the United States developed the Marshall
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Plan to help restore Europe those three beautiful pillars their pillars of peace
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sovereignty security and prosperity the Marshall Plan was built on the noble
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idea that the whole world is safer when nations are strong independent and free
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as President Truman said in his message to Congress at that time our support of
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European recovery is in full accord with our support of the United Nations the
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success of the United Nations depends upon the independent strength of its
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members to overcome the perils of the present and to achieve the promise of
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the future we must begin with the wisdom of the past our success depends on a
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coalition of strong and independent nations that embrace their sovereignty
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to promote security prosperity and peace for themselves and for the world we do
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not expect diverse countries to share the same cultures traditions or even
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systems of government but we do expect all nations to uphold these two core
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sovereign duties to respect the interests of their own people and the
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rights of every other sovereign nation this is the beautiful vision of this
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institution and this is the foundation for cooperation and success strong
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sovereign nations let diverse countries with different values different cultures
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and different dreams not just coexist but works side-by-side on the basis of
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mutual respect strong sovereign nations let their people take ownership of the
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future and control their own destiny and strong sovereign nations allow
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individuals to flourish in the fullness of the life intended by God in America
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we do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone but rather to let it shine as
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an example for everyone to watch this week gives our country a special reason
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to take pride in that example we are celebrating the two hundred and
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thirtieth anniversary loved' Constitution the oldest constitution
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still in use in the world today this timeless document has been the
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foundation of peace prosperity and freedom for the Americans and for
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countless millions around the globe whose own countries have found
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inspiration in its respect for human nature human dignity and the rule of law
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the greatest in the United States Constitution is its first three
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beautiful words they are We the People generations of Americans have sacrificed
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to maintain the promise of those words the promise of our country and of our
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great history in America the people government the people rule and the
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people are sovereign I was elected not to take power but to give power to the
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American people where it belongs in foreign affairs we are renewing this
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founding principle of sovereignty our governments first duty is to its people
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to our citizens to serve their needs to ensure their safety to preserve their
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rights and to defend their values as president of the United States I will
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always put America first just like you as the
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leaders of your countries will always and should always put your country's
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first
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all responsible leaders have an obligation to serve their own citizens
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and the nation-state remains the best vehicle for elevating the human
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condition but making a better life for our people also requires us to work
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together in close harmony and unity to create a more safe and peaceful future
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for all people the United States will forever be a great friend to the world
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and especially to its allies but we can no longer be taken advantage of or enter
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into a one-sided deal where the United States gets nothing in return as long as
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I hold this office I will defend America's interests above all else
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but in fulfilling our obligations to our own nations we also realize that it's in
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everyone's interest to seek a future where all nations can be sovereign
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prosperous and secure America does more than speak for the values expressed in
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the United Nations Charter our citizens have paid the ultimate price to defend
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our freedom and the freedom of many nations represented in this Great Hall
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America's devotion is measured on the battlefields where our young men and
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women have fought and sacrificed alongside of our allies from the beaches
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of Europe to the deserts of the Middle East to the jungles of Asia it is an
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eternal credit to the American character that even after we and our allies
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emerged victorious from the bloodiest war in history we did not seek
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territorial expansion or attempt to oppose and impose our way of life on
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others instead we helped build institutions such as this one to defend
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the Rinty security and prosperity for all
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for the diverse nations of the world this is our hope we want harmony and
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friendship not conflict and strife we are guided by outcomes not ideology we
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have a policy of principled realism rooted in shared goals interests and
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values that realism forces us to confront a question facing every leader
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and nation in this room it is a question we cannot escape or avoid we will slide
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down the path of complacency numb to the challenges threats and even wars that we
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face or do we have enough strength and pride to confront those dangers today so
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that our citizens can enjoy peace and prosperity tomorrow if we desire to lift
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up our citizens if we aspire to the approval of history then we must fulfill
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our sovereign duties to the people we faithfully represent we must protect our
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nation's their interests and their futures we must reject threats to
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sovereignty from the Ukraine to the South China Sea we must uphold respect
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for law respect for borders and respect for culture and the peaceful engagement
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these allow and just as the founders of this body intended we must work together
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and confront together those who threaten us with chaos turmoil and terror the
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scourge of our planet today is a small group of rogue regimes that violate
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every principle on which the United Nations is based they respect neither
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their own citizens nor the sovereign rights of their countries
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if the righteous many do not confront the wicked few then evil will triumph
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when decent people and nations become bystanders to history the forces of
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destruction only gather power and strength no one has shown more contempt
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for other nations and for the well-being of their own people than the depraved
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regime in North Korea it is responsible for the starvation deaths of millions of
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North Koreans and for the imprisonment torture killing and oppression of
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countless more we were all witness to the regime's
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deadly abuse when an innocent American college student otto warmbier
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was returned to america only to die a few days later we saw it in the
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assassination of the dictators brother using banned nerve agents in an
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international airport we know it kidnapped a sweet 13 year old japanese
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girl from a beach in her own country to enslave her as a language tutor for
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North Korea's spies if this is not twisted enough now North Korea's
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reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles threatens the entire
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world with unthinkable loss of human life it is an outrage that some nations
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would not only trade with such a regime but would arm supply and financially
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support a country that imperils the world with nuclear conflict no nation on
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earth has an interest in seeing this band of criminals arm itself with
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nuclear weapons and missiles the United States has great strength and patience
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but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies we will have no choice but to
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totally destroy North Korea rocket man is on a suicide
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mission for himself and for his regime the United States is ready willing and
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able but hopefully this will not be necessary that's what the United Nations
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is all about that's what the United Nations is for let's see how they do it
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is time for North Korea to realize that the denuclearization is its only
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acceptable future the United Nations Security Council recently held two
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unanimous 15 - nothing votes adopting hard-hitting resolutions against North
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Korea and I want to thank China and Russia for joining the vote to impose
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sanctions along with all of the other members of the Security Council thank
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you to all involved but we must do much more it is time for all nations to work
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together to isolate the Kim regime until it ceases it's hostile behavior we face
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this decision not only in North Korea it is far past time for the nations of the
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world to confront another reckless regime one that speaks openly of mass
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murder vowing death to America destruction to Israel and ruined for
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many leaders and nations in this room the Iranian government masks a corrupt
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dictatorship behind the false guise of a democracy it has turned a wealthy
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country with a rich history and culture into an economically depleted rogue
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state whose chief exports are violence bloodshed and chaos the longest
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suffering victims of Iran's leaders are in fact its own people rather than use
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its resources to improve Iranian lives it's oil profits go to fund Hezbollah
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and other terrorists that kill innocent Muslims and attack their peaceful Arab
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and Israeli neighbors this wealth which rightly belongs to Iran's people also
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goes to shore up Bashar al-assad's dictatorship fuel Yemen Civil War and
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undermine peace throughout the entire Middle East
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we cannot let a murderous regime continue these destabilizing activities
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while building dangerous missiles and we cannot abide by an agreement if it
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provides cover for the eventual construction of a nuclear program
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the Iran deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United
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States has ever entered into frankly that deal is an embarrassment to the
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United States and I don't think you've heard the last of it
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believe me it is time for the entire world
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to join us in demanding that Iran's government end its pursuit of death and
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destruction it is time for the regime to free all Americans and citizens of other
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nations that they have unjustly detained and above all Iran's government must
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stop supporting terrorists begin serving its own people and respect the sovereign
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rights of its neighbors the entire world understands that the good people of Iran
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want change and other than the vast military power of the United States that
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Iran's people are what their leaders fear the most this is what causes the
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regime to restrict internet access tear down satellite dishes shoot unarmed
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student protesters and imprison political reformers oppressive regimes
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cannot endure forever and the day will come when the people will face a choice
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will they continue down the path of poverty bloodshed and terror or will the
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Iranian people return to the nation's proud roots as a center of civilization
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culture and wealth where their people can be happy and prosperous once again
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the Iranian regime support for terror is in stark contrast to the recent
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commitments of many of its neighbors to fight terrorism and halt its finance in
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Saudi Arabia early last year I was greatly honored to address
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the leaders of more than 50 Arab and Muslim nations we agreed that all
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responsible nations must work together to confront terrorists and the Islamic
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extremism that inspires them we will stop radical Islamic terrorism because
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we cannot allow it to tear up our nation and indeed to tear up the entire world
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we must deny the terrorists safe haven transit funding and any form of support
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for their vile and sinister ideology we must drive them out of our nations it is
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time to expose and hold responsible those countries who support and finance
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terror groups like Al Qaeda Hezbollah the Taliban and others that slaughter
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innocent people the United States and our allies are working together
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throughout the Middle East to crush the loser terrorists and stop the
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reemergence of safe havens they use to launch attacks on all of our people last
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month I announced a new strategy for victory in the fight against this evil
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in Afghanistan from now on our security interest will dictate the length and
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scope of military operations not arbitrary benchmarks and timetables set
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up by politicians I have also totally changed the rules of
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engagement in our fight against the Taliban and other terrorist groups in
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Syria and Iraq we have made big gains toward lasting defeat of Isis in fact
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our country has achieved more against Isis in the last eight months than it
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has in many many years combined we seek the de-escalation of the Syrian
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and a political solution that honors the will of the Syrian people the actions of
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the criminal regime of Bashar al-assad including the use of chemical weapons
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against his own citizens even innocent children shock the conscience of every
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decent person no society could be safe if banned
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chemical weapons are allowed to spread that is why the United States carried
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out a missile strike on the airbase that launched the attack we appreciate the
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efforts of the United Nations agencies that are providing vital humanitarian
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assistance in areas liberated from Isis and we especially thank Jordan Turkey
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and Lebanon for their role in hosting refugees from the Syrian conflict the
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United States is a compassionate nation and has spent billions and billions of
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dollars in helping to support this effort we seek an approach to refugee
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resettlement that is designed to help these horribly treated people and which
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enables their eventual return to their home countries to be part of the
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rebuilding process for the cost of resettling one refugee in the United
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States we can assist more than 10 in their home region out of the goodness of
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our hearts we offer financial assistance to hosting countries in the region and
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we support recent agreements of the g20 nations that will seek to host refugees
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as close to their home countries as possible this is the safe responsible
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and humanitarian approach for decades the United States has dealt with
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migration challenges here in the Western Hemisphere
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we have learned that over the long term uncontrolled migration is deeply unfair
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to both the sending and the receiving countries for the sending countries it
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reduces domestic pressure to pursue needed political and economic reform and
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drains them of the human capital necessary to motivate and implement
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those reforms for the receiving countries the substantial costs of
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uncontrolled migration are borne overwhelmingly by low-income citizens
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whose concerns are often ignored by both media and government I want to salute
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the work of the United Nations and seeking to address the problems that
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cause people to flee from their homes the United Nations and African Union led
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peacekeeping missions to have invaluable contributions in stabilizing conflicts
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in Africa the United States continues to lead the world in humanitarian
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assistance including famine prevention and relief in South Sudan Somalia and
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northern Nigeria and Yemen we have invested in better health and
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opportunity all over the world through programs like PEPFAR which funds AIDS
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relief the president's malaria initiative the global health security
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agenda the Global Fund to end modern slavery and the woman entrepreneurs'
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finance initiative part of our commitment to empowering women all
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across the globe we also thank
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we also thank the secretary-general for recognizing that the United Nations must
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reform if it is to be an effective partner in confronting threats to
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sovereignty Security and Prosperity too often the focus of this organization has
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not been on results but on bureaucracy and process in some cases states that
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seek to subvert this institution's noble aims have hijacked the very systems that
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are supposed to advance them for example it is a massive source of embarrassment
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to the United Nations that some governments with egregious human rights
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records sit on the UN Human Rights Council the United States is one out of
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193 countries in the United Nations and yet we pay 22 percent of the entire
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budget and more in fact we pay far more than anybody realizes the United States
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bears an unfair cost burden but to be fair if it could actually accomplish all
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of its stated goals especially the goal of peace this investment would easily be
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well worth it major portions of the world are in conflict and some in fact
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are going to hell but the powerful people in this room under the guidance
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and auspices of the United Nations can solve many of these vicious and complex
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problems the American people hope that one day soon the United Nations can be a
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much more accountable and effective advocate for human dignity and freedom
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around the world in the meantime we believe that no nation should have to
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bear a disproportionate share of the burden militarily
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or financially nations of the world must take a greater role in promoting secure
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and prosperous societies in their own regions that is why in the Western
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Hemisphere the United States has stood against the corrupt destabilizing regime
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in Cuba and embrace the enduring dream of the Cuban people to live in freedom
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my administration recently announced that we will not lift sanctions on the
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Cuban government until it makes fundamental reforms we have also imposed
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tough calibrated sanctions on the socialist Maduro regime in venezuela
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which has brought a once-thriving nation to the brink of total collapse the
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socialist dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro has inflicted terrible pain and
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suffering on the good people of that country this corrupt regime destroyed a
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prosperous nation by imposing a failed ideology that has produced poverty and
31:14
misery everywhere it has been tried to make matters worse Maduro has defied his
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own people stealing power from their elected representatives to preserve his
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disastrous rule the Venezuelan people are starving and their country is
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collapsing their democratic institutions are being destroyed this situation is
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completely unacceptable and we cannot stand by and watch as a responsible
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neighbor and friend we and all others have a goal that goal is to help them
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regain their freedom recover their country and restore their democracy I
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would like to thank leaders in this room for condemning the regime and providing
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vital support to the Venezuelan people the United States has taken important
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steps to hold the regime accountable we are prepared to take further action if
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the government of Venezuela persists on its path to impose authoritarian rule on
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the Venezuelan people we are fortunate to have incredibly strong and healthy
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trade relationships with many of the latin-american countries gathered here
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today our economic bond forms a critical foundation for advancing peace and
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prosperity for all of our people and all of our neighbors I ask every country
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represented here today to be prepared to do more to address this very real crisis
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we call for the full restoration of democracy and political freedoms in
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Venezuela
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the problem in Venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented
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but that socialism has been faithfully implemented
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from the Soviet Union to Cuba to Venezuela
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wherever true socialism or communism has been adopted it has delivered anguish
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and devastation and failure those who preach the tenants of these discredited
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ideologies only contribute to the continued suffering of the people who
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live under these cruel systems America stands with every person living under a
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brutal regime our respect for sovereignty is also a call for action
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all people deserve a government that cares for their safety their interests
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and their well-being including their prosperity in America we seek stronger
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ties of business and trade with all nations of goodwill but this trade must
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be fair and it must be reciprocal for too long the American people were told
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that mammoth multinational trade deals unaccountable international tribunals
34:49
and powerful global bureaucracies were the best way to promote their success
34:56
but as those promises flowed millions of jobs vanished and thousands of factories
35:04
disappeared others gamed the system and broke the rules and our great middle
35:14
class once the bedrock of American prosperity was forgotten and left behind
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but they are forgotten no more and they will never be forgotten again while
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America will pursue cooperation and commerce with other nations we are
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renewing our commitment to the first duty of every government the duty of our
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citizens this bond is the source of America's strength and that of every
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responsible nation represented here too day if this organization is to have any
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hope of successfully confronting the challenges before us
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it will depend as President Truman said some 70 years ago on the independent
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strength of its members if we are to embrace the opportunities of the future
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and overcome the present dangers together there can be no substitute for
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strong sovereign and independent nations nations that are rooted in the histories
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and invested in their destinies nations that seek allies to be friend not
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enemies to conquer and most important of all nations that are home to Patriots to
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men and women who are willing to sacrifice for their countries their
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fellow citizens and for all that is best in the human spirit in remembering the
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great victory that led to this body's founding we must never forget that those
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heroes who fought against evil also fought for the nations that they loved
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patriotism led the polls to die to save Poland the French to fight for a free
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France and the Brits to stand strong for Britain today if we do not invest
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ourselves our hearts and our minds in our nations if we will not build strong
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families safe communities and healthy societies for ourselves no one can do it
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for us we cannot wait for someone else for faraway countries or far-off
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bureaucracies we can't do it we must solve our problems to build our
37:53
prosperity to secure our future or we will build vulnerable to decay
37:59
domination and defeat the true question for the United Nations today for people
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all over the world who
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for better lives for themselves and their children is a basic one
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are we still Patriots do we love our nation's enough to protect their
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sovereignty and to take ownership of their futures do we revere them enough
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to defend their interests preserve their cultures and ensure a peaceful world for
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their citizens one of the greatest American patriots John Adams wrote that
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the American Revolution was affected before the war commenced the Revolution
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was in the minds and hearts of the people that was the moment when America
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awoke when we looked around and understood that we were a nation we
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realized who we were what we valued and what we would give our lives to defend
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from its very first moments the American story is the story of what is possible
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when people take ownership of their future the United States of America has
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been among the greatest forces for good in the history of the world and the
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greatest defenders of sovereignty Security and Prosperity for all now we
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are calling for a great reawakening of nations for the revival of their spirits
39:43
their pride their people and their patriotism history is asking us whether
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we are up to the task our answer will be a renewal of will a rediscovery of
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resolve and a rebirth of devotion we need to defeat the enemies of humanity
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and unlock the potential of life itself our hope is a word and world of proud
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independent nations that embrace the duties seek friendship respect others
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and make common cause in the greatest shared interest of all a future of
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dignity and peace for the people of this wonderful earth this is the true vision
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of the United Nations the ancient wish of every people and the deepest yearning
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that lives inside every sacred soul so let this be our mission and let this be
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our message to the world we will fight together sacrifice together and stand
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together for peace for freedom for justice for family for humanity and for
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the Almighty God who made us all thank you god bless you god bless the nations
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of the world and god bless the United States of America thank you very much
Inglese