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Our Democracy Is Not A Product But A Continual Process. It Is Preserved Not By Monuments But Deeds. Sometimes It Needs Refining; Sometimes It Needs Amending; Sometimes It Needs Defending. Always, It Needs Improving.

This Nation Is Never Finished. It Has To Be Re-created In Each Generation.

The U.s Has Acquired Reservoirs Of Goodwill Around The Globe Over Many Years. But It Is Clear - From Polling Data And Ample Anecdotal Evidence - That America Is Losing Its Allure In Much Of The World.

Addressing Global Resentment Cannot Be Put Off. If We Do Not Learn To Use Our Predominant Power With Great Restraint, We Will Antagonize The World.

A Likely Source For Terrorists Seeking To Buy Or Steal Nuclear Materials Is The Former Soviet Union.