[1977 - President Carter Speech, Notre Dame, EXCERPTS. 22May77.
Carter introduced to long standing ovation, walks to microphone wearing gown for Honorary degree.
18:52:50 “To Father Hesburgh & the great faculty of Notre Dame, to those who have been honored. Jump to
18:53:06 “...and are increasingly visible around the world. Last week, I spoke in California about the domestic agenda for our Nation: to provide more efficiently for the needs of our people...that our Government can be both competent & more humane.
18:53:27 “But I want to speak to you today about the strands that connect our actions overseas with our essential character as a nation....and we can also have a foreign policy that the American people both support and, for a change, know about & understand...
18:55:11 “Democracy’s great recent successes - in India, Portugal, Spain, Greece - show that our confidence...
18:56:18 “By the measure of history, our Nation’s 200 years are very brief, & our rise (jump to:
18:56:27 “...justice, equity, & human rights. It is a new world, but America should not fear it. It is a new world, & we should help to shape it. It is a new world that calls for a new American foreign policy - a policy based on constant decency in its values & on optimism in our historical vision. We can no longer have a policy solely...
18:57:21 “Our policy must reflect our belief that the world can hope for more...
18:58:08 “First, we have reaffirmed America’s commitment to human rights....No common mystique (jump to:
18:58:35 “...that we once had. The great democracies are not free because we are strong & prosperous. I believe we are strong & influential & prosperous because we are free. Throughout the world today.... We have our own shortcomings & faults, and we should strive...to make sure that we are legitimately proud of what we have.
18:59:32 “Second, we’ve moved deliberately to reinforce the bonds among our democracies...
19:00:05 “You may be interested in knowing that at this NATO meeting, for the first time in more than 25 years all members are democracies...
19:00:31 “Third we’ve moved to engage the Soviet Union to halt the strategic arms race...
19:01:53 “Now I believe in detente w/ the Soviet Union....
19:02:24 Cooperation also implies obligation...
19:03:45 “The historic friendship...w/ Israel is not dependent on domestic politics...
19:04:4? “And fifth, we are attempting...to reduce the danger....while reducing the risk (jump cut to
19:05:08 ...world wide mosaic...It’s important...progress w/ the People’s Republic of China....
19:06:19 “Let me conclude by summarizing...Thank You.
Middle East Peace; Palestlne; Africa; Foreign Policy;
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