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Freedom Prospers Only Where The Blessings Of God Are Avidly Sought, And Humbly Accepted.

Throughout Our History, We Americans Have Been Willing To Meet Great Challenges And Do What Is Right When Our Destiny Demanded It.

It Is My Fervent Goal And Hope... That We Will Someday No Longer Have To Rely On Nuclear Weapons To Deter Aggression And Assure World Peace. To That End The United States Is Now Engaged In A Serious And Sustained Effort To Negotiate Major Reductions In Levels Of Offensive Nuclear Weapons With The Ultimate Goal Of Eliminating These Weapons From The Face Of The Earth.

This Is The Real Task Before Us: To Reassert Our Commitment As A Nation To A Law Higher Than Our Own, To Renew Our Spiritual Strength. Only By Building A Wall Of Such Spiritual Resolve Can We, As A Free People, Hope To Protect Our Own Heritage And Make It Someday The Birthright Of All Men.

Every Year, An Average Of 9,200 Americans Are Murdered By Handguns, According To Department Of Justice Statistics. This Does Not Include Suicides Or The Tens Of Thousands Of Robberies, Rapes And Assaults Committed With Handguns. This Level Of Violence Must Be Stopped.