freedom.
thequestionis,wheredowegofromhere?howdoweworktogethertobeontherightsideofhistorytogether?morethan50yearsago,hushi,oneofyourgreatpoliticalthinkersandateacheratthisuniversity,saidthesewords:"nowsomepeoplesaytomeyoumustsacrificeyourindividualfreedomsothatthenationmaybefree.butireply,thestruggleforindividualfreedomisthestruggleforthenation'sfreedom.thestruggleforyourowncharacteristhestruggleforthenation'scharacter."
weamericabelievehushiwasright.webelieveandourexperiencedemotratesthatfreedomstrengthestabilityandhelnatiotochange.
oneofourfoundingfathers,benjaminfranklin,oncesaid,"ourcriticsareourfriends,fortheyshowusourfaults."now,ifthatistrue,therearemanydaysintheunitedstateswhenthepresidenthasmorefriendsthananyoneelseinamerica.(laughter.)butitisso.
intheworldwelivein,thisglobalinformationage,cotantimprovementandchangeisnecearytoeconomicoortunityandtonationalstrength.therefore,thefrees
tpoibleflowofinformation,ideas,andopinio,andagreaterreectfordivergentpoliticalandreligiousconvictiowillactuallybreedstrengthandstabilitygoingforward.
itis,therefore,profoundlyinyourinterest,andtheworld's,thatyoungchinesemindsbefreetoreachthefullneoftheirpotential.thatisthemeageofourtimeandthemandateofthenewcenturyandthenewmilleium.
ihopechinawillmorefullyembracethismandate.forallthegrandeurofyourhistory,ibelieveyourgreatestdaysarestillahead.agaitgreatoddsinthe20thcenturychinahasnotonlysurvived,itismovingforwarddramatically.
otherancientcu
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