.wearehometo2.3millionamericaofchineseancestry,whocanbefoundworkingintheofficesofourbiggestcompanies,servinginmyowncabinet,andskatingforamericaattheolympics.everyimmigrant,bytakinganoathofallegiancetoourcountry,becomesjustasmuchanamericanasthepresidentoftheunitedstates.americashowsthatasocietycanbevastandvaried,andyetstillonecountry,commandingtheallegianceandloveofitspeople.
allofthesequalitiesofamericawerevividlydilayedonasingleday,september11th,whenterroristsattackedamerica.americanpolicemenandfirefighters,bythehundreds,ranintoburningtowersinthedeeratehopeofsavingotherlives.volunteerscamefromeverywheretohelpwiththerescueefforts.americadonatedblood,andgavemoneytohelpthefamiliesofvictims.peoplewenttoprayerservicesalloveramerica,andraisedflagstoshowtheirprideandunity.noneofthiswasorderedbythegovernment;ithaenedontaneously,bytheinitiativeofafreepeople.
lifeinamericashowsthatliberty,pairedwithlaw,isnottobefeared.inafreesociety,diversityisnotdisorder.debateisnotstrife.anddientisnotrevolution.afreesocietytrustsitscitizetoseekgreatneinthemselvesandtheircountry.
itwasmyhonortovisitchinain1975,andalothaschangedinyourcountrysincethen.chinahasmadeamazingprogreinopee,andenterprise,andeconomicfreedom.andthisprogrepreviewschina'sgreatpotential.
chinahasjoinedtheworldtradeorganization,andasyouliveuptoitsobligatio,theywillbringchangesinchina'slegalsystem.amodernchinawillhaveacoistentruleoflawtogoverncommerceandsecuretherightsofitspeople.
thenewchinayourgenerati
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