They send arms, agitators, aid, technicians and propaganda to every troubled area. They have fired no missiles and their troops are seldom seen. Yet their aggression is more often concealed than open. But they are seeking to ride the crest of its wave-to capture it for themselves. More than an end, they seek a beginning.Īnd theirs is a revolution which we would support regardless of the Cold War, and regardless of which political or economic route they should choose to freedom.įor the adversaries of freedom did not create the revolution nor did they create the conditions which compel it. They seek an end to injustice, tyranny, and exploitation. Their revolution is the greatest in human history. The great battleground for the defense and expansion of freedom today is the whole southern half of the globe-Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East-the lands of the rising peoples. I am here to promote the freedom doctrine. Nor am I here to present a new military doctrine, bearing any one name or aimed at any one area. We are not against any man-or any nation-or any system-except as it is hostile to freedom. No friend, no neutral and no adversary should think otherwise. That is our conviction for ourselves-that is our only commitment to others. No role in history could be more difficult or more important. Our strength as well as our convictions have imposed upon this nation the role of leader in freedom's cause. The Constitution imposes upon me the obligation to "from time to time give to the Congress information of the State of the Union." While this has traditionally been interpreted as an annual affair, this tradition has been broken in extraordinary times. Vice President, my co-partners in Government, gentlemen and ladies: View related documents.ĭelivered in person before a joint session of Congress
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