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Together, we must learn how to compose differences, not with arms, but with intellect and decent purpose.
Because this need is so sharp and apparent I confess that I lay down my official responsibilities in this field with a definite sense of disappointment.
As one who has witnessed the horror and the lingering sadness of war -- as one who knows that another war could utterly destroy this civilization which has been so slowly and painfully built over thousands of years -- I wish I could say tonight that a lasting peace is in sight.
