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nd will act and act now. from this chamber of representative government, let all the world know and none misunderstand that i rededicate this government to the unswerving support of the united nations, to the honorable and determined execution of our mitments to our allies, to the maintenance of military strength second to none, to the defense of the strength and the stability of the dollar, to the expansion of our foreign trade, to the reinforcement of our programs of mutual assistance and cooperation in asia and africa, and to our alliance for progress in this hemisphere. on the 20th day of january, in 19 and 61, john f. kennedy told his countrymen that our national work would not be finished amp。quot。in the first thousand days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet.amp。quot。 amp。quot。but,amp。quot。 he said, amp。quot。let us begin.amp。quot。 today in this moment of new resolve, i would say to all my fellow americans, let us continue. this is our challenge not to hesitate, not to pause, not to turn about and linger over this evil moment, but to continue on our course so that we may fulfill the destiny that history has set for us. our most immediate tasks are here on this hill. first, no memorial oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor president kennedyamp。39。s memory than the earliest possible passage of the civil rights bill for which he fought so long. we have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. we have talked for a hundred years or more. it is time now to write the next chapter, and to write it in the books of law. i urge you again, as i did in 19 and 57 and again in 19 and 60, to enact a civil rights law so th