【正文】 sourheritage。themenoftheAlamocalloutencouragementtoeachother。tgottensocolaintheechoesofourpast:ageneralfallstohiskneesinthehardsnowofValleyFe。sonlyhope,toconquerpoverty,anationsstrengthened,withoureconomyleadingtheworldtoanewageofeconomicexpansion,hisbecausewehaveworkedandactedtogether,notasmembersofpoliticalparties,weliveinaworldthatislitby,butsomuchendures,and,alwaysunfurling。tmilitarizespace,hopingthatwecatriveforpeaceandsecurity,ncetheturnofthecentury,thenumberofdemocraciesintheworldhasgr,andnowheremoresothanour,worldwide,hungerfortherightofselfdetermination,forthoseinalienablerightsthatmakeforhumandignitya39。ifeitherresortedtotheuseofnuclearweapons,theothercouldretaliateanddeievingthatifonesidethreatenstokilltensofmillionsofourpeople,ouronlyrecourseistothreatenkillingtensofmillionsoftheirs?Ihaveapprovedaresearchprogramtofind,ifwecan,asecurityshieldthatdn39。sdesiretospenditscitizens39。sotheleastamongusshallhaveanequalchancetoachievethegreatestthingstobeheroeswhohealoursick,feedthehungry,protectpeaceamongnations,andleavethisagreatnationaldrivetoteardowneconomicbarriersandliberatetheends,togetherwecandothis,anddoitwemust,freedomwillspringnewopportunitiesfrowth,amoreproductive,fulfilledandunitedpeople,andastrongerAmericaanAmericathatwillleadthetechnologicalrevolution,andalsoopenitsmindandheartandsoultothetreasuresofliterature,music,andpoetry,andthevaluesoffaith,courage,withmorecitizensworkingandpayingtaxes,willbeourstrongesttooltobringdownbudgetde,amomen,andnowIputthesamequestiontoallofyou:Ifnotus,who?Andifnotnow,when?ItmustbedonebyallofusgoingforwardwithaprogramaimedatreachllshortlysubmitabudgettotheCongressaimedatfreezinggovernment,wemusttakefurtherstepstopermanentlycontrolGovernment39。reducetheincreaseinthecostandsizeofgovernmentanditsinterferenceinpeople39。whenAmericanscourageouslysupportedthestruggleforliberty,selfgovernment,andfreeenterprisethroughouttheworld,andturnedthetideofhistoryawayfromtotalitariandarknessandintothew,ourNationispoised.Lethistorysayofus,TheseweregoldenyearswhentheAmericanRevolutionwasreborn,whenfreedomgainednewlife,whenAmericareachedforherbest.Ourtwopartysystemhasserveduswellovertheyears,butneverbetterthaninthosetimesofgreatchallengewhenwecametogethernotasDemocratsorRepublicans,butasAmericansunitedinamonc,aBostonlawyernamedAdamsandaVirginiaplanternamedJefferson,membersofthatremarkablegroupwhometinIndependenceHallanddaredtothinktheycouldstarttheworldoveragain,whenbothwereretired,andagehadsoftenedtheiranger,theybegantospeaktoeachothera,the50thanniversaryoftheDeclarationofIndependence,day,withinafewhoursofeachother,andthatdaywastheFourthofJuly.Inoneofthoselettersexchangedinthesunsetoftheirlives,Jeffersonwrote:Itcarriesmebacktothetimeswhen,besetwithdifficultiesanddangers,wewerefellowlaborersinthesamecause,strugglingforwhatismostvaluabletoman,ysatthesameoar,withsomewaveeveraheadthreateningtooverwhelmus,andyetpassingharmless...werodethroughthestormwithheartandhand.Well,withheartandhand,letusstandasooday:Onepeopleunde,wemainabusethetrustofworkingmenandwomen,bysendingtheirearningsonafutilechaseafterthespiralingdemandsofabloatedFederalEstabl,andIdon39。sgrip。whenourvaluesoffaith,family,work,andneighborhoodwererestatedforamodernage。itsonlypowerthatwhichwethepeopleallo,but,foratime,wefailedthybelongedtoStatesortolocalgovernmentsortothepeoplethemselves.We