masjefferson,saidthenthat"alleyesareopeningtotherightsofman."ibelievethatinthistime,atlonglast,172yearsafterjeffersonwrotethosewords,alleyesareopeningtotherightsofmenandwomeneverywhere.
overthepasttwodecades,arisingtideoffreedomhasliftedthelivesofmillioaroundtheworld,sweepingawayfaileddictatorialsystemsintheformersovietunion,throughoutcentraleurope;endingaviciouscycleofmilitarycouandcivilwarsinlatinamerica;
givingmorepeopleinafricathechancetomakethemostoftheirhard-wonindependence.andfromthephiliinestosouthkorea,fromthailandtomongolia,freedomhasreachedasia'sshores,poweringasurgeofgrowthandproductivity.
economicsecurityalsocanbeaneentialelementoffreedom.itisrecognizedintheunitednatiocovenantoneconomic,social,andculturalrights.inchina,youhavemadeextraordinarystridesinnurturingthatliberty,andreadingfreedomfromwant,tobeasourceofstrengthtoyourpeople.incomesareup,povertyisdowpeopledohavemorechoicesofjo,andtheabilitytotravel--theabilitytomakeabetterlife.buttruefreedomincludesmorethaneconomicfreedom.inamerica,webelieveitisaconceptwhichisindivisible.
overthepastfourdays,ihaveseenfreedominmanymanifestatioinchina.ihaveseenthefreshshootsofdemocracygrowinginthevillagesofyourheartland.ihavevisitedavillagethatchoseitsownleadersinfreeelectio.ihavealsoseenthecellphones,thevideoplayers,thefaxmachinescarryingideas,informationandimagesfromallovertheworld.i'veheardpeopleeaktheirmindsandihavejoinedpeopleinprayerinthefaithofmyownchoosing.inallthesewaysifeltasteadybreezeof
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