staying power. he is still making a bad bet that the conviction and the unity among united states and our allies and partners will break down. he still doesn t understand that our commitment, our values, our freedom is something he can never, never, ever ever walk away from. it s who we are. [applause] i mean it, it s who we are. it s who we are. throughout this horrific war, the people with lithuania and the brethren, champions of ukraine s right of a future to its own choosing, one that is free because you live so long with freedom denied. many of you who are older know better than anyone how precious the right to determine your own future is. precious to people everywhere, everywhere. not just in ukraine, belarus, muldova, georgia, and all the places around the world people continue to fight to make their voices heard. so my message, my message to all of you tonight is keep it up, keep it going, keep reminding the world of hope that lithuania embodies and that s what you e
our own success is bound to the success of others. when others do better we do better as well. where we understand that the challenges we face today from the threat of climate change, to building the global economy where no one gets left behind, are too great for any one nation to solve on their own, and that to achieve our goals and meet the challenges of this age we have to work together and i mean this sincerely, the world s changing. we have a chance to change the dynamic. that s why i ve been so focused rebuilding and revitalizing the alliances the cornerstone of american leadership in the world. these past years brought the trans atlantic partnership to new heights, reaffirming the importance of the relationship between europe and the united states as an anchor to global stability. the idea that the united states could prosper without a secure europe is not reasonable.