dear. in this world, the united states of america remains the most powerful nation on earth and i believe that we will remain such for decades to come. but we are one nation among many and what separates us from the empires of old, what has made us exceptional is not the mere fact of our military might. since world war ii, the deadliest war in human history, we have used our power to try to bind nations together in a system of international law. we have led an evolution of those human institutions president kennedy spoke about. to prevent the spread of deadly weapons, to uphold peace and