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Move decisively in the direction of peace. to do so we must return to the wisdom of those who created this institution. the united nations founding charter calls upon us to unite our strength, to maintain international peace and security. article i of this general assembly's universal declaration of human rights reminds us all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and in rights. those bedrock beliefs in the responsibility of states and the rights of men and women must be our guide. and in that effort, we have reason to hope. this year has been a time of extraordinary transformation. ...

It rejects offer that we'll provide it with peaceful nuclear power. north korea has yet to take steps of abandoning its weapons and continues belligerent action against the south. there is a future of greater opportunity for the people of these nations if their governments meet their international obligations. but if they continue on a path that is outside international law, they must be met with greater pressure and isolation. that is what our commitment to peace and security demands. to bring prosperity to our people, we must promote the growth that creates opportunity. in this effort, let u...

This hall there is one issue that stand as a test for these principles, and a test for american foreign policy. that is the conflict between the israelis and the palestinians. one year ago i stood at this podium and i called for an independent palestine. i believed then and i believe now that the palestinian people deserve a state of their own. but what i also said is that a genuine peace can only be realized between israelis and the palestinians themselves. one career later -- year later despite extensive efforts by america and others the parties have not bridged their differences. faced with...

But let us never forget that even as we gather here as heads of different governments, we represent citizens who share the same basic aspirations. to live with dignity and freedom. to get an education. and pursue opportunity. to love our families. and love and worship our god to live in the kind of peace that makes life worth living it is the nature of our imperfect world that we are first forced to learn these lessons over and over again. conflict and repression will endure so long as some people refuse to do unto others as we would have them do unto us, but that is precisely why we have buil...

Palestinians live in a sovereign state of their own with no limit to what they can achieve there's no question that the palestinians have seen that vision delayed for too long. it is precisely because we believe so strongly in the aspirations of the palestinian people that america has invested so much time and so much effort in the building of a palestinian state. and the negotiations that can deliver a palestinian state. but understand this as well. america's commitment to israel's security is unshakable. our friendship with israel is deep and enduring. and so we believe that any lasting peac...