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is not the only reason, however, why continued prosperity in this
country is essential.
We know that the freedom and integrity of the United States
are safe only in a world of free peoples living at peace with their
neighbors and engaging in free and friendly commerce. Hence, it is
our policy to aid the free peoples of the world in their efforts
to maintain their freedom.
with
Many of these peoples are confronted by the choice between
totalitarianism and democracy. This decision has been forced upon
has
them by the devastation no-destruction of war which have so
impoverished them that they are easy targets for external pressures
and alien ideologies.
By providing economic assistance, by aiding in the tasks of
reconstruction and rehabilitation, we can enable these countries to
withstand the forces which so directly threaten their way of life
and, ultimately, our own well-being. But we can provide the
necessary assistance only if we ourselves remain prosperous.
And only if we maintain and increase our prosperity can we
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