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Hung. - Chou
DRAFT TOAST
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
(PJB)
Mr. Prime Minister: Distinguished Guests. Friends.
Having riden through the streets of Hang-Chou, and boated
on your magnificent West Lake, one understands why the people of
China are SO singularly proud of this city -- and why Chairman Mao
himself has chosen West Lake as a place to think and to reflect.
As leader of a great nation, I, too, know the incalculable
value of such a place as West Lake, where a man can remove himself
from his daily concerns, to reflect upon his greater responsibilities.
So, I believe it fortuitous that, thirty-six hours before the close
of this historic journey, we have come to this place of serenity and
peace to reflect on the hopes that brought us together, and upon what
we hope, together, to take away.
History imposes upon the leaders of great nations great
obligations: To be true to what they believe, to be honorable in
their agreements, to be faithful to the trust that other peoples repose
in them. But history not only imposes duties; history also provides
occasions and opportunities for men and nations to accomplish great
things for all mankind.
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