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<v Ed>In his State of the Union message,</v>

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President Eisenhower warns

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that defense of the free world depends on America.

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<v ->The existence of a strongly armed</v>

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imperialistic dictatorship

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poses a continuing threat to the free world's

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and thus to our own nation's security and peace.

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There are certain truths to be remembered here.

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First, America alone and isolated

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cannot assure even its own security.

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We must be joined by the capability and resolution

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of nations that have proved themselves

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dependable defenders of freedom.

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Isolation from them invites war.

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Our security is also enhanced by the immeasurable interest

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that joins us with all peoples

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who believe that peace with justice must be preserved,

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that wars of aggression are crimes against humanity.

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Another truth is that our survival in today's world

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requires modern, adequate, dependable military strength.

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Our nation has made great strides

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in assuring a modern defense,

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so armed in new weapons, so deployed, so equipped,

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that today our security force

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is the most powerful in our peacetime history.

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It can punish heavily on any enemy

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who undertakes to attack us.

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It is a major deterrent to war.