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My fellow Americans/ My fellow Russians/ And all the citizens of
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But the time has arrived for the truth to be known: we are not alone in the universe. And it is time for humanity to become a mature, peaceful civilization and take its place in the cosmos with other advanced peoples from other star systems. To this end, I call on the world community, other world leaders and all the people of earth to come together and begin this new era on earth. We must make open, peaceful contact and initiate diplomatic ties to these other worlds. We must do this as children We must commit to keeping all weapons out of space and going only into space for peaceful purposes that benefit all of humanity. We must bring forth these advanced energy and propulsion technologies so that the world’s environment and people benefit. We must all agree to never allow these new technologies to be used as weapons of war. And we must commit amongst ourselves that if any nation or group attempts to use these technologies for violent or destructive purposes, every nation and people on earth will rise up to immediately stop it. We face a choice: If we do nothing, our environment and civilization will degrade and we may face extinction. If we use this new knowledge and science for war and destruction we will also surely perish. But if we establish a world of peace, humanity can now advance as a civilization that is sustainable, just and worthy of exploring the universe. This is the singular and great challenge of our generation: to establish world So, my fellow citizens of earth, let us work together to achieve the destiny of humanity: An enlightened, peaceful world that joins her place among the other people of the cosmos. For this is the only possible good future for humanity. It is time for us to unite as a people and create that good future – NOW. |