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"But now, for the first time in many years, the path of peace may be open.  No one can be certain what the future will bring.  No one can say whether the time has come for an easing of the struggle.  But history and our own conscience will judge us harsher if we do not now make every effort to test our hopes by action, and this is the place to begin.  According to the ancient Chinese proverb, 'A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step'.  My fellow Americans, let us take that first step.  Let us, if we can, step back from the shadows of war and seek out the way of peace.  And if that journey is a thousand miles, or even more, let history record that we, in this land, at this time, took the first step."