Our generation has a dreamby lyndon b. johnsonThis will be a disorderly planet for a long time. In Asia, as elsewhere, the forces of the modern workd are shaking old ways and uprooting ancient civilizations. There vill be turbulence and struggle and even violence.Great social change as we see in our own contry now does not always come without conflictWe must also expect that nations will on occasion be in dispute with us. It may be because we are rich, or powerful; or because we have made some mistakes; or because they honestly fear our intentions. However, no nation need ever fear that we desire their land, or to impose our will, or to dictate their institutions. But we will always oppose the effort of one nation to comqquer another nation.We will do this because our own security is at stake.But there is more to it than that. For our generation has a dream. It is a very old dream. But we have the power and onw we have the opportunity to make that dream come ture.For centuries nations have struggled among each other. But we dream of a world where disputes are settled by law and reason. And we will tyr to make it so. For most of history men have hated and killled one another in battle. But we dream of an end to war. And we will tyr to make it so. Well, this can be their workd yet. Man now has the knowledge always before denied to make this planet serve the real needs of the people who live on it.know this will not be easy. I know how difficult it is for reason to duide passion, and love to master hate. The complexities of this world do not bow easily to pure and consistent answers. But the simple truths are there just the same. We must all try to follow them as best we can. In the countryside where I was bore, and where I live, I have seen the night illuminated, and the kitchens wanned, and the homes heated, where once the cheerles night and the ceaseless cold held sway. And all this happened because electricity came to our area along the hummirigg wires of the REA. Electuification of the countryside yes, that, too, is impressive. The sight of healthychildern in a classroom is impressive.Every night before I turn out the lights to sleep I ask myself this question: Have I done everything that I can do to unite this country? Have I done everythint I can to help unit the world, to try to bring peace and hope to all the peoples of the world? Have I done enough?This generatino of the world must choose: destroy or build, kill or aid, hate or understand.We can do all these things on a scale never dreaned of before.Well, we will choose life. In so doing we will prevail over the enemies within man, and over the natural enemise of all mankind.THE END