"Men, leaders, whatever honors of recognition we feel we deserve, are passing things. Only one thing has lasted until now: humanity, and the values it has created in the course of millenia. It is not exaggerating to say that today, all that we love, all that for which we have struggled, all that was dreamed of by those who preceded us and of which we dream today, the past, the present and the future, is endangered. We are spectators to and actors in a singular minute in history. Many may wonder whether we are experiencing the need of an era of a final era. Will humanity survive? We might all ask ourselves. For the first time in human society, these dramatic concerns are being faced by man. We must face these real dangers with serenity and bravery. We cannot allow ourselves the luxury of being pessimistic, because the struggle for peace would then be lost before it is begun. We cannot be cowards, because then both dignity and peace would already be lost. We can and we must preserve peace, without the least surrender, basing our actions on the mobilization of peoples, including the people of the United States; on the immense power of world opinion and conscience, as was demonstrated during the heroic Vietnam war; on the present correlation of forces between socialism and imperialism, which the latter is vainly attempting to alter in its favor; on the peoples' ability and determination to fight, to resist any imperialist aggression; and on international solidarity, which can be expressed in a thousand new and varied ways.
We even trust in the spirit of self-preservation of the imperialists, knowing as they do that if a nuclear war is unleashed, they will also inevitably be converted into ashes.
We will preserve peace if the enemies of peace know that we are prepared to die for it rather than submitting to blackmail and fear. The adventurers, the maniacs and the madmen cannot determine the fate of mankind. We hope that the world will survive and that conscientious men, just criteria and reflective, intelligent and courageous decisions will prevail. So that all nations and peoples, present and future generations, can live in peace, security and justice.
Mankind must last and if we are determined, conscientious and courageous, it will last."
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