“Human destiny will be what we make of it.”

—  Barack Obama

2009, A World without Nuclear Weapons (April 2009)
Context: Human destiny will be what we make of it. And here in Prague, let us honor our past by reaching for a better future. Let us bridge our divisions, build upon our hopes, accept our responsibility to leave this world more prosperous and more peaceful than we found it. Together we can do it.

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