Iraq tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom,
not a guide by which to live
Now as ever, we do ourselves best justice when we measure ourselves against ancient tests, as in the Antigone of Sophocles: "All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only sin is pride."
Our country is in danger, not just from foreign enemies but above all, from our own misguided policies -- and what they can do to the nation that Thomas Jefferson once told us was the last, best, hope of man. There is a contest on, not for the rule of America, but for the heart of America. In these next months, we are going to decide what this country will stand for -- and what kind of society we are. It is my hope that as a nation, we can go forth and work for new policies -- work to change our direction -- and thus restore our place at the point of moral leadership, in our country, in our own hearts, and all around the world. "
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