Perhaps we never can but my plea tonight, here in Portugal, whose prime minister with great courage supported our action in Iraq but whose people like the British people were sorely divided over it, is that for now we surmount this division and seek common ground.

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Today, Dr. King's struggle reminds us that while change can sometimes seem impossible, if we maintain our faith in ourselves and in the possibilities of this Nation, there is no challenge we cannot surmount.

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But we have always trusted in ourselves to meet any challenge that required only our ingenuity and industry to surmount.

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To surmount such problems as terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and failed states, we need to organize differently and increase our capabilities.

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