They also indicate that in the not too distant future, some of you out there will be sitting up here, or will otherwise be helping to shape the future of the United States. For that I am very grateful. In my State of the Union address, I talked about what we all have to do together to strengthen America for the 21st century. You all know that we live in a time of tremendous promise for our nation in the world. Superpower conflict has ended.
Democracy is on the march.
Revolutions in technology and communications have literally brought a world of information to our doorstep. Americans are more secure and prosperous than ever. And we have a rare opportunity and a profound responsibility to build a new era of peace and cooperation in the world. Challenges persist, often in more complex guises, from the spread of weapons of mass destruction, to the menace of rogue states, to the persistence of religious, ethnic and regional conflict. In this new world, our global leadership is more important than ever.