A DECLARATION OF INTIRDEP.

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H EN ~'~( IN THE COURSE OF HISTORY the threat of extinction confronts : man

N kind, it Is necessary for the people of The United States to declare their
Interdependence with the people of all nations and to embrace those principles .and
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build those Institutions which will enable mankind to survive and civilization to flourish . U .S . CONGRESS
Two centuries ago our forefathers brought forth a new nation ; now we must join with others Jan . 29, 1976 .
to bring forth anewworld order: On this historic occasion it Is proper that the American people
should reaffirm those principles on which the United States of America was founded, acknowl-
edge the new crises which confront them, accept the new obligations which history Imposes' THE NATIONAL
upon them, and set-forth the causes which Impel them to affirm before ail peoples their com= EDUCATION 'ASSO(
mitment to a Declaration of Interdependence . . TION IS PUSHIN(
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We hold these truths to be self-evident ; that all men arecreated equal ; that the Inequalities
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and injustices"filch afflictso much of the human race are the product of history and society, not
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of God or nature; that people everywhere are entitled to the blessings of life and liberty,- peace
and securityand the realization of their full potential ; that they have an Inescapable moral bbliga-, (Please see .
clop to. preserve . those rights for posterity; and that to achieve these ends. all the peoples and attached NEA
notions of the globe should acknowledge their Interdependence and join • together to dedicate Curriculum
their minds and their hearts to the solution of those problems which threaten their su? i al . Recommendation
Toestablish a newworld orderof compassion, peace ; justice and security, it is essential that
mankind free itself from the limitations of national prejudice, and acknowledge that the : forces
that unite It are Incomparably deeper than those that divide it-that all •i people are part of one Philadelphia, P.a
global community, dependent on one body of resources, bound together by the ties of a com- public schools
mon humanityand associated in a common adventure' on the planet Earth.- a is e a 1 r e a d y- u s i n
Let us then join together to vindicate and realize this great truth that mankind Is one, and as a t e r a 1 s wh t' h
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one will nobly save or irreparably lose the heritage of thousands of years Ofcfvillzation . And let sovereignty sind
us set forth the .principles which should animate and inspire us If burr civilization . Is to survive :
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that the resources of crucial for, human survival, a .j that t eir expioli.,
. AFF' the.-globe are finite, #i on should be' so . regulated as to serve, the interests Oft)*
not infinite, that they are the, heritage of no one entire globe, and of future : generations.
nation orgeneeration, but of all, peoples, nations WE AFFIRM that pollution flows withh the waters and flies
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rrue. ca brat posterity a Plobar richer in material bouncy, In etrates all-defenses, that it. works Irreparable damage alike to
I- eauty and In delight than we found it Narrow notions of ta- Nature and to Mankind` threatening' with extinction the life
tional sovereignty must not..t be permitted to curtail that obis- of the seas, the flora and fauna of the earth, the hey fth.of the
gation. people in cities and the countryside alike -anti that It can be
WE AFFIRM that the expioitatlon
P ofthe-poor by the rich. adequately controlled only through international .coop era
and the weak by the strong violates' our common humanity' tlon
and denies to large segments of society. the blessings of life. WE AFFIRM. that the exploration: and utilization of outer
Iiberty and happiness : We recognize a moral obligation to space is a matter' . equally important to all the nations of the -
strive for a more prudent and more equitable' sharing off the globe and that no'natioh can be permitted to exploit or de-
resources of the earth in order to ameliorate poverty, hunger velop the potentialities of the planetary system exclusively
and disease. for its own benefit:
WEAFFIRM that the resources of nature are sufficient to WE AFFIRM that the onom. of all niistions'l a
louri5h and sustain all the present Inhabitants . bf the' globe _ web: an t atno..one nation can any orieer effectively r .*In-,
ind that there is an obligation on every society to distribute ttin. I ts rocesses.of roduc and m P
:hose resources equitably, along . with A. corollary : obligation In
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iporl every sodety to assure ., that its population does,`i of - Intemational authorities .
-)lace upon Nature a burden heavier than it can bear . WE AFFIRM that in a civilized society, the institutions of
WE AFFIRM our responsibility to help orate conditions science and the arts are never at war and call upon all nations
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which will make for peace : and security and to build more, ef- to $xemi~t obese Institutions from the doll tie of ch
f tiv ine for keeping P ce anion prigektchy gthe' rations .: 66- nationalism and tq foster : that great community:, of learning
Muse the insensate accumulation of nuclear Chemical and :, nd creativity whose benign function it is to advance civillza.,
3lological weapons threatens the survivalnkind we call On and the health and happiness of mankind .
or the Immediate reduction ; .and eventual elimination .o WEAF IRM that a world without law; Is a world without
:base weapons under international supervision .'We deplore order, . and we call upon all •. nations to strengthen arid to sue
he reliance on force to settle .disputes between nation states ain . the United Nations and Itss specialized .~agendes, and
end between rival groups thin . such states. other institutions of world order, and to broaden the jurisdlc-
WE AFFIRM that the oceans are : the common property tiOn of the World_ Court; that these may preside over a reign
)f mankind whose dependence on their Incomparable re oflawthatwfll not only end wars but end as well that mindless
,ources ofnourishment and Strength will, in the= , next century, violence which terrorizes ty v enie n times ofp ease
our society . .

can no longerafford to make little plans,allowourselves to be the captives of events

E and forces over which we have no 'control, consult our fears rather than ourr hopes .
We call upon the American people, on the threshold of the third century : of their, na-
tionalexistence, to display once gain that boldness , enterprise . magnanimity and vision ,bvhich
enabled the founders of our Republic to bring forth a ;; new nation anti inaugurate a new er as in
human history, The fate, of humanity hangs in . the balance . Throughout . the globe, -hearts and
hopesu wait ; upon us. We summon ail Mankind to unite ; to meet the g hallenge .
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