staying power. he is still making a bad bet that the conviction and the unity among united states and our allies and partners will break down. he still doesn t understand that our commitment, our values, our freedom is something he can never, never, ever ever walk away from. it s who we are. [applause] i mean it, it s who we are. it s who we are. throughout this horrific war, the people with lithuania and the brethren, champions of ukraine s right of a future to its own choosing, one that is free because you live so long with freedom denied. many of you who are older know better than anyone how precious the right to determine your own future is. precious to people everywhere, everywhere. not just in ukraine, belarus, muldova, georgia, and all the places around the world people continue to fight to make their voices heard. so my message, my message to all of you tonight is keep it up, keep it going, keep reminding the world of hope that lithuania embodies and that s what you e
continue to fight to make their voices heard. so my message, my message to all of you tonight is keep it up, keep it going, keep reminding the world of hope that lithuania embodies and that s what you embody, hope in this country. [applause] no, i really mean it. i m not joking. i mean this sincerely. we must never forget how much this matters and never, never give up on a better tomorrow. the defense of freedom is not the work of a day or a year. it s the calling of our lifetime, of all time, the struggle ahead. our unity will not falter, i promise you. [applause] folks as i look around the world today at a moment of war and peril, a moment of competition and uncertainty, i also see a moment of unprecedented opportunity,