President Biden delivered remarks on Thursday in Normandy, France where he spoke about isolationism.
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00:00 The men who fought here became heroes, not because they were the strongest or toughest
00:06 or fiercest, although they were, but because they were given an audacious mission, knowing
00:13 everyone of them knew the probability of dying was real.
00:19 But they did it anyway.
00:22 They knew, beyond any doubt, there are things that are worth fighting and dying for.
00:32 Freedom is worth it.
00:34 Democracy is worth it.
00:37 America is worth it.
00:39 The world is worth it.
00:41 Then, now, and always.
00:44 The war in Europe didn't end for another 11 months, but here the tide turned in our favor.
00:53 Here we proved the forces of liberty are stronger than the forces of conquest.
00:59 Here we proved that the ideals of our democracy are stronger than any army or combination
01:05 of armies in the entire world.
01:08 We proved something else here as well, the unbreakable unity of the Allies.
01:16 Here with us are men who served alongside the Americans that day, wearing different
01:23 flags on their arms, but fighting with the same courage for the same purpose.
01:31 What the Allies did together 80 years ago far surpassed anything we could have done
01:37 on our own.
01:39 It was a powerful illustration of how alliances, real alliances, make us stronger.
01:46 A lesson that I pray we Americans never forget.
01:52 Together we won the war.
01:55 We rebuilt Europe, including our former enemies.
01:57 It was an investment in what became shared and a prosperous future.
02:04 We established NATO, the greatest military alliance in the history of the world.
02:11 And over time, you got it, it is.
02:16 And over time, we brought more nations into NATO, the NATO alliance, including the newest
02:25 members, Finland and Sweden.
02:34 Today, NATO stands at 32 countries strong, and NATO is more united than ever and even
02:43 more prepared to keep the peace, deter aggression, defend freedom all around the world.
02:51 America has invested in our alliances and forged new ones, not simply out of altruism,
02:58 but out of our own self-interest as well.
03:02 America's unique ability to bring countries together is an undeniable source of our strength
03:08 and our power.
03:10 Isolationism was not the answer 80 years ago and is not the answer today.