those Ukrainian millions and others of the Captive Nations, lies the destruction of the Soviet Russian Empire and its threat to humanity. Even more important, this fact of¬fers a realistic alternative to nuclear war between the Superpowers.

That is the message which every American should learn, and which we must teach. As Edmund Burke said, “In order for evil to triumph, it is only necessary that good men do nothing.”

The road will be long and weary, especially for those in Ukraine, even for us here-but is there any real alternative? You cannot, must not forsake the right heritage of more than a millennium of Ukrainian history and culture-nor should your children. We cannot abandon the forty-five million remaining in bondage under Moscow. There can be no letting up—no compromise with tyranny.

As we humbly commemorate those millions swept away five decades ago, we may recall that Shakespeare set the course when he wrote: “There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.”

There is a rising tide of nationalism throughout the Soviet Empire, a tide such as has not been seen in the six decades of communist rule. No one can measure the power of aroused nationalism or predict the course it will follow. But, over the centuries, nationalist power has often changed the world, and it can do so again.

Freedom remains alive in the world. The nationalist tide is rising. With your, with our continued resolution and determination, we can, we must be prepared for that flood tide, and, with the guidance of God, there will surely be freedom for our beloved Ukraine!