For our great good fortune as a nation, we, the people of the United States as a whole, can now afford to forget the evil, or at least to remember it without bitterness, and to fix our eyes with pride on the good that was accomplished.
Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of focusing on the positive achievements of the past while letting go of bitterness.
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