Read this paragraph from the speech. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans -- born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage, and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world.

Which response best describes Kennedy’s argument in the paragraph?

The United States must protect human rights at home before promising to fight for them in other nations.

It is the responsibility of the United States to promote and defend human rights at home and abroad.

To support repressed nations in rebelling against colonial control is the legacy of America’s ancestors.

It is necessary for weaker nations to adopt traditional values in order to secure America’s power abroad.