What comparison does Roosevelt make as he concludes his speech? What is his point in doing so? Task 1.8: America’s Promise "The richness of the promise has not run out. If we keep the faith for our day as those who came before us kept the faith for theirs, then you and I can smile with confidence into the future. It is fitting therefore, that this should be a service of rededication, rededication to the liberty and the peace which this statue symbolizes."