In that context, he summarized the values of democracy behind the bipartisan consensus on international involvement that existed at the time. A famous quote from the speech prefaces those values: "As men do not live by bread alone, they do not fight by armaments alone." In the second half of the speech, he lists the benefits of democracy, which include economic opportunity, employment, social security, and the promise of "adequate health care". The first two freedoms, of speech and religion<span>, are protected by the </span>First Amendment<span> in the </span>United States Constitution<span>. His inclusion of the latter two freedoms went beyond the traditional Constitutional values protected by the </span>U.S. Bill of Rights<span>. </span>
The line " I have made the whole world weep over the beauty of my land" alludes to how Pasternak feels about why he has won the actual award. This award was given to him <span>for his achievement in contemporary lyrical </span>poetry<span> and Russian epic tradition.</span>
