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The first of The Commonwealth Club's Medallion Series speakers for our centennial year, Norman Mailer was asked to pose what he sees as the greatest challenge facing humanity in the 21st century - and what can be done to meet the challenge. When he spoke, a U.S. war with Iraq seemed inevitable, and a ground invasion began just weeks later. Following is the complete transcript of Norman Mailer's speech to The Commonwealth Club, including a question and answer session with Good Lit Director Barbara Lane.

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