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TheNaziastersofGeranyhaveadeitclearthattheytendnotonlytodoatealllifeandthoughttheirownuntry,butalsotoehewholeofEurope,andthentoetheresourebeeentheirphilosophy—theirphilosophyofgovernnt—andourphilosophyofgovernnt.

Inviewofthenatureofthisundeniablethreat,itbeasserted,properlyandcategorically,thattheUateshasnhtorreasontoenuragetalkofpeatilthedayshallewhenthereisacleartentiononthepartoftheaggressornationstoabandonallthoughtofdoatgorheworld.

AtthisonttheforcesoftheStatesthatareleaguedagastallpeopleswholivefreedoarebegheldawayfroourshores.TheGeransandtheItaliansarebegblockedohersideoftheAtnticbytheBritishandbytheGreeks,andbythoandsofsoldiersandsailorswhowereabletoescapefrosubjugateduntries.InAsiatheJapanesearebegengagedbytheChesenationadefense.

InthePacificOisourfleet.

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Thkgtersoftodayandtoorrow,IakethedirectstatenttotheAripeoplethatthereisfarlesstofattackanotherwarteron.

Ifwearetobepletelyhowithourselves,wetaditthatthereisriskanyurseweaytake.ButIdeeplybelievethatthegreatajorityofourpeopleagreethattheursethatIadvocatevolvestheleastrisknowandthegreatesthopeforworldpeacethefuture.

ThepeopleofEuropewhoaredefendgtheselvesdonotasktodotheirfightg.Theyaskfortheiplentsofwar,thephetanks,theguns,thefreighterswhichwillehetofightfortheirlibertyandforoursecurity.Ephaticallywetgettheseonstothe,getthetothesuffitvoandquicklyenoughsothatweandourchildrenwillbesavedtheagonyandsuffergofwarwhichothershavehadtoendure.

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Wetbethegreatarsenalofdeocracy.Forthisisanergencyaswaritself.Wetapplyourselvestoourtaskwiththesaresotion,thesasenseency,thesaspiritofpatriotisandsacrificeaswewouldshowwereweatwar.

WehavefurheBritishgreataterialsupportandwewillfurnishfarorethefuture.

Therewillbeno“bottlenecks”ourdeterationtoaidGreatBrita.Nodictator,nobationofdictators,willweakenthatdeterationbythreatsofhowtheywillnstruethatdeteration.

TheBritishhavereceivedvaableilitarysupportfrotheheroicGreekAryandfrotheforcesofallthegovernntsexile.Theirstrengthisgrog.Itisthestrengthofnandwonwhovaetheirfreedoorehighlythantheyvaetheirlives.

IbelievethattheAxispowersarenotgogtothiswar.Ibasethatbeliefoestaofration.

Wehavenoexcefordefeatis.Wehaveeverygoodreasonforhope—hopeforpeace,yes,andhopeforthedefenseofourcivilizationandforthebuildgofabettercivilizationthefuture.

IhavetheprofoundnvithattheAripeoplearenowdeteredtoputforthaightiereffortthantheyhaveeveryetadetocreaseourproduofalltheiplentsofdefeoetthethreattoourdeocraticfaith.

AspresidentoftheUates,Icallforthatnationaleffort.Icallforitthenaofthisnationwhichweloveandhonorandwhichrivilegedandproudtoserve.Icalluponourpeoplewithabsoteouroncaewillgreatlysueed.