"There are storm signals from across the seas," the President said. War, which threatened to envelope the world in flames, has been averted, but it has become increasingly clear that peace is not assured. All about ug rage undeclared wars—military and economic. All round us are threats of new aggressions—military and economic.
"Storms from abroad directly chal lenge the three institutions which are indispensable to Americans—religion, democracy and international good faith, In our modern civilization, the three complement each other. Where freedom and religion are attacked, the attack comes from sources opposed to democracy.
"Where democracy is overthrown, the spirit of free worship has disappeared. Where the light of democracy has vanished, good faith and reason in international affairs has given way to Gtrict ambition and brute force. A regime which relegates religion, democracy and international good faith to the background cannot find a place for peace."
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