President Roosevelt said that, with. in a few days, he would send a special message to Congress urging an adequate defence programme.
The President urged that the troubles of the world could be met by national unity.
"It another form of Government can present a united front in attacking democracy," he continued, "ihe attack can be met by a United Democracy. The nation's programme of social and economic reform is a part Of defence as basic as armaments, "Never in American history have there been six years of such far-flung preparedness—all accomplished without "dictatorial commands, conscription of labour, the confiscation of capital, concentration camps, or a Scratch of freedom of speech, or of the Press or the rest of the Bill of Rights.
"We want to make democracy work so that we will be efficient in peace, and secure in self-defence. We can compete with the dictators in bringing idle men, and idle capital, together, and at the same time remain within the bounds of what we consider to be civilization."
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