Address to the Gridiron Club.
04/25/1930
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We must make headway against the mutual fear and friction arising out of war armament which kill human confidence throug...
We have no desire for offensive armament.
These expenditures cannot be recovered; they must be met by the taxpayer now or in the future.
No such suggestion has ever been made by any American official.