The President's News Conference
01/03/1951
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Universal training is the best means of building up a large pool of trained civilians who could be called upon in times of emergency.
We can have confidence in the righteousness of our course.
This threat to our liberty and to our faith must be faced by each one of us.
The people of the United States have learned that peace will not come in response to soft words and vague wishes.