The President's News Conference
09/07/1949
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I sincerely regret the unfortunate choice of language which I used in my letter of August 29 to Congressman McDonough concerning the Marine ...
To do this will require hard work and sacrifice by all of us.
We believe in freedom for all the nations of the Far East.
If the history of the 1930's teaches us anything, it is that appeasement of dictators is the sure road to world war.