Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union
01/04/1949
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We shall continue to build strong defenses in Europe and in other parts of the world--just as long as that is necessary.
Our own armed forces and those of our allies are essential to the protection of freedom.
This is the key to armament reduction.
This is what all free people have been striving for.