12/23/1947
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"The meaning of this is simple: In order to accomplish what we cannot afford to do without, we must give up many of the things that we can afford to do without."
"The expansion of our economy has occurred because the American people have never lost faith in progress."
"If we succeed in the effort for peace, our productive ability will enable us to achieve a material well-being never before known."
"This growth in the productive sector of our economy indicates that neither the size of the military build-up, nor the high level of taxation enacted to finance that build-up, has repressed business in..."