10/11/1948
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"The lawlessness of one nation may threaten the very existence of the law on which all nations depend."
"These requirements are absolute, and we must not divest the War and Navy Departments of the means of meeting any material shortages."
"The wholehearted acceptance of this doctrine by all of us is the keystone of the Inter-American System."
"The only assured way of maintaining the Army and the Navy at their required strengths during the Fiscal Year 1948 is through resort to Selective Service."