Harry Truman

It is an expression of that bond of common belief which we call democracy.

The United States and Mexico are working together for the mutual benefit of their peoples and the peace of the world.

Events in one country may have a profound effect in other countries.

The good-neighbor policy, which guides the course of our inter-American relations, is equally simple.

The efforts of the War Department to reach the desired goal of an entirely volunteer Regular Army are worthy of the maximum support on the part of the Administration, the Congress and the people.

The function of the state is to preserve and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms.

I should not recommend an extension of the Act at this time.

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.

If a realistic view of the world takes full account of the differences that separate nations, it must also take full account of the common beliefs that unite nations.

I recommend that no extension of Selective Service at this time be made, but with the understanding that the War and Navy Departments will request the re-enactment of a Selective Service Act at a later date if they are unable to maintain…

Therefore, we must have world peace.

International relations have traditionally been compared to a chess game in which each nation tries to outwit and checkmate the other.

It is inspiring to note the progress we have made toward establishing a community of nations with authority to enforce the law on delinquents.

The good-neighbor policy specifically includes the Doctrine of Nonintervention.

We believe that the state exists for the benefit of man, not man for the benefit of the state.

Mr. President, distinguished guests: My presence here today as the guest of the great Republic of Mexico is one of the truly happy occasions of my career.

The task of achieving permanent peace and security for all mankind is not easy, but I am certain that permanent peace and security are the goal of all peoples everywhere, whatever their language, or nationality, race, or creed.

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.

In our domestic civil life we long ago recognized that the alternative to the rule of the strong was law established by the community.

It is a common failing of many people to complain of hardships and overlook their good fortune.

The effort to achieve collective world security has been concurrent with the growing acceptance of the Doctrine of Nonintervention.

Our two countries will not fail each other.

It is the application of the Golden Rule.

This is a simple, fundamental truth.