Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

They are intended as a further safeguard for the peace of this Hemisphere and as a means of protecting our economy and the economies of the other American Republics from the repercussions of the disturbed international situation.

Context

Statement on Inter-American Economic Cooperation

06/20/1940

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