Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

We are seeking the preparedness of America, not against the threat of war or conquest alone, but in order that preparedness be built to assure American peace.

Context

Address at Chickamauga Dam Celebration, Near Chattanooga, Tennessee

09/01/1940

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