The Atlantic Ocean which has been, and which should always be, a free and friendly highway for us would then become a deadly menace to the commerce of the United States, to the coasts of the United States, and even to the inland cities of the United States.
Roosevelt expresses concern that the Atlantic Ocean could become a threat to U.S. commerce under Nazi control.
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We must go on to do all in our power to conquer the doubts and the fears, the ignorance and the greed, which made this horror possible.
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