FDR: “The work, with your help, is going on.”

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.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and of danger.

It seems obvious that we will be more or less responsible for security in all the Pacific waters.