FDR: “It reminds me of what a member of the family said this morning.”

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

Trade is fundamental to the prosperity of Nations, as it is of individuals.

As their Commander in Chief I call upon you, my fellow Americans, to oversubscribe the 1945 Red Cross War Fund.

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.