FDR: “I am certain that they will continue to justify the confidence of their countrymen.”

The coming victory of the United Nations means that they, and not their enemies, have power to establish the foundations of the future.

This year we give as well in necessity—necessity for our own.

I wish I had the power, just for this evening, to be present at all of these gatherings.

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.