On the record
But we have learned that we can never dig a hole so deep that it would be safe against predatory animals.
Source
gutenberg.orgFDR: “But we have learned that we can never dig a hole so deep that it would be safe against predatory animals.”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt uses a metaphor to illustrate the futility of trying to escape from global threats.
Share
More from FDR
Apr 9, 1945
Possession of any mine or mines taken under this order shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Interior as soon as he determines that such possession is no longer required for the successful prosecution of the war.
Apr 9, 1945
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take possession of any and all such mines.
Other voices in this conversation
